Aston villa at war

[The Baron]

Photos of HMT ASTON VILLA in world war II.
Has any one any information on this Ship or its Crew?
THE BARON (ASTON )

 

[gingerjon]

A Trawler Called Aston Villa​

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Consolidated Fisheries Limited of Grimsby was founded by Sir John, D, Marsden-Bart, who had the Idea to name a fleet of 16 trawlers after Famous football clubs in order to promote keen rivalry amongst his trawler Skippers all 16 boats where built in the period between 1933 and 1938. During the second world war all his ships served with the Royal Navy and did a great service but sadly they suffered great losses unfortunately Aston Villa was blown out of the water and sunk off the coast of Norway in the Norwegian campaign when 14 fourteen British ships suffered the same fate at the hands of German U boats and aircraft raids. After the war the fleet was rebuilt and once more Aston Villa left Grimsby to fish the wild Artic Ocean and the North Seas.​

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Bob Houghton​

 

[Procat]

Wiki records she was requisitioned Sept 1939 and bombed May 1940

Doug

 

[Pedrocut]

Reported in the Birmingham Gazette in July 1940

COMMANDER OF THE ASTON VILLA "MENTIONED"

Trawlers Lost in the Namsen Fjord

www.royal-naval-reserve.co.uk

 

[John L]

Aston Villa's web site has details on this trawler (link below). The tribute reads "She was always a very happy ship and a good ship to sail in"



Link: https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/03/14/villa-flashback-aston-villa-boat

 

[chocks2]

Sorry, I have no info on HMS Aston Villa (as she was officially known) but I do have these pic's .
Ship and crew during WWII and the wreck being dived upon some time later.