| Name: | OSPREY |
| Type: | Trawler |
| Launched: | 13/11/1883 |
| Completed: | 1883 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 112 |
| Dimensions: | 106grt, 45nrt, 95.0 x 19.1 x 10.2ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (17 & 32 x 22ins), 40nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 82964 |
| History: | |
| 1884 | Henry L Woodger; registered at Scarborough |
| 1888 | Mackay John Scobie, Weymouth |
| 1894 | Richard Irvin, North Shields |
| 1898 | Irvin Steam Fishing Co Ltd, North Shields |
| 1908 | J & G Bonnar, Aberdeen |
| 1910 | Laurence B Huss, Aberdeen |
| 06/1915 | Andrew Walker, Aberdeen; registered at Aberdeen |
| 12/04/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 01/01/1884: Allocated fishing registration number SH79 at Scarborough |
| 15/04/1899: Fire broke out while in North Shields, completely gutting the cabin | |
| 29/06/1915: Allocated fishing registration number A366 at Aberdeen | |
| 25/09/1916: Collided with and sank st ANT (A308) two miles off Cruden Scaurs. | |
| 2nd Engineer James Hedger was lost, remaining crew rescued by OSPREY. | |
| Soon after, OSPREY's engines failed & was towed to Aberdeen by a Naval patrol vessel. | |
| 12/04/1917: Captured by submarine & sunk by gunfire 45m NE x E from Girdleness | |
| Skipper Baxter and crew took to the small boat | |
| Thanks to Andrew Hall for the above details |