1. Stephen Martin says:
    June 10, 2011 at 10:30 pm

    Hi

    I’ve been having a look at all the names above and I notice a name called Jim Port. My grandad was a skipper out of Fleetwood, I don’t now how long or the dates. I think the name of the vessel was the Harry Mellin/Melling. His name was Jim Porter known as Pym. His last days at sea was aboard the Onward Progress one of the small tankers owned by Boston. This I do know as I saild many a summer holiday with him. I was so impressed with going to sea I took it up as my career. I have since left the Merchant Navy after 32 years ending my days as Chief Officer for Shell. Please could you tell me if you know of any other vessels my grandad sailed on, or can tell me if a picture of the Harry Mellin exists.
    Regards

  2. johnny ernest hardingham says:
    June 21, 2011 at 9:24 am

    snarler Ernest Edwards was my gradad i belive he was a good fisherman.My dad is johnny Hardingham im young johnny ernest hardingham i also went to sea for a number of years and loved the job.Has i look down the list of skippers from fleetwood i can see that i come from a fishing family ,but one name i cant see is my dads johnny hardingham.im proud of my dad he was 21 years of age when he past is skippers ticket,how many men could take a fishing boat to iceland at just 21 years of age with all them mens lives in is hands my dad did.I would be grateful if my dads name johnny prosper Hardingham was under my grandads name Ernest snarler Edwards.Im like my grandad so my mum tells me,so can anybody tell me why is my dads name should not be there on Fleetwood skippers list,hes got a skippers ticket just like all the others. IS THERE A REASON?

  3. Jim Porter says:
    February 1, 2012 at 11:30 am

    Apologies for not replying to your question but I somehow missed it.

    There is a picture of Harry Melling on the site. http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.info/index.php/2009/01/st-harry-melling-fd397/

    Regards

    Jim Porter

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