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s.v. Sunrise FD147

Technical

Official Number: 97926
Completed: 1891
Gross tonnage : 56
Net Tonnage: 56n
Length: 69.3 ft
Breadth: 18.7 ft
Depth: 9.05 ft
Rig: Ketch – trawling
Built: ??, Galhampton

History

1891: Completed by ??, Galhampton for Edward J. Wren, 77 Bevan St, Lowestoft, as SUNRISE.
16.9.1891: Registered at Lowestoft (LT432).
1911: Sold to Thomas Fairclough, 107 Mount Street, Fleetwood (The Sunrise Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood) (John N. Ward, manager).
5.5.1911: Lowestoft registry closed.
18.5.1911: Registered at Fleetwood (FD147).
1912: Magnus B.J. Wedum appointed manager.
3.10.1913: Tonnage altered to 24.46net. New Fishing Certificate issued.
10.3.1918: Fishing 18 miles SE from Maughold Head, stopped by U-boat (UC75) and sunk by bombs. Crew took to boat.
13.3.1918: Fleetwood registry closed.

Additional information courtesy of Adrian Corkill (Dictionary of Shipwrecks off the Isle of Man)

The Manx fishing smack Marguerite, under Skipper Tommy Lee, was bound from Bangor for Douglas. At 5 pm on 9th March 1918, she encountered a German submarine when she was about midway between Anglesey and the Isle of Man. On seeing Marguerite the submarine began shelling her, taking her to be a decoy, as at the time the smack had no registration number and was carrying all her sail. After a couple of shots Marguerite stayed and made towards the submarine, but still the shelling continued. One of the crewmen, Dicky Lee, held up a truce signal, but was dismayed to find that the German’s fired a bullet clean through it.
Tommy Lee, meanwhile, ordered all the canvas to be lowered, and as the submarine came closer, he held up his hand and the shelling stopped. When the submarine was alongside the smack two German officers boarded her and stripped off some of the sails taking it to the submarine. This was intended to be makeshift bedding for the prisoners. They then placed a bomb on the smack and took off her three crew. Marguerite foundered 25 miles N 1/4 E of Beaumaris.
The submarine submerged and lay on the seabed for several hours before cruising off in search of its next victim. The submarine commander then asked to see Tommy Lee and proceeded to conduct a lengthy interrogation through the use of an interpreter. When the commander discovered the smack was not being used for military purposes and was from the Isle of Man (home to many thousands of German prisoners of war), he was much more sympathetic to the crew.
When again the submarine surfaced the fishing smack Sunrise, of Fleetwood, was halted and went the same way as Marguerite, by use of a bomb 18 miles southeast of Maughold Head. This was twenty three hours after the Marguerite had been sunk. Together, the crews of Sunrise and Marguerite, seven in number, were bundled into Sunrise’s small boat, and were set off in the direction of St Bee’s Head, 14 miles distant. The Germans had given the seamen some food and a compass to ease the journey and the unfortunate seamen eventually landed at Whitehaven.

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07/01/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.

Sailing Trawler Irene FD281

Technical

Official Number: 99278
Completed: 1892
Net tonnage: 51
Rig: Ketch
Built: Samuel Dewdney & Sons, Brixham

History

1892: Completed by Samuel Dewdney & Sons, Brixham for Samuel Blackmore, 44 Thorncastle St, Ringsend, Dublin as IRENE.
13.4.1892: Registered at Dublin (D??).
1916: Sold to Edward S. Kirkham, 9 Addison Road West, Preston (managing owner).
6.1916: Dublin registry closed.
22.6.1916: Registered at Fleetwood (FD281).
1920: Sold to S. P. Moxey & F. A. Hanby, Lowestoft.
30.4.1920: Fleetwood registry closed.
4.5.1920: Registered at Lowestoft (LT976).
1923: Sold to Arthur B. Cullen, 41 High Street, Lowestoft (managing owner).
9.1.1924: Inward to Lowestoft from fishing grounds in strong NE wind and rough seas, struck South Pier and grounded. Attended by Lowestoft lifeboat, AGNES CROSS and five crew and cat rescued.
27.6.1925: At noon outward for fishing grounds in strong NE winds and heavy seas. North of piers, missed stays and thrown on to North Beach, Lowestoft.
By 3.00 pm. rolling heavily with seas breaking onboard. Lowestoft lifeboat AGNES CROSS attended but had to lay off in deeper water. At 4.00 pm. vessel filled and crew of four taken off by lifeboat.
1925: Vessel salved.
8.4.1926: Lowestoft registry closed. “Total Loss”.
1926: Sold for demolition.

Changelog

05/01/2009: Page published.

sv Ashby GY359

Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 99174
Completed: 1891
Net tonnage: 45
Length: 62.5 ft
Breadth: 17.9 ft
Depth: 8.45 ft
Rig: Ketch
Built: J. E. Furner & L. W. Lever, Grimsby
Note: Last Fleetwood smack trawling under sail

History

1891: Completed by James Enoch Furner & Levi Walter Leaver, Grimsby for James Enoch Furner, 45 Orwell Street, Grimsby, L. W. Leaver, 80 Ascough Street, West Marsh, Grimsby, R. Sleight & J.B. Jones, Grimsby (J. E. Furner managing owner) as ASHBY.
17.8.1891: Registered at Grimsby (GY359). Fishing out of Grimsby.
23.9.18953: In the morning in collision with Grimsby smack BEATRICE MABEL (GY117). The latter was damage but former escaping unscathed.
24.11.1896: Homeward to Grimsby in extraordinary foggy weather, anchored out of the line of shipping near the Binks, east of Spurn Point. Warning bell being rung. At about 8.00am the Glagow registered coasting steamer TURTLE (146grt/1893) appeared close by steaming towards the land on what was deemed to be a dangerous course. The TURTLE closed the smack and hailed her, the master asking the way as he was Hull bound and other conversation took place. This resulted in the second hand being transferred to the steamer to take her to a pilot. When the master saw the young looking hand he hesitated, but in order to get the advantage of the experience of the skipper he agreed to tow the smack into Grimsby. It was claimed that the skipper directed the course. On arrival at Grimsby the skipper asked what the master was going to pay for his services. The master was most unhappy and retorted that the smack had had a ‘tow up’.
30.7.1897: At the Hull Admiralty court an action was brought by the skipper and crew against the TURTLE with respect to services rendered. There was a counter-claim for the towage of the smack. The plaintiff’s case was that the TURTLE was a complete stranger to the locality, that the steamer was in great danger and, must have been lost owing to the fog, also not being able to take a pilot being outside the cruising area. The services of the smack it was contended were valuable and the steamer had been rescued from a position of danger. The counter-claim was for towage of the smack into Grimsby. The defendants urged that no salvage services were rendered or whatever services were rendered were under an agreement in exchange for towage. Having heard all the evidence from both parties, judgement was given for the defendants.
6.1899: Sold to William J. Armitage, 13 Sea View, Hoylake. Landing at Fleetwood.
1919: Sold to Samuel E. Dutton, Vynor Road, Bidston, Birkenhead (Herbert Pritchard, 88 Giglow Road, South Stanley. Liverpool, manager).
10.1929: Fishing in Morecambe Bay (Sk. Sam Colley) Reported that when fishing some 15 miles SW of the Lune lightship in company with the auxiliary smack MARGARET (FD208) (Sk. William Leadbetter), while preparing to make the first haul of the day, the mainmast broke. A serious incident was avoided by the jib halyards preventing the mast falling on to the crew on deck. Managed to return to Fleetwood unaided.
1.11.1929: Reported that with so few smacks left in the port, it has not yet been possible to secure a mast of suitable proportions. Inquiries have been made in Liverpool, Preston and other NW ports.
3.1930: Reported laid up at Fleetwood “unprofitable to run”.
4.11.1930: Sailed for the fishing grounds in company with LORD MARMION (FD131) and the auxiliary smack HARRIET (FD111).
5.11.1830: In the early hours, about 4.00am, fishing some 40 miles from Fleetwood, some miles away from the other two smacks, weather conditions deteriorated. Hauled gear. HARRIET, sizing up the situation it was agreed that she would take the LORD MARMION in tow for home. Closed the LORD MARMION, connected and after a six hour tow arrived safely in port. ASHBY, with her gear stowed and under reduced sail arrived off the Wyre Light, taken in tow by the steam tug CLEVELEYS ((292grt/1902)) and brought safely into Fleetwood.
3.9.1934: Sailing as a private vessel (Capt. S. E. Dutton master/owner). Crew included Mr C. Boyd, Liverpool and Mrs Dutton. Anchored off Fleetwood but realising that they would take the ground, weighed anchor and tried to get into harbour.
4.9.1934: When it came light put out into very heavy seas, rolling with rails under and drifted on to the bank. Laid out kedge and got off on the flood and anchored close to the line of steamer traffic. The Harbour Master, Capt. J. Maskell, sent out instructions for the smack to be moved. As darkness approached the crew weighed anchor but drifted and fetched up on Barnett Bank. The Fleetwood Lifeboat, SIR FITZROY CLAYTON, (Cox. Leadbetter) stood by until the smack refloated and re-anchored in the Wyre Channel.
6.9.1934: On the evening tide arrived Fleetwood and reported that they had had a very rough passage from Liverpool. The mainsail was blown away in a squall and the punt on deck filled with water. Capt Dutton had facial injuries, having been struck by the foresail bulls-eye block during a squall.
1936: Laid up.
1940: Sold to W. A. Jones & Irene F. Jones, Parkgate.
5.1940: Converted to auxiliary motor.
4.5.1940: Re-registered as auxiliary motor at Grimsby (GY359).
By 31.8.1948: Not listed.

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sv Ashby GY359

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Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published.
26/10/2014: Information amended.
12/08/2022: Substantial update to history.

sv Ariel FD25

Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 67449
Completed: 1874
Net Tonnage: 47
Rig: Ketch
Built: Robert Moore, Dartmouth

History

2.1874: Launched by Robert Moore, Dartmouth for Hewett & Co Ltd, London as ARIEL.
3.1874: Completed.
17.3.1874: Registered at Yarmouth (YH586).
17.3.1874: Appropriated.
1.1.1875: Owned by John Hillyard, Gorleston.
6.2.1877: Damaged in the violent gale that caught the Gt. Yarmouth fleet under sail with gear down, causing considerable damage and some loss of life.
1879: Owned by William H. Page, The Whim, High Street, Gorleston and others.
21.10.1879: At Gt. Yarmouth Magistrates Court, Alfred Wood, fisherman was sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment for refusing to go to sea in the smack.
1.1.1883: Sold to Joseph E. Horne, 37 Duncombe Street, Grimsby.
1.1.1888: Owned by Joseph E. Horne, 20 Stanley Street, New Clee.
22.6.1888: Reported sold to John Iddon, 19 Henry Street, Fleetwood and others. At Fleetwood. John Iddon managing owner. Yarmouth registry closed.
1.9.1888: Registered at Fleetwood (FD25).
1897: John Iddon died.
13.8.1897: TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, by Mr Robert Westby, at the FIELDEN FREE LIBRARY, Fleetwood on FRIDAY, the 13th day of August 1897 at Three o’clock in the afternoon prompt, subject to the Public Sale Conditions of the Preston Law Society, and to such other conditions as may then and there be produced. Lot 3. – The Wooden SAILING TRAWLER; “ARIEL”, of Fleetwood, 46 tons register, 65 feet 6 inches long, 17 feet 7 inches beam and 8 feet 9 inches depth of hold, built at Dartmouth in 1874. This boat is strongly built and provided with all necessary Sails, Working Gear, etc and is at present fishing off the Bristol Channel. Lot 4. – The Wooden SAILING TRAWLER; “BEAVER”, of Fleetwood, 46 tons register, 59 feet 4 inches long, 17 feet beam and 9 feet 31/2 inches depth of hold, built at Brixham in 1869. She is also a fine working boat boat and provided with all necessary Sails, Working Gear, etc and is now engaged fishing off the Bristol Channel. Both boats were managed and owned by the late Captain Iddon, having been thoroughly kept up and are well known as handy and profitable Trawlers. For further particulars as to lots 3 and 4 apply to Mr T. Fisher, Shipowner, Fleetwood or J. H. Nicholson, Solicitor, Albert Square, Fleetwood.
6.9.1897: Arrived Glasson Dock from Fleetwood (Sk. George Fogg) for docking and survey by Nicholson & Sons.
15.9.1897: Sailed Glasson Dock for Fleetwood (Sk. George Fogg).
13.10.1897: Sold to Richard Ashcroft & George Fogg, Fleetwood (George Fogg/J. R. Wright, skippers). Richard Ashcroft managing owner.
1.9.1900: At Glasson Dock.
8.8.1904: Arrived Glasson Dock from Fleetwood (Sk. George Fogg) for docking and survey by Nicholson & Sons.
17.12.1904: Tonnage altered to 24.51net per Certificate of Survey dated 6th Dec.1904.
1914: Sold for for breaking up.
5.2.1914: Fleetwood registry closed “Boat broken up. Advice received from owner.”

Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published.
26/10/2014: Information amended.
10/08/2022: Substantial update to history.

s.v. Ambrosine FD58

Technical

Official Number: 104969
Completed: 1896
Gross Tonnage: 52
Net tonnage: 47
Length: 67.2 ft
Breadth: 18.6 ft
Depth: 9.3 ft
Rig: Ketch – trawling, drifting & lining
Built: Brixham

History

1896: Completed by ??, Brixham for William Richard Memery, 11 Thorncastle Street, Dublin (managing owner) as AMBROSINE. Registered at Dublin (D??).
1901: Sold to Samuel S. Preston, Adelaide St, Fleetwood (managing owner).
7.10.1901: Registered at Fleetwood (FD58).
4.11.1907: Tonnage altered to 24.77net. New Fishing Certificate issued.
26.4.1920: Fleetwood registration closed. Sold to foreigners (Belgian subjects).

Changelog
05/01/2009 Page published.
24/10/2014: Information updated.