Sailing Trawler Fleetwing FD63
Technical
Official Number: 86148
Completed: 1883
Gross tonnage: 41
Net tonnage: 28
Length: 62 ft
Breadth: 17.4 ft
Depth: 8.7 ft
Rig: Cutter later Dandy
Built: J.W. & A. Upham, Brixham
History
7.2.1883: Launched by J.W. & A. Upham, Brixham for James Small, Brixham as FLEETWING.
1883: Completed. Registered at Dartmouth (DH51 or DH214).
3.8.1889: Sold to Mrs Jane Wareing, Fleetwood & Others.
12.1889: Dartmouth registry closed.
9.12.1889: Registered at Fleetwood (FD63).
1891: John Waring, Fleetwood (managing owner).
17.8.1904: Tonnage altered to 24.26net. New Fishing Certificate issued.
20.12.1904: Sold to Frank Jones, 16 Ferndale Rd, Hoylake.
9.1.1913: Foundered in Crosby Channel after being involved in a collision with steam hopper barge BETA (404grt/1891).
20.1.1913: Fleetwood registry closed. Subsequently salved and broken up.
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Fleetwing FD63
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Hi, I found a 1891 Census record of my great grandfather George Yardley born 1872 aboard vessel the Fleetwing off New Ferry Cheshire on sunday April 5th 1891. Crew listed as follows :-
Master was George Stoneman age 39, born Devon, Mate was John Stoneman age 19, Devon, AB Seaman Frederick Elms age 22, Sussex, AB Seaman George Yardley age 19, Leicestershire. Ordinary Seaman Arthur Yorke 17 born Ayrshire and Ordinary Seaman Thomas Smith age 15 Devon.
This must have been when the Fleetwing was a Cutter as my grt grandad was a merchant mariner.
glad to have a picture of a vessel which I know he sailed aboard. His father was a mariner too.
kind regards Jeff Yardl;ey, Bootle,Merseyside