23rd A/S Trawler Group

THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
SERVICE RECORD
OF
JOHN WILSON

23rd A/S TRAWLER
GROUP

H.M.T. Berkshire

H.M.T. Berkshire in wartime trim

Part of the 23^rd A/S trawler group. Mentioned in the Admiralty report dated 19 April 1940.

Reg. Number	Built & Registered	Builders	Gross Tons	Nett Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Official Number	Call sign
GY151	March 1935	Smiths Dock, M'brough	466	168	164.1	27.1	14.3	164406	GYGY

Brief History:

·	Built for Berkshire Fishing Company, Grimsby
·	Requisitioned by the Admiralty in January 1936 as the (A/S) anti-submarine trawler Tourmaline (T.42)

Naval Officers and respective appointment dates to the Berkshire as at March 1940:

Skipper R.N.R.

H. Ford

10 Dec. 1939

Please contact f.wilson@royal-naval-reserve.co.uk for further information regarding this site.