I believe these vessels fished the Doggerbank in the North sea at this time. My Grandfathers name is on the War memorial at Tower Hill, London (he was a Naval reservist Sweeping Mines 1914-1919 and had not long left the Service) An Admiralty report into the loss at the time was very brief 'Lost possibly mined' I suppose with the dreadful loss of Lives caused by the war just ended this was a very minor incident in the scheme of things.
Hi, I don't have any info for wrecks that far south, however looking at the charts there are hundreds of wrecks on Dogger bank. You could look at 'Larn, Richard; Larn, Bridget. Shipwreck index of the British Isles', which may give an approximate postion. Another route would be to speak to Scarborough BSAC / or Gordon Wadsworth (dive skipper of Jane R). As this is their 'patch' they will have a lot more resources for the ships in the area. Hope that helps. Good luck with the search.
Thanks Graeme- She was one of 3 ships lost around that time at the port of Hull (in Yorkshire) on the East Coast of England in very bad weather late 1919 to Jan 1920. All I know is that 'Amber' was built in Glasgow 1898 and belonged to the Kingston Steam Fishing Co.
A long shot-my Grandfather , Henry Hannah,was Skipper of the Hull Trawler 'Amber'. The ship was lost with all hands around Christmas 1920, in the North sea. Interested if anyone has located this wreck.
I've had a quick look through the books I have, but have nothing about an wreck called 'Amber' lost in 1920. Was this lost off the English coast? Any more info?
I believe these vessels fished the Doggerbank in the North sea at this time. My Grandfathers name is on the War memorial at Tower Hill, London (he was a Naval reservist Sweeping Mines 1914-1919 and had not long left the Service) An Admiralty report into the loss at the time was very brief 'Lost possibly mined' I suppose with the dreadful loss of Lives caused by the war just ended this was a very minor incident in the scheme of things.
Pitcairn2 3 years ago
Hi, I don't have any info for wrecks that far south, however looking at the charts there are hundreds of wrecks on Dogger bank. You could look at 'Larn, Richard; Larn, Bridget. Shipwreck index of the British Isles', which may give an approximate postion. Another route would be to speak to Scarborough BSAC / or Gordon Wadsworth (dive skipper of Jane R). As this is their 'patch' they will have a lot more resources for the ships in the area. Hope that helps. Good luck with the search.
Graemeg68 3 years ago
Thanks Graeme- She was one of 3 ships lost around that time at the port of Hull (in Yorkshire) on the East Coast of England in very bad weather late 1919 to Jan 1920. All I know is that 'Amber' was built in Glasgow 1898 and belonged to the Kingston Steam Fishing Co.
Pitcairn2 3 years ago
A long shot-my Grandfather , Henry Hannah,was Skipper of the Hull Trawler 'Amber'. The ship was lost with all hands around Christmas 1920, in the North sea. Interested if anyone has located this wreck.
Pitcairn2 3 years ago
Hi Pitcairn,
I've had a quick look through the books I have, but have nothing about an wreck called 'Amber' lost in 1920. Was this lost off the English coast? Any more info?
Graemeg68 3 years ago