An account of the tragic loss of the Lord Deramore from one of the surviving crew members

Harold Dean Enevoldson, Royal Navy Reserve

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During World War II, Harold Dean Enevoldson served in the RNR as Skipper of a Mine Sweeper Trawler. During the War many trawlers were commandeered by the Navy to carry out the role of Mine Sweeping and many trawler skippers and their crew were enlisted.  The link is to a site that details the naval records.

Warship Commands listed for H D Enevoldson, RNR

Ship	Rank	Type	From	To
HMS Cape Nyemetzki (FY 670)		MS Trawler	24 Aug 1940	24 Sep 1940
HMS Pelagos (4.103)		MS Trawler	12 Aug 1941	25 Sep 1941
HMS Tokyo II (FY 778)		MS Trawler	30 Nov 1942	early 1944

ROYAL REGIMENT H683

Built 1917 Cochrane Selby Off Number 145139 Length Ft Tons Gross 342 Yard Number Breadth Ft Tons Net 133 Launched 18 Sept 1917 Engine Builder Hp 87 HP Registered Knots K Registered SAMUEL DOWDEN Owners 1917 - 1922 Admiralty   ROYAL REGIMENT H683 Owners 26 09 22 Registered Hull - Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd Hull   Owners 05 01 1935 Name changed   CAPE GRENVILLE H683 Owners 05 01 1935   DUNCAN FD 92 Owners 1938 Adams Steam Fishing Co Boston   HMT SEA MIST Owners 1940 - 1945 Admiralty   POKUCIE Owners Poland Fate : Scrapped 1959 Admiralty Requisition Pennant No Role Returned 1917 3564 Anti - Submarine Hydrophone Listening Sold 1922 Feb 1940 FY160 Minesweeper 1945 Dec 21St / M/S Gp Based Grimsby

Thyge Andersen Enevoldsen
 Captain on board the fishing trawler H683 Royal Regiment

8th March 1933

Following the sinking of the Lord Deramore, Thyge Andersen Enevoldsen's son Harold and the other surviving crew members were rescued by a Norwegian navy patrol boat.  They had survived for 12 hours in a terrific snowstorm and stormy seas.

Here is a copy of a letter sent to Harold's mother and Thyge's wife to tell her how her son was coping after his traumatic experience.

Hull Daily Mail 6th March 1933

On 6th March 1933 the Hull Daily Mail printed news of the Lord Deramore's loss. The five victims of the disaster were:
Skipper: T.A. Enevoldsen
Chief Engineer: H. Atkinson
Trimmer: J.E. Harris
Second Trimmer: C. Temple
Second Engineer: W. Thomas

The ten survivors rescued were:
Mate: G. Harrison
Bo'sun: J.T. Phillips
Third Hand: H.D. Enevoldson (son of the skipper)
Deck Hand: F. Wardell
Cook: W. Holmes
Spare Hands: F.C. Taylor, F. Fletcher, E. Woods, H. Waddingham,
Deck Hand Learner: J. Rye

This newspaper extract is courtesy of the Hull Daily Mail.