Appendix 2b

Details of the Drifters (provided by the Scottish
Fisheries Museum):

Pursuit KY152 – Built of wood by Robertson of St Monans in 1907.  GRT 79, 25hp.  Lost on war service being run down and sunk off Penzance on 22 April 1918.

Suffolk County KY6 – Built of wood by J Chambers & Co of Lowestoft in 1907 as Spearmint.  GRT 88, 20hp.  Owned by J Cowie and others of Cellardyke.  Sold to Fraserburgh FR30.  Scrapped 1936.  Based in Ireland during WWI.

Evening Star KY189 – Built of wood by James Miller of Anstruther in 1907.  GRT 87, 35hp.  Owned by R & J Hughes of Cellardyke.  Scrapped 1936.  Used as a minesweeper after conversion.  Based in Brindisi during WWI.

Rob the Ranter – KY458 – Built of wood by William Jarvis of Anstruther in 1892.  GRT 90, 34hp.  Owned by Anster Steam Fishing Co Ltd of Anstruther in 1901.  Scrapped 1920.  Fished during WWI.

Alices KY210 – Built of wood by William Geddes of Port Gordon in 1907.  GRT 84, 21hp.  Owned by H Bett of Cellardyke.  Sold to W W Carstairs of Cellardyke and renamed Darnaway.  Scrapped 1937.  Based at Granton during WWI.

William Tennant KY472 – Built of wood by William Jarvis of Anstruther in 1893.  GRT 93, 34hp.  Owned by Anster Steam Fishing Co Ltd of Anstruther.  Sold to D Wood of Cellardyke.  Sunk after collision off Humber in 1918.  Based in Immingham during WWI.

Ocean Angler KY208 – Built of wood by William Geddes of Port Gordon in 1911.  GRT 84, 29hp.  Owned by W Duncan & A Hutt of St Monans.  Sold to R Marr of St Monance .  Scrapped1938.

Christina Mayes ML123- Built of wood by James Miller of Anstruther in 1908.  GRT 82, 27hp.  Owned by J Mayes and others of St Monance.  Sold to J Anderson of St Monance and renamed Mare Vivimus.  Foundered off Elie Ness on 12 December 1925.

Vine KY127 – Built of steel by Smith’s Dock of North Shields and Middlesbrough in 1904.  GRT 77, 22hp.  Owned by D Parker of Cellardyke, scrapped 1952.  Based in Scapa Flow during WWI.

Azarael KY169 – Built of wood by JG Forbes of Sandhaven in 1907.  GRT 96, 35hp.  Owned by A Hughes and W Lawson of Pittenweem.  Sank off Bell Rock 2 October 1938.  Based in Dover during WWI.

Carmi III KY300 – Built of steel by Montrose Shipbuilding Co Ltd in 1908.  GRT 88, 39hp.  Owned by T Anderson and others of Cellardyke.  Became J T Hendry.  Scrapped 1951.  Based in Mediterranean Dardanelles during WWI.

Lucy MacKay KY 172 – Built of steel by Mackie and Thomson Ltd of Govan in 1907 as Bruce.  GRT94, 30hp.  Owned by R MacKay of St Monans.  Scrapped 1938.

Diligence KY164 – Built of steel by J Duthie of Aberdeen in 1906.  owned by T & A Adam of St Monance.  Scrapped 1936.  based in Ardrossan/Troon during WWI.

Tulip KY201 – Built of wood by William Fulton of Pittenweem in 1907.  GRT 88, 33hp.  Owned by M & F Hughes of Pittenweem.  Most of the crew were transferred to other drifters after she went to Milford.  Sank off St Anthony’s Head on 25 August 1918.

Venus KY199 – Built of wood by James Miller of Anstruther in 1907.  GRT 87, 33hp.  Owned by W Smith of Cellardyke.  Sunk after collision with a trawler off Scarborough in 1934.  Based in Immingham during WWI.

Integrity KY178 – Built of wood by James Miller of Anstruther in 1907.  GRT 86, 33hp.  Owned by W Martin and G Anderson of Cellardyke.  Scrapped 1937.  Based in Queenstown, Ireland, in WWI.