LOCH OSKAIG H431
Built
1937
Smiths Dock Middlesborough
Off Number
165657
Length Ft
173.6
Tons Gross
534
Yard Number
1026
Breadth Ft
28.6
Tons Net
198
Launched
16.3.1937
Draught
15.0
Hp
99 HP
Registered
Apr 1937
Engine Builder
Smiths Dock
Knots
K
Registered LOCH OSKAIG H431 Owners 1937 Caledonian Fishing Co Ltd ( Harry Wight Manager )
  HMT LOCH OSKAIG Owners 1939 Admiralty
    Owners Loch Fishing Co Ltd Hull
    Owners  
Fate : Scrapped 1963 Ghent
Admiralty Requisition
Pennant No
Role
Returned
1939
FY171
Anti-Submarine
1945
On Nov 13th 1942 While escorting a convoy the Destroyer Isaac Sweers, was torpedoed by U431, out of 194 men only 84 survived. During the sinking, the trawler Loch Oskaig tried to go alongside the burning destroyer, but had to abandon her plans due to the heavy fires and exploding ammunition.
 

Surname
Christian
Age
Vessel
Birth Pl
Occupation
Date/ Scource
Detail
WAR SERVICE CREWMEN
DARLING STEPHEN. . HMT LOCH OSKAIG . Lt Commander . .
ANDERSON JOHN CULBERTSON . HMT LOCH OSKAIG . Chief Skipper . .
CLAMPITT GEORGE . HMT LOCH OSKAIG . Lieutenant . .
SITWELL WILLIAM . HMT LOCH OSKAIG . Sub Lieutenant . .
BROWN DAVID . HMT LOCH OSKAIG . Chief Engineer . .
RICHARDS JOSHUA RADFORD . HMT LOCH OSKAIG Tenby Able Seaman. late 1940 until 1944 .
SCULPHER JOHN . HMT LOCH OSKAIG . Seaman . .
. . . . . . . .

Left Unknown - Joshua Radford Richards, Right

The Distiguished Service Cross

Chief Skipper John Culbertson Anderson, H.M. Trawler Loch Oskaig.

The Distiguished Service Medal

First Engineman David Brown, X.sSsEU., H.M. Trawler Loch Oskaig.

Able Seaman John Sculpher, GL.2—C/J.17151, H.M. Trawler Loch Oskaig. ( Name corrected later addition 35130 )

Mention in Despatches.

Sub-Lieutenant William Sitwell, R.N.V.R., H.M. Trawler Loch Oskaig.

 

Surname
Christian
Age
Vessel
Birth Pl
Occupation
Date/ Scource
Detail
CREWMEN
GIBBINS C . LOCH OSKAIG H431 . Skipper Dec 1955 - Jan 1956 .
SALTERS ARTHUR . LOCH OSKAIG H431 . Skipper . In May 1959 Iceland increased a fine imposed on Skipper Salters after he had been arrested in 1957 for fishing inside Icelands old 4 mile limit.
CALVERT BRIAN . LOCH OSKAIG H431 . Spare Hand . Dec 1955 - Jan 1956 2 Trips
CHAPMAN CLEGG . F . LOCH OSKAIG H431 . Spare Hand 1957 .
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