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s.v. Desdemona FD127

Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm

Technical
Official Number: 70166
Completed: 1874
Gross tonnage: 36.87
Net tonnage: 36.87
Length: 57.3 ft
Breadth: 16.3 ft
Depth: 8.2 ft
Built: Peter Rawstrone, Freckleton
Rig: Dandy – trawling & drifting

History

21.3.1874: Launched by Peter Rawstrone, Freckleton for Philip Turner, Fleetwood as DESDEMONA.
2.7.1874: Appropriated.
2.7.1874: Registered at Fleetwood (FD127). J. Randles manager.
10.7.1874: SMACK “DESDEMONA” The Owner will not be responsible for any ARTICLE supplied to the above-named smack, without an order can be produced signed by the owner, or his Agent. Mr W. M. ROULBORN, Kent Street, Fleetwood, dated 6th July 1874.
27.8.1875: FLEETWOOD. To Fish Dealers and Others. Fast Sailing Fishing Smack for Sale. MR A. HARRISON will SELL BY AUCTION, at the Crown Hotel, Fleetwood, on SATURDAY, September 4th, 1875, at Three o’clock in the Afternoon the FISHING SMACK “DESDEMONA.” Length, 57 feet and three-tenths; breadth 16 feet and three-tenths; depth of hold 8 feet and two-tenths. Built at Freckleton in 1874, and is one of the fastest sailing smacks belonging to the port of Fleetwood. This vessel is in excellent working condition, with all her gear, sails, ropes, anchor and chains, oyster dredges, trawl nets, beam sails, and punt, and is fitted up with everything for the fishing trade. For further particulars apply to the AUCTIONEER.
4.9.1875: Sold to David Moss, Fleetwood.
26.5.1880; Sailed Glasson Dock for Fleetwood (Sk. Evans).
2.7.1881: At about 1.00 pm, while on their moorings in the river a body was seen floating in the water about a hundred yards from the quay. Sk. William Moss took the punt, picked up the body, brought it to the shore and handed it over to the police.
4.7.1881: At the inquest on the body, which had been in the water some time and the features of which were quite unrecognisable, it was concluded that it was the body of a sailor. In one his pockets was found a black leather purse, in which was 1s 8d in money. A verdict of “Found Drowned “ was returned, some of the jurors expressing a wish that some arrangement should be made for internment of such bodies without the formality of an inquest.
28.7.1882: At Fleetwood, took part in race for Fishing Boats’ Punts (Sk. William Moss). Considered that there was too much sea outside, but the contest was very close.
10.1.1882: Entered Ramsey Harbour and reported that fishing some seven miles off Maughold Head, when hailing the trawl they recovered the body of a youth from fourteen to sixteen years of age. The body had been in the water some time and the face had been eaten away. The Coroner ordered the body not to be interred until yesterday, in order that investigation may be made as to whether the body is that of a youth lost from the Liverpool barque LEBU (726 regd tons/1868) at the lifeboat disaster in Douglas Bay on 20th October 1881. (Returning to Douglas with fourteen men and two women taken off the LEBU, the Douglas No.1 lifeboat Manchester and Salford Sunday Schools, when within 1 mile of the harbour, overtaken by a heavy sea, broached and capsized with the loss of four lifeboatmen, the master and six of the crew of the barque.).
12.1882 : Owned by John Moss, Fleetwood & others.
22.12.1882: Reported fears for the safety of the smack (Sk. John Moss), not seen since 12th December. Later reported seen on the fishing grounds.
16.10.1883: Following on from the storm of the previous day, towards nightfall another storm began to brew culminating in a WSW gale with heavy rain and wind. At high tide in a very confused sea in the channel, had trawl beam broken and damage to stern sustained by pitching against the PRINCE CHARLIE (FD157) while at their moorings.
4.11.1887: In a particularly fierce gale with recorded wind speeds of 70mph, lying alongside Jubilee, had mooring line part and dashed with great violence against the quay, smashing the stern. In swinging again, struck the stern of the Lancaster registered schooner BETTY RUSSELL (146grt/1868) and stove in the bulwarks. Ranging again alongside, the bulwarks and stanchions were damaged.
24.10.1887: Sold to David Moss, Fleetwood & others.
9.5.1902: Fleetwood registry closed.
8.5.1902: Registered at Liverpool (LL353).
10.11.1902: Sold to Jeffrey Wright (64/64), 73 Kemp Street, Fleetwood. Jeffrey Wright designated managing owner.
10.11.1902: Liverpool registry closed.
13.11.1902: Registered at Fleetwood (FD203).
19.3.1903: Sold to Alice Marquis (64/64), 63 New Road, Blackpool.
23.3.1903: John Rimmer, 30 North Street, Fleetwood designated manager.
12.6.1906: Sold to Richard Ashcroft (64/64), London Street, Fleetwood.
20.6.1906: Richard Ashcroft designated managing owner.
28.3.1908: Tonnage altered to 24.86net per Surveyor’s Certificate dated Liverpool 26.3.1903.
9.7.1909: Shares (32/64) sold to John Rimmer, 6 North Church Street, Fleetwood.
21.8.1918: John Rimmer shares (32/64) sold to Richard Ashcroft, Devon House, Blakiston Street East, Fleetwood.
9.9.1918: Shares (32/64) sold to Hezekiel B. Shepherd, ??
11.2.1920: Sold to John Shippen & Thomas William Dixon, Whitehaven.
17.2.1920: At Fleetwood, William Robert Atkinson (20) was charged with stealing a sextant from the smack. In July 1919, the smack was secured alongside in Fleetwood (Sk. Bedford). The accused locked out of his home, went onboard to sleep. On awakening in the cabin he saw a sextant and other articles and took them. Accused offered the sextant for sale to Capt Slavin, 87 Preston Street, Fleetwood. Being suspicious of the origin Capt Slavin asked the accused father if the lad owned the sextant and when this was confirmed he bought it for £5. Slavin then offered the sextant for sale and the origin came to light. Atkinson pleaded guilty and was fined £5, his father making reparation for the wrong.
26.1.1922: Fleetwood registry closed. Registered at Whitehaven (WA2).
1925: Whitehaven registry closed.

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Sailing Trawler Desdemona

Sailing Trawler Desdemona
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sv Desdemona FD203

sv Desdemona FD203
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Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.
12/06/2016: Picture added.
21/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
25/11/2018: Updated information.
25/08/2022: Significant update to history.
18/09/2023: Added an image.

s.v. Cygnet FD15

Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 27312
Completed: 1859
Gross tonnage: 35.25
Net tonnage: 22.65
Length: 51.7 ft
Breadth: 16.1 ft
Depth: 7.8 ft
Built: Gibson & Butcher, Fleetwood
Smack – trawling

History

28.8.1859: Launched by Miss M. Noblet, daughter of one of the owners at Gibson & Butcher, Fleetwood for Messrs, William Sumner, James Noblet, Thomas Parkinson and Sk. Geoffrey Wright, all Fleetwood as CYGNET.
25.10.1859: Registered at Fleetwood (FD15).
15.2.1851(and subsequent weeks): ON SALE. ONE-FOURTH SHARE of the FISHING SMACK “CYGNET.” The CYGNET was built seventeen months since by Messrs, Gibson and Butcher of Fleetwood, and is now profitably engaged in the Fishing Trade. Apply to Mr William Sumner, Fleetwood.
7.11.1866: Alongside the Jubilee Pier. At a little past midnight, P.C. Campbell on duty in Dock Street heard cries, “Oh Captain, there’s a man overboard.” Campbell ran to the pier and saw a man in the water clinging to a wooden fender outside the smack. Although the smack was some feet below the pier and away from the side, he jumped onboard and tried to pull the man out of the water but he was too drunk to respond. On blowing his whistle, PC Whiteside responded and found, that with the help of a seaman from the Preston registered brigantine SAXON (153regd tons/1863), the man had been lifted out of the water. He was identified as William Baxter, a fisherman of Fleetwood and was fortunate that the wind kept the smack away from the pier, otherwise he could have been drowned or crushed to death.
5.8.1874: On the ‘oyster beds’ some nine miles NNW of Morecambe Bay Lightship in company with other trawlers including EZRA (FD1) (Sk. Richard Wright) , MARTHA and LIZZIE (FD??) (Sk. Robert Rimmer) and MARY (aka MARY ASHCROFT) (FD24), with the trawl down in a moderate SW breeze under main and jib running across the tide. At about 6.00pm. saw a ship under full sail on the port tack coming towards them. An hour later trawling on the port tack, saw the same ship again bearing down on them now on the starboard tack. Observed the MARTHA and LIZZIE run down and foundered under the ship’s bow. Launched the punt manned by Jeb Rimmer, Dick Wright and Jack Wright and pulled over to search for survivors. The ship, payed off on the port tack and when in a position close to where the collision had occurred, spoke to the boat informing them that they had onboard three survivors, David Cowell, George Cowell and Edward Rimmer, but two men, Robert Rimmer and David Cowell were missing after last seen in the water. After wearing ship again transferred the three men to the boat and after a fruitless search in the area placed them onboard the MARY ASHCROFT. Later it was decided to take the three men back to Fleetwood onboard the CYGNET.
6.8.1874: Arrived Fleetwood and landed the survivors. The ship proved to be the American ship IRONSIDES (1400grt/) (Capt. George Blackstone Ashton), Liverpool for Mobile, Alabama with general cargo (also said to be in ballast).
1.1.1875: Owned by Thomas Parkinson, Fleetwood & others.
16.8.1879: A boat race which created much interest amongst the Fleetwood fishermen was that for smack punts over a course in the River Wyre. The prizes competed for were offered by Mr J. Johnson, auctioneer, of Preston. The first was an eight-day clock, valued at 20s, the second 10s and the third 5s, with a metal tea pot for the last boat. Fifteen boats started the race, the course being from the ferry slip, round the lighthouse and back again. The MARY ASHCROFT boat took the lead at the half distance but at the Knott Buoy she was overtaken by the CYGNET and afterwards the MARIA. The return journey was slow there being very little wind and an ebb tide. Results were CYGNET having taken three hours and 20 minutes followed by the MARIA and MARY ASHCROFT. The last boat home was the EZRA.
1.1.1880: Owned by Jeffrey Wright, Fleetwood & others.
1881: Census at Fleetwood – Richard Wright (38), b-Southport, master; Robert Wright (19), b-Fleetwood, fisherman; William Archer (34), b-Fleetwood, fisherman; James Pater (45) b-Liverpool, fisherman; James Pater (13), b-Fleetwood, cook.
13.10.1881: The storms in this month were particularly severe, reaching hurricane force at times. In general the Fleetwood fishing fleet fared better than many others, however no word of the smack was received in Fleetwood and she was reported missing.
18.10.1881: Arrived Greenore, Co. Louth to land a catch of fish. She had sheltered in Douglas until Sunday evening 16th. All well.
28.7.1882: At Fleetwood, took part in race for Fishing Boats’ Punts (Sk. John Wright). Considered that there was too much sea outside, but the contest was very close. Finished third (10s 16d).
4.11.1887: In a particularly fierce gale with recorded wind speeds of 70mph, lying alongside Jubilee, had topmast break away.
4.10.1888: On coming into Fleetwood when crossing the bar in collision with the smack CORSAIR (AR29). Bowsprit carried away and at one time both in danger of grounding.
27.11.1889: Sold to William Moss, Fleetwood.
31.12.1900: Sold to William Moss & John Wignall, Fleetwood. William Moss managing owner.
31.1.1891/1.2.1891: Very few of the trawlers that returned home came back without some loss or damage. With very bad weather in the Irish Channel the fleet had attempted to to reach the Irish coast but the weather on 26th January was so severe that they remained at anchor until the following day. Only a few boats made the Irish Coast and many put into Peel and Ramsey for shelter. In the midst of the heavy gale which lasted for six hours the Fleetwood boats that were still at sea suffered damage. Returned with trawl beam broken.
2.2.1891: Nearly all the boats alongside were undergoing repairs, some had landed fair catches which made around £12 gross.
4.5.1892: Coxswain Wright, along with Mr S. Scott (Superintendent of Mercantile Marine, etc), Mr B. Furse (Board of Trade) and Mr J. R. Gibson, held an examination for skippers and second hands. Mr John Johnson, fisherman of the CYGNET passed satisfactorily as second hand.
8.3.1904: Sold to William Moss, 41 Pharos Street, Fleetwood.
19.12.1904: Fleetwood registry closed. “ Vessel dismasted & will no longer used as a fishing boat.”

Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published. 2 updates since then.
21/10/2022: Significant update to history.

s.v. Confidence FD48

Technical

Official Number: 70167
Completed: 1874
Rig: Smack
Gross Tonnage: 37
Net Tonnage: 25
Length: 50.0 ft
Breadth: 16.3 ft
Depth: 9.0 ft
Rig: Smack – trawling & drifting
Built: Peter Rawstrone, Freckleton

History

1874: Launched by Peter Rawstrone, Freckleton for Richard Leadbetter, Fleetwood as CONFIDENCE.
21.7.1874: Appropriated.
8.8.1874: Registered at Fleetwood (FD121).
4.11.1875: At Whitehaven in company with AMETHYST (FD107), PETREL (FD59) and SPRAY (LR??). Attempted to leave harbour. Informed by Mr Dawson, collector of dues, that they could not leave until harbour dues paid. As they refused to pay the harbour tug was moored across the entrance to prevent them leaving. CONFIDENCE and PETREL skippers decided to pay, but AMETHYST and SPRAY continued their attempt to leave, one of the crew of SPRAY cut the tug’s head ropes and AMETHYST fell foul of the tug, smashing her boat. AMETHYST and SPRAY boarded by harbour master and mainsails confiscated.
6.11.1875: Skippers attended at the office of the solicitors to the Harbour Trustees and consented to pay all dues, damages and costs. Sails returned and allowed to sail.
1881: Census at Fleetwood – William Leadbetter (25), b-Fleetwood, fisherman master; Robert Y. Lemming (23), b-Preston, fisherman mate; John Salthouse (19), b-Fleetwood, fisherman; Richard Hughes (41), Liverpool, fisherman; Simeon Hughes (58), b-Tarleton, cook).
1899: Sold to Hugh F. Hathorn, Isle of Whithorn, Wigtown & other (Hugh F. Hathorn managing owner). Fleetwood registry closed. Registered at Whitehaven (1/1899).
5.2.1901: Sold to William Leadbetter, The Emporium, Fleetwood.
30.1.1901: Whitehaven registry closed.
5.2.1901: Registered at Fleetwood (FD48).
1919: William Leadbetter, 27 North Albert Street, Fleetwood.
1919: Sold for use as a houseboat.
23.2.1919: Fleetwood registry closed.

Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published. 2 updates since then.
25/11/2018: Information updated.
10/10/2021: Information updated.

s.v. Comet FD160

Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 17226
Completed: 1882
Gross Tonnage: 28
Net Tonnage: 22
Length: 57.7 ft
Breadth: 14.4 ft
Depth: 7.1 ft
Rig: Yawl – Trawling
Built: ??, Fish House, Kircudbright

History

1843: Completed by ??, Fish House, Kirkcudbright as COMET.
1853: Owned by Mr Drummond, Fleetwood.
29.1.1853: Registered at Fleetwood O.N.17226.
1.1.1867: Owned by Hugh Ashcroft, Fleetwood.
1872: Owned by Thomas Smith, Fleetwood.
1872: Crew – Richard Rimmer (40), Master; John Collinson( 30), Mate; Jacob Collinson (16), AB; Thomas Rimmer (15), Boy.
1872: Registered at Fleetwood (FD160).
14.10.1872: Lying in the harbour at Fleetwood, discovered that someone had committed wilful damage to the smack, namely that six of the shroud lanyards had been cut. If the smack had sailed for the fishing grounds with this damage undiscovered it is probable that the mast would have been lost, endangering both the boat and her crew.
1.1.1880: Owned by James Billington, Preston.
1882: Sold to Richard Leadbetter, Fleetwood.
1882: Re-registered after lengthening at Fleetwood and converted to yawl rig at a cost of £600. Remeasured 28.36g 21.67n 57.7 x 14.4 x 7.1 feet.
28.7.1882: Reported that a Trawl Boat Race had taken place – Prizes 1st £15, 2nd £7, 3rd £5. Course. Down channel , round Sandside Buoy on the starboard hand, back round Danger Patch Buoy on the starboard hand, round Helpsforth Buoy, leaving it on the port hand, pass round the Flag Ship to SSW leaving it on the port hand, back round Kingscar Buoy on the port hand, to the Fairway Buoy, into the harbour and through the line. Distance about fifty miles. Entries – Spray (W. Hudson); WONDER (W. Leadbetter): GRATITUDE ( Peter Ball); HARRIET (Maskell); KING DAVID (John Moss); OYSTER GIRL (W. Poole); COMET (W. Leadbetter); PETREL (aka BIG PETREL) (Thomas Tomlinson). Towed out to the start at the Screw Pile Lighthouse by the paddle tug WYRE (165grt/1862). All completed the course with the exception of SPRAY which with a new suit of sails broke both her boom and gaff and returned to harbour. Results – GRATITUDE, BIG PETREL, OYSTER GIRL, etc.
16.9.1885: At the Whitehaven Regatta, came third behind GRATITUDE (F56), both owned by Richard Leadbetter. However, the first boat, SEAFLOWER, was not a registered fishing boat and the subject of an inquiry.
20.10.1888: Sold to John Wright, Fleetwood.
1891: Owned by Richard Leadbetter & others, Fleetwood.
22.10.1889: At sea with the PETREL (FD59) acting as a carrier. Closing PRINCE CHARLIE (FD157) to transfer fish, ran foul of the PRINCE CHARLIE smashing her jigger boom.
29.7.1890: At about 8.00 am, came into Fleetwood with the dead body of James Foster onboard. Foster had jumped overboard from the smack GEORGE & MARIA on 25 July 1890. The corpse was discovered in the trawl early in the morning when fishing some four miles NNW of the Morecambe Bay Lightship. The body was in a good state of preservation and in the pockets was a purse containing five pawn tickets, a knife, two clay pipes and a piece of tobacco. The body was conveyed to the mortuary.
30.7.1890: At Fleetwood Police Court the inquest into the death of James Foster was held. Having heard evidence from crew members of both the GEORGE & MARIA and the COMET and from Phoebe Foster, his wife, the Coroner said there was no doubt that it was a case of suicide and that the deceased was of unsound mind. The jury returned a verdict to that effect.
14.10.1892: In a gale, lost her rudder. Towed safely into Fleetwood in the evening.
21/22.12.1894: A whole fleet of trawlers and cargoes were lost during the great storm over Europe.
22.12.1894: Returned to Fleetwood with “trifling” damage.
1898: Along with BEAVER (DO1) and LEADER (FD165) arrived Jubilee Quay from fishing grounds severely iced up.
5.2.1901: Sold to William Leadbetter, The Emporium, Fleetwood & others.
20.10.1902: Disabled on the fishing grounds having lost her rudder. Picked up by the smack IRISH LILY (FD50) and delivered safely to Fleetwood.
18.7.1903: Sold to Francis McCallig Snr, Ballysaggart, Dunkineely, Co. Donegal. Francis McCallig Jnr skipper.
21.12.1908: Fleetwood registry closed.
12.1908: Registered at Sligo (SO1276).
1912: Francis McCallig Snr, managing owner.
1919: Sligo registry closed.

Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published. 2 updates since then.
15/01/2023: Updated history.

s.v. Christina FD13

Additional information courtesy of Geoff Davidson & Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 27311
Completed: 1859
Gross tonnage: 37.76
Net tonnage: 21.88
Length: 56.6 ft
Breadth: 16.4 ft
Depth: 7.7 ft
Rig: Smack – trawling
Built: Robert Wright, Freckleton

History

1859: Launched by Robert Wright, Freckleton for Nicholas Leadbetter, Fleetwood as CHRISTINA.
12.2.1859: Appropriated.
12.2.1859: Registered at Fleetwood.
24.5.1862: Acting as a carrier landed for the fleet 99 baskets of soles, besides other fish, the produce of the labour from sixteen boats. Price achieved for the soles, 3d per pound.
25.5.1865: Sailing near the Danger Patch (Sk. Robert Wright), a young turtle was observed swimming about. The punt was launched and after a little time it was captured. On return to Fleetwood it was taken to the Crown Hotel, where it was weighed, recording 211/2lbs.
3.6.1866: At the Primitive Methodist Church, Fleetwood, Sk. Robert Wright presented a copy of the Holy Scriptures to Mr Edwin Howell on the occasion of his leaving Fleetwood. Sk. Wright had been deeply moved by the affection his young scholars of the bible class in the Sunday school showed for Mr Howell.
1.3.1869: Sold to John Calder & Robert Wright, Fleetwood. Registered at Fleetwood (FD13).
18.10.1870: Moored in the harbour at Fleetwood. The crew having gone to breakfast, two boys were playing in the area, observed smoke coming from the hold. Boarding the smack and on entering the hold saw a fire. They tried to put it out but it was too well alight, so they raised the alarm. This attracted the crew of the LOWNDS (FD??) moored nearby and they managed to put the fire out. There was little damage done but the origin of the fire is unknown.
29.5.1871: The Primitive Methodist Sunday school embarked on a trip to Barrow, there being too many passengers for the chartered steamer RENOWN, the smack was taken in tow carrying the excess. Returned to Fleetwood a little before 10.00pm.
2.6.1873: The Primitive Methodist Sunday school embarked on a trip to Barrow, there being too many passengers for the chartered Liverpool paddle steamer DANDY (126grt/1863), the smack was taken in tow carrying the scholars. Altogether about 600 people were conveyed across the Bay and returned to Fleetwood a little before 10.00pm.
1.1.1875: Owned by John Calder, Fleetwood.
24.3.1875: Fishing some 12-14 miles NNW of the Morecambe Bay Lightship (Sk. Richard Hudson. At about 2.30am. on hauling found a badly decomposed body in the net only held together by his clothing, which was those of a sailor dressed for watch onboard.
25.3.1875: Body landed at Fleetwood.
26.3.1875: At the inquest held at Fleetwood Police Station into the body brought ashore, it was noted that there was no means of identification and a verdict of “Found drowned “ was returned.
10.3.1880: One of three Fleetwood fishing boats were lying together. At about 4.15am., James Wright, son of the skipper Nicholas Wright, who was the cook, looked to go aboard the next boat the ELIZABETH ANN (FD130), but must have missed his footing in the darkness and fell between the two boats. When he was found to be missing a search of the other boats was made, but when he was not found, a trawl was made of the area where it might have fallen overboard, but without success.
1881: Census at Fleetwood – William Rimmer (35), b-Southport, master; Peter Wilson (35), b-Fleetwood, mate; Thomas Pater (20), b-Fleetwood, fisherman; Thomas Sumner (21), b-Fleetwood, fisherman; William Wright (19), b-Whitehaven, cook.
1882: Sold to Nicholas Leadbetter, Fleetwood.
28.3.1888: Sailed Ayr for Fleetwood to be home for Easter. Off Stranraer in a heavy blow it was necessary to take in a reef on the mainsail. While they were doing so a heavy squall hit them and Thomas Railton (30), Back Pharos Street, was knocked overboard by the breaking boom. Every effort was made to search for him but he was not seen again. Put back to Ayr for repair.
30.3.1888: Sailed Ayr for Fleetwood.
31.3.1888: Arrived Fleetwood.
30.10.1889: Acting as a carrier landed about 14 baskets of mixed fish, BETSEY AND SARAH (FD27) also in the carrier role, landed 16 baskets. Prices – soles 1s per lb, plaice 2s 9d per score.
2.12.1889: The Fleetwood fishing fleet sent in some good catches, acting as a carrier along with IDA (FD51) and ALICIA (FD60).
21/22.12.1894: A whole fleet of trawlers and cargoes were lost during the great storm over Europe.
22.12.1894: Returned to Fleetwood (Sk. John Meadows) with damage and skipper injured.
20.5.1895: Reported that while fishing in a moderate NW gale (Sk. John Meadows), struck by a squall carrying away the channel plates of the rigging port side causing the mast to break about twenty feet above deck. The trawl gear was cut away and the EZRA (FD1) (Sk. John Wright) who was close by, connected and towed back to Fleetwood.
2/3.9.1902: The majority of the Fleetwood fishing smacks, were at sea when the gale sprang up but managed to reach shelter without loss of life. Most had a very rough time of it resulting in sails torn or blown away, spars broken and otherwise damaged. During the afternoon reached port in company with ZEPHYR (FD134) with sails torn and blown away.
25.2.1903: During the night, the Fylde Coast experienced the worst weather since the storm of December 1894, in a SSE Force 9 severe gale, reaching storm force in the squalls, torn from her moorings and after being buffeted about for several hours, fetched up on the hulking at Knott End in a relatively sheltered position.
26.2.1903: Refloated at high water and with minimal damage towed back into port.
21.11.1907: Laid up at Fleetwood ‘for want of skipper’.
6.1908: Sold to John Thomas Kee, 25 West Quay, Ramsey.
16.7.1908: Fleetwood registry closed. Registered at Ramsey, IoM (RY99).
1913: Ramsey registry closed.

Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published.
30/12/2015: Information updated.
05/10/2022: Updated history.
16/09/2023: Updated history.