The Bosun's Watch

Technical

Official Number: 131935
Completed: 1911
Gross Tonnage: 41
Net Tonnage: 29
Built: Sanders & Co, Galmpton, Devon

History

1911: Completed by Sanders & Co, Galmpton for Charles Bond, 16 Prospect Road, Brixham as FERN LEAF.
25.10.1911: Registered at Brixham (BM317).
5.5.1919: Sold to Charles C. Bond, Church Street, Brixham.
192?: Re-measured 24n
3.10.1922: Sold to G. H. Hole, 10 Trafalgar Terrace, Brixham.
25.4.1925: Sold to C. M. Ashford, ??.
30.8.1925: Sold to J. E. Rowse Jnr, Milford Haven.
22.1.1934: Sold to Ralph Stockman Dugdall, 57 Esplanade, Fleetwood.
Post 1934: Auxiliary motor fitted
9.2.1941: Requisitioned for war service and employed on miscellaneous Naval duties (Hire rate £20.0.0d/month).
1942: Brixham registry closed “no longer fishing”.
1943: Based Clyde as TRV attached to Alexandria Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, Dumbartonshire.
1946: Returned to owner.
pre1948: Sold for breaking up.

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Fern Leaf BM317

Technical

Official Number: 17237
Launched: 1839
Rig: Smack
Built: ??, Lytham, 1839

History

1839: Completed by ??, Lytham for Peter Leadbetter, Fleetwood as BRAZEN NOSE. Registered at Fleetwood (FD3).

Technical

Official Number: 60268
Launched: 1867
Net Tonnage: 56
Length: 67.3 ft
Breadth: 18.2 ft
Draught: 10.0 ft
Rig: Dandy

History

1867: Completed by ??, Grimsby for T. G. Vivian, Grimsby as CONQUEST. Registered at Grimsby (GY253).
3.1869: Re-registered at Grimsby (GY7).
9.1873: Sold to Hull owners. Grimsby registry closed.
by 1891: Registered at Fleetwood owner Mrs Anne Holden, Sunnyside, Ainsdale (Thomas Smith, 18 Aughton Street, Fleetwood, manager).

Technical

O.N. Registered Part IV
Launched: 1902
Gross Tonnage: 16.68
Net Tonnage: 16.68
Length: 38.8 ft
Breadth: 11.5 ft
Draught: 5.3 ft
Rig: Smack
Built: Freckleton

History

1902: Completed by ??, Freckleton for ?? as BLUE BELL.
By1937: Registered at Douglas (DO79). Owner J. Swindlehurst, Douglas, IoM.
1942: Sold to Robert Charles Newton, 60 Coniston Avenue, Fleetwood.
30.5.1942: Registered at Fleetwood (FD266).
3.11.1944: Stranded. Total loss.
6.12.1944 Fleetwood registry closed.

Technical

EBENEZER smack – trawling
Official Number: 27642
Launched: 1859
Net Tonnage: 33
Rig: Smack
Built: William & Richard Ashburner, Barrow
Owner: ??

1859: Completed by William & Richard Ashburner, Barrow for Fleetwood owners as EBENEEZER.
1892: Douglas registration owner Thos. Jones, 9 Marmion Road, Hoylake.