"Sin" Trawlers (original) (raw)
"Sin" Trawlers (ex-German)
This has been extracted from the answer to Question 53/68 in the "Warship Information Service" section of Warship International, Number 1 1970, combined with information from British Warships 1914-1919, by F. J. Dittmar & J. J. Colledge.
| Admiralty Number | British Name | German Name | Gross Tons / Year | Captured By | When | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Cabalsin | Burhave | 219/04 | Arethusa | 30 Sept 15 | 16 Mar 20 as_Star of the Orient_ |
| 1932 | Cachosin | Doktor Krugler | 218/12 | Undaunted | 7 Oct 15 | 16 Mar 20 as_Cairnrigh_ |
| 1949 | Caersin | Dora | 133/92 | Penelope | 30 Sept 15 | 17 Mar 20 |
| 1917 | Callsin | Mond | 136/96 | Conquest | 7 Oct 15 | 7 Apr 21 |
| 1935 | Calumsin | Wurzburg | 224/02 | ? | 7 Oct 15 | 31 Dec 21 became Bridge of Earn in 1922 |
| 1946 | Cambrisin | Orion | 158/91 | Cleopatra | 30 Sept 15 | 17 Mar 20 |
| 856 | Campsin | Adjutant | 133/94 | Aurora | 30 Sept 15 | 18 Feb 20 |
| 1936 | Canossin | Paul | 153/94 | Cleopatra | 7 Oct 15 | 16 Mar 20 |
| 1947 | Carbosin | Darmstadt | 158/96 | Cleopatra | 30 Sept 15 | 5 Oct 20 as_Keith Hall_, lost 27 Nov 1921 |
| 857 | Censin | ? | ? | ? | 1915 | 11 May 20 as_Keelby_ |
| 1931 | Charlsin | Esterburg | 241/? | HM Submarine ? | 5 Sept 15 | sunk, 30 Sept 17 by UC74 eight miles north of Marseh Matruh |
| 1941 | Checksin | ? | ? | ? | 1915 | 11 July 1920, became George Turner in 1921 |
| 812 | Chirsin | Else Kunkel | 218/12 | --- | Aug 1914 | 16 Mar 20, became Star of England in 1922 |
| 1943 | Churchsin | St. George | 142/00 | Conquest | 30 Sept 15 | 11 May 20 as_Banks O'Dee_ |
| 1942 | Clarosin | Sophie | 182/89 | Arethusa | 30 Sept 15 | 18 Feb 20 as_Blackhall_ |
| 1934 | Classin | President Rose | 159/97 | Conquest | 7 Oct 15 | 17 Mar 20 as M. Kango |
| 858 | Clearsin | Resie | 155/91 | Aurora | 7 Oct 15 | 18 Feb 20 |
| 813 | Clonsin | Doktor Robitzsch | 202/11 | --- | Aug 1914 | March 1920 as_Birkhall_ |
| 859 | Coalsin | Toni | 130/92 | Mentor | 7 Oct 15 | 5 Oct 20, became _Laceby_in 1922 |
| 860 | Cooksin | Herbert | 149/96 | ? | 7 Oct 15 | 17 Mar 20 as_Lowhar_ |
| 1933 | Coomasin, renamed_Cinceria_ Sept 1919, then_Coomasin_ Dec. 1919. | Heppens | 170/97 | Arethusa | 7 Oct 15 | 11 May 20, became_Conovium_ in 1921 |
| 1940 | Corinsin | Stuttgart | 159/96 | Arethusa | 30 Sept 15 | 18 Feb 20 |
| - | Cortasin, released 17 Dec 1915 as Skerne, later taken over as Fishing Trawler | Rover | 156/91 | ? | 7 Oct 15 | ? |
| 1945 | Cradosin | Elma | 133/95 | Arethusa | 7 Oct 15 | 5 Oct 20, became Jeannie Annette in 1925 |
| 861 | Craigsin | Blumenthal | 141/? | ? | 7 Oct 15 | 5 Oct 20, became _Floric_in 1921 |
| 1881 | Cromsin | Ost | 141/04 | HMS/M S1 | 24 June 15 | 11 May 20 as_Aro_ |
| 1950 | Crownsin | Varel | 137/95 | Arethusa | 7 Oct 15 | sunk, 4 May 16, by mines off Malta |
| 1944 | Cudwosin | West | 139/07 | Manly | 7 Oct 15 | 16 Mar 20, became _Karl Grammersdorf I_in 1921 |
| 1948 | Culbasin | ? | 133/93 | ? | 1915 | 5 Oct 20 became Leith Hall in 1921. |
The Else Kunkel and Doktor Robitzsch were seized at Aberdeen in August, 1914. There were also some ex-German trawler prizes which were not assigned "Sin" names, for example Sturmvogel became Fly and Seeadler became Pickle.
In Jutland to Junkyard by S. C. George, there is brief mention of drifters Caersin, Cabalsin and _Clonsin_being present in Scapa Flow during the scuttling of the High Seas Fleet.
Last Updated: 2 September, 2002.
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