‘Thunderstone’ GY.907 1913
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‘Thunderstone’ GY.907 1913.

Grimsby Fish Docks

‘Thunderstone’ GY.907 seen here when she was new in 1913.

‘Thunderstone’ GY.907 was built in 1913 by Cook, Welton & Gemmell of Selby for North Western Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. of Grimsby. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a minesweeper from 1915-1919. She was requisitioned again in 1940 as a barrage balloon vessel and returned in 1943.

Other owners were: 1915 Thomas W. Baskcomb, Grimsby. 1919 Harry Wood & Co., Grimsby. 1923 Pelham Steam Fishing Co. Ltd., Grimsby. 1928 Earl Steam Fishing Co. Ltd., Grimsby. 1940 Sir Alec Black, Grimsby. 1943 Shire Trawlers Ltd., Grimsby. 1944 Parkholme Trawlers Ltd., Grimsby. 1949 Trawlers, Grimsby Ltd., Grimsby. 1953 Derwent Trawlers Ltd., Grimsby 1958 Forward Steam Fishing Co. Ltd., Grimsby. 1962 Sold for scrap to Van Den Bossche & Co., Belgium. Broken up in Boom.