An item reported that the British Admiralty in begin April started with the engagement of 300 fishermen needed for the flotilla fishing vessels converted into minesweepers stationed at Grimsby. The men were trained during 8-12 days on the North Sea. The masters of the vessels were ranked as warrant officers and received a payment of ƒ 5,60 each day during the training and an apanage of about ƒ 66,25 at the end, the other men get a payment as mate, engineer or sailor. They were added to the reserve.
A second item reported that the gunboats Circe (1) and Jason (2) converted into minesweepers and the as minesweepers built Rose (3) and Driver exercised off Aberdeen with some of the steam trawlers. The latter were in times of war to be added to the mine service. During the exercises became clear that these small steamships were adequate for this task. Probably since begin April was at Grimsby a flotilla minesweepers stationed consisting of the Jason and six steam trawlers.
Notes
1. Launched as a torpedo gunboat on 14 June 1892 at the Sheerness dockyard and finally sold on 30 July 1920 to H. Auten&Co. With a measurement of 810 tons were her dimensions 230’x 27’.
2. Launched as a torpedo gunboat on 14 May 1892 at the shipyard of N.C.&A. Vickers, converted in 1909 into a minesweeper and finally sunk due to a mine off the Scottish West coast. With a measurement of 810 tons were her dimensions 230’x 27’.
3. The former trawler Nizam acquired in March 1910 and converted into a minesweeper and finally sold on 5 October 1920 and renamed Aby.
4. A former trawler acquired in 1910 which was renamed in June 1919 before being sold in June 1920.
A second item reported that the gunboats Circe (1) and Jason (2) converted into minesweepers and the as minesweepers built Rose (3) and Driver exercised off Aberdeen with some of the steam trawlers. The latter were in times of war to be added to the mine service. During the exercises became clear that these small steamships were adequate for this task. Probably since begin April was at Grimsby a flotilla minesweepers stationed consisting of the Jason and six steam trawlers.
Notes
1. Launched as a torpedo gunboat on 14 June 1892 at the Sheerness dockyard and finally sold on 30 July 1920 to H. Auten&Co. With a measurement of 810 tons were her dimensions 230’x 27’.
2. Launched as a torpedo gunboat on 14 May 1892 at the shipyard of N.C.&A. Vickers, converted in 1909 into a minesweeper and finally sunk due to a mine off the Scottish West coast. With a measurement of 810 tons were her dimensions 230’x 27’.
3. The former trawler Nizam acquired in March 1910 and converted into a minesweeper and finally sold on 5 October 1920 and renamed Aby.
4. A former trawler acquired in 1910 which was renamed in June 1919 before being sold in June 1920.
