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History
Built for Jimmy and Dodie Watt, Sandhaven in the early ’50s
Undated: Sold to Jim (Fairmer) Watt and Forbes West.
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mfv Faithful Star FR101
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Technical
Gross Tonnage: 20
Net Tonnage: 20
Length: 51 ft
Built: G. Thomson and Son, Buckie
History
1956: Launched by Messrs G. Thomson and Son for Blackpool owners as CHARLES BÖJER. Registered at Buckie (BCK107).
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mfv Charles Böjer FD94
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mfv Charles Böjer FD94
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Technical
Official Number: 308716
Gross Tonnage: 81
Net Tonnage: 42
Length: 64 ft
Built: G & J Forbes of Sandhaven, 1968
Owner: Boris Howard & Dave Atkinson
History
1968: To Fleetwood from new, she was an early example of the stern trawling system applied to modern smaller trawlers.
1974: Transferred to Leith as LH141. Owners Alexander B. Ritchie, Musselburgh and others.
1981: Registered as MARITAN BCK313 under the ownership of Moray Firth Fish Selling Co Ltd, Buckie.
19??: Port registration was changed to N315 (Newry) date unknown. Registered owner Charles Campbell, Kilkeel, Co. Down.
19??: Vessel was shelter decked and a new wheelhouse was added.
16th May 2002: Decommissioned.
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mfv Maritan FD1
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mfv Maritan FD1
mfv Maritan LH141
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Technical
Official Number: 341764
Gross Tonnage: 48
Net Tonnage: 30
Length: 56 ft
Engine: 230bhp Diesel
Built: Esbjerg, Denmark
Owner: Otto Jensen
History
1973: Built at Esbjerg for Otto Jensen, Cleveleys/Fleetwood as a wood anchor seiner.
1981: Sold. New owner unknown.
10.09.2002: Renamed KRISTENBORG GY199
2003: Owned by Kevin Caffrey.
2010: Still fishing out of Grimsby.
Notes
June 1977 – 286 kits grossed £8885 from a 18 day North Sea trip.
Nov 1979 – 163 kits grossed £4874 from a 14 day trip.
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mfv Charmor FD94
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Technical
Official Number: 341748
Yard Number: 1278
Completed: 1970
Gross Tonnage: 123
Net Tonnage: 44
Length: 88′ 5″
Breadth: 21′ 7″
Depth: 10′ 9″
Built: R Dunston Ltd,Thorne
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd
History
1970: To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
February 1970: Landed her first catch at Fleetwood under the command of Skipper John Banks. 325 Boxes was landed after 12 days at sea, including 80 of coley, to make £1,914.
1972: Lengthened in Humber by St Andrew’s Engineering Company to 88 ft.
1973: Sold to J N Ward and renamed RESOUND.
1993: Fishing from Valetta, registered at Malta and renamed ARIANNA PREMIR.
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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Technical
Engine: 22hp Lister Blackstone JP2
Built: Crossfield’s, Arnside
History
Notes: Courtesy of Dick Massey
ANNIE was very different in the hull shape to the regular prawners. Some time after the war she was returned to her builders (Crossfields at Arnside), for a complete rebuild.
The vessels side planking was raised two planks higher, the stern was changed from the traditional low counter stern to a fine cruiser stern, like Scottish seiners.
On deck the layout was the traditional, longish fore deck with the new trawl winch mounted offset to port, forward of the very stout main mast. Most prawners used a capstan instead of a true double drum trawl winch, as now fitted to ANNIE.
The new engine was a Lister Blackstone JP2 of 22 hp. This engine being a real marine engine, had a dry sump.
The sump oil was contained in a separate tank fitted on a shelf on the port side of the engine room. Starting was by hand crank, later an electric start was fitted. The propeller shaft went out on the starboard quarter.
As ANNIE had originally been built for sail, her lights burned oil, later converted to electric. The best mast head lights were reputed to be made from a Rose’s marmalade jar as it had many sides and this gave a better light.
Annie was very modern compared to most of the older vessels being forty feet long, but with a little shelter doghouse just aft of the mast, above the engine. Then a long cockpit to within six feet of the stern.
The trawl was worked on the port side, but when the cod end was lifted aboard with a tackle from the head of the mast, the fish were landed on to the starboard side deck. After the net was shot away again, gutting and the sorting of the fish took place with the crew standing in the cockpit, the gutted fish was sorted in to five stone baskets.
Up until 1978 ANNIE was laid in the dock at Birkenhead in a very neglected state.
To get ANNIE from the Mersey to the Isle of Man, was a problem considering the state she was in, but a fishing vessel the ROS CARBRIE, was employed to carry a cargo of fibre-glass resin to Douglas. So Tank, her skipper, agreed to tow ANNIE for the sum of £100 cash. So my first trip on the vessel was on the end of a rope.
With the ANNIE in Douglas, I was then skipper of the CAIRNGORM, work was commenced to refurbish the old boat again.
The engine was fully overhauled with a new prop shaft and propeller fitted, a new wooden rudder built and fitted and the old large mast was removed and gifted to another old prawner.
Two new masts were fitted, along with an after wheel house. When the work was finished the old boat looked like any other small Scotch fishing vessel.
After the rebuild, she was worked trawling for fish and queenies, scalloping with two four ft. dredges. A hydraulic line hauler was fitted for long lining for dog fish.
ANNIE was sold to Rathlin Island, County Antrim, N.I.
After the sale I delivered ANNIE back to her old berth at Fleetwood, this was for the new owner to clear customs for the export of the boat, ANNIE was still FD 108.
The old Lister engine pushed ANNIE to her new home, here she laid on a mooring as there was no harbour.
In a bad storm she broke adrift and went ashore, to be smashed up on the rocky shore, when the storm was over all that the owner could find was the long iron keel.
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mfv Annie FD108
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History
Undated: Sat on the mud at the slade slip, at low water, and didn’t right herself on a rising tide. Refloated and returned to fishing.
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mfv Goodwill FD113
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mfv Goodwill FD113
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mfv Goodwill FD113
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Technical
RSS Number: A16711
Yard Number: 63
Gross Tonnage: 163
Net Tonnage: 87
Length: 30,53 m
Breadth: 29,02 m
Depth: 7,03 m
Engine: 2 stroke 9-cyl oil engine 750hp/560kW by N.V. Mach. Bolnes, Krimpen a/d Lek
History
1970: Completed by W. Visser & Zoon N.V. Werf “De Lastdrager”, Den Helder (Yd.N.63) for J. Bakker,Urk as GRIETJE. Registered at Urk (UK??). 1980: Sold to Firma Gebroeder de Vries, Urk. Registered at Urk as ORA ET LABORA (UK??).
1980: Re-engined with 2 stroke 9-cyl oil engine 900hp/662kW by N.V. Mach. Bolnes, Krimpen a/d Lek.
By 1990s: Sold to Hook Fisheries (Shaldon) Ltd, Shaldon, Devon. Registered at Fleetwood (FD114). Fishing from Brixham.
Undated: Sold to Chilean owners, renamed ISLA ESMERELDA.
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M.T. Ora Et Labora FD114
M.T. Ora Et Labora GO5
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History
Undated: To Fleetwood as LAU ANN (GY119). Owned by Charlie Bird.
Undated: Sold to Dave Rainford and renamed CLARAIN.
Undated: Sank at her berth at the Jubilee Quay. Sealed and refloated and towed to Kirk Scar as CTL.
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mfv Lau Ann GY119
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mfv Clarain FD114
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mfv Southards FD125
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mfv Southards FD125
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mfv Southards FD125
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Technical
Official Number: 300526
RSS Number: A16714
Gross Tonnage: 20
Net Tonnage: 9
Length: 42′ 2″(12,84)
Breadth: 15′ 11″(4,85)
Depth: 6′ 4″(1,93) feet (metres)
Oil Engine: 76bhp
Re-engined with 143bhp Volvo Penta
History
1958: Completed by James Noble (Fraserburgh) Ltd, Fraserburgh for T. H. Kershaw & A. Randles, Conway as REYNARD. Registered at Beaumaris (BS13).
1970: Sold to James Hesketh, Fleetwood. Beaumaris registry closed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD132).
1976: Sold to George P. Raven, Carlisle.
By 1981: Owned by Peter J. Marr, Dunbar.
By 1986: Owned by Andrew Downey, Rodbourne, Swindon.
By 1989: Owned by P.Reid & G. Reid, North Berwick.
By 1994: Owned by John McKerral, Campbeltown, Argyll.
1995: Sold to John A. Ramsey, Carradale, Argyll. Fleetwood registry closed. Registered at Campbeltown as GOLDEN SHEAF (CN367).
1996: Ceased fishing. Campbeltown registry closed.
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mfv Reynard FD132
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mfv Reynard FD132
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Technical
Gross Registered Tonnage: 35
Net Tonnage: 35
Engine: 1 cyl 120 HP June Munktell
History
1938: built by Petter Petterssons Shipyard on the island of Hälsö of pine and oak.
Delivered to Job Zachrisson, Hilmer Zachrisson , Karl-Albert Karlsson and Yngve Karlsson on the island of Hälsö. Named SVEALAND, GG675.
1949: Sold to Yngve Olausson, Armand Olausson and Alrik Olausson on the island Rörö. New name EJDERN III, GG852.
1954: New engine 2 cyl Skandia 150 hp.
1960: Sold to Stig Bengtsson and Alf Torge in Fisketången as Ejdern III, LL 638.
1964: Sold to Stig Karlsson, Klas Pettersson and Per-Göran Karlsson in Kungshamn and changed name to SVANSKÄR, LL638.
1969: Sold to Fleetwood.
1971: Owner was David Blinkhorn, Fleetwood
1974: Sold.
2013: In service with an adventure holiday group.
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MFV Svanskär FD54
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Technical
Official Number: 305953
Yard Number: 986
Gross Tonnage: 567
Length: 180 ft
Breadth: 30′ 5″
Depth: 16′ 3″
Engine: Mirlees National diesel, 1,280bhp
History
1964: To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
1973: On an Icelandic trip, had warps cut by Icelandic patrol boat AEGIR.
1978 sold to Colne Shipping when employed as ORSV and renamed ST KITTS
1993 sold and laid up at Falmouth
2002 scrapped at Inverkeithing
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M.T. Ella Hewett LO94
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M.T. Ella Hewett LO94
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M.T. Ella Hewett LO94
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M.T. Ella Hewett LO94
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M.T. Ella Hewett LO94
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M.T. Ella Hewett LO94
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Note: American built.
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mfv Gracie
mfv Gracie FD70
mfv Gracie FD70
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Technical
Gross Tonnage: 36
Net Tonnage: 19
Engine: 114hp
History
1965: Owner Tom Sleight Ltd, Grimsby. Registered as EASTARDS (FD72)
1970: Owner Delga Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby. Registered as EASTARDS (FD72)
1982: Lost under GY reg ??
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mfv Eastards FD72
mfv Eastards FD72
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Technical
Official Number: 185627
RSS Number: B10316
Gross Tonnage: 23
Net Tonnage: 10
Length: 48′ 3″ (14,27)
LOA: 42′ 9″(13,02)
Breadth: 15′ 3″(4,65)
Depth: 6′ 8″(2,02) feet (metres)
Engine: 114bhp 4 stroke 6-cyl oil Engine by Gardner Engines Ltd, Patricroft, Manchester
Built: ??, Oulton Broad
History
1954: Completed by ??, Oulton Broad for ??. ?? as ESSEX GIRL.
Registered at Colchester (CK54).
By late1960s: Sold to George H. Cowley, Douglas, IoM. Colchester registry closed. Registered at Peel, IoM (PL8).
By 1974: Owned by Fred Buckley, Ramsbottom.
By 1993: Sold to Ronald Martland, Wallasey. Peel registry closed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD77).
2002: De-commissioned. Fleetwood registry closed.
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mfv Essex Girl PL8
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mfv Essex Girl FD77
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mfv Gien Mie FD5
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mfv Gien Mie FD5
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Technical
Official Number: A10056
Yard Number: 359
Gross Tonnage: 117
Net Tonnage: 49
Length: 76.08 ft
Breadth: 19.55 ft
Depth: 7.93 ft
Engine: Lister-Blackstone 395hp / 593kw
History
1979: Renamed BOY ANTHONY III.
1980: Sold to Thomas Chilton, Maryport.
1983: Renamed JANMAR.
1985: Returned to Fleetwood, Owner John Pratt.
1987: Name changed to RESOLUTE.
2006: Serious fire in her accommodation while tied up in North Shields.
2008: Scrapped at C&J Marine, North Shields.
Known Alterations
Three Quarter Length Shelter Deck
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M.T. Boy Anthony III A227
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M.T. Resolute A127
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M.T. Resolute A127
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M.T. Resolute A127
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Technical
Gross tonnage : 16
History
Converted from a sailing smack.
Ran onto Pilling sands and was lost.
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mfv Hard Lines FD6
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Technical
Official Number: A16667
Net Tonnage: 45
Length: 60 ft
Built: 1959 in Peterhead
History
1959: Skipper George Innes.
1961: Owned by Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd, N. Shields.Registered as ARCTURUS (BCK 103).
1976: Registered as BF 89 under the ownership of Benjamin Nicol & George W. Wiseman, Gardenstown.
19??: Registration changed to ARCTURUS FD6, Owner unknown.
1992: Scrapped.
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mfv Arcturus FD6
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mfv Arcturus BCK103
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