Sea Fay / Snowdrop

[Tom Wales]

Does anybody have any information about HMS Sea Fay or HMS Snowdrop , both active off the West Coast of Scotland April 1916?

[sotonmate]

Tom

If you do a Google search there are a few interesting items on HMS Snowdrop. Built 1915,Flower Class sloop. Involved in saving some crew from Carpathia (of Titanic fame) when it was torpedoed and sunk in July 1918.

Best wishes

Sotonmate

[historydavid]

Tom,

Neither ship lost men during that period, so presumably not in action.

Best wishes

David

[Malcolm]

HMS SNOWDROP 1200 tons launched 7th October 1915 at McMillan, Azealea type of Flower Class Fleet sweeping Sloop, armed with 2 x 4.7 inch, 2 x 3 pounders AA, sold 15th March 1923 Unity ship building company.

HMS SEA FAY was a hired yacht of 162 tons launched 1902, pendant No 039 armed with 2 x 6 pounders , requisitioned 16th September 1914 to 3rd February 1919.

Aye

Malcolm

[Tom Wales]

Thanks a lot - they each played a part in returning the crew of ss Adamton (my grandfather's ship) to Oban after it was sunk by shellfire from U22 on April 8th 1916.

[historydavid]

Hello Tom, some info on the sinking of the Adamton:

SS Adamton, collier requisitioned by the Admiralty, built 1904, 2,304 grt, captured 8th April 1916 by German submarine U 22 in position 56.33N, 07.19W, then shelled and sunk 15 miles N from Skerryvore, Atlantic Ocean. There was 1 crew casualty.

Best wishes

David

[Tom Wales]

Thanks for the addition info

Tom

[bill oliver]

[This may be of interest:-

Essex County Chronicle 30 October 1914

" Mr Paul M. Booth, Vice Chairman of the Burnham Urban Council, has received a commission as Sub- Lieut. in the Royal Naval Reserve, and has been appointed to the 'Sea Fay' a yacht of 200 tons which has been lent to the Admiralty by Mr. Lambert. Mr Booth's brother, Mr. C. C. Booth is a Lieut. in the 4th Btn (Terr) Essex Regiment."

[Tom Wales]

Thanks very much for the info. I like the idea that the yacht was 'lent'.

Tom