Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 56593
Completed: 1869
Gross Tonnage: 41
Regd. Tonnage: 41
Gross Tonnage: 24.21
Net Tonnage: 24.21
Length: 59.4 ft
Breadth: 17 ft
Depth: 9.3 ft
Rig: Sloop – trawling & lining

History

1869: Completed by ??, Brixham as BEAVER.
1869: Sold to The Morecambe Bay Fishery Co Ltd, 142 Church Street, Lancaster for the sum of £710.
8.11.1869: Registered Lancaster.
1871: Wrecked and lying on the sands in damaged condition, 3 miles west of Morecambe.
3.1871: The company in liquidation, Edmund Noble, Morecambe appointed liquidator.
1.4.1871: Advertised for sale by auction, “ as she now lies “, along with dandy rigged trawlers IDA (LR??), OTTER (LR??) and ONWARD (LR??).
5.4.1871: Sold by auction at the North Western Hotel, Morecambe to Capt Alcock for the sum of £42.
2.5.1872: Lancaster registry closed.
By 1.1.1875: Owned by George H. Robinson, Southport.
1.1.1880: Owned by Frederick W. Rigby, Preston. Registered at Preston (PN67).
1883: Sold to John Iddon, Fleetwood & others. John Iddon managing owner.
27.9.1883: Following the gales earlier, several of the smacks that had returned yesterday reported that the HARRIET (CK59) was seen with decks swept and masts gone. At about 10.00am sailed in company with the WONDER (FD68) with volunteer crews of eight to ten men each to search for the HARRIET. They had not got far, however, before they met the disabled smack in tow of the BADGER.(FD55). Returned to port with them.
11.1884: Preston registry closed.
20.12.1884: Registered at Fleetwood (FD164).
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.
17.9.1897: Sold to John Christian (64/64), Douglas, IoM. John Christian managing owner.
9.1897: Fleetwood registry closed.
17.9.1897: Registered at Douglas (DO1).
1898: Along with along with COMET (FD160) and LEADER (FD165) arrived Jubilee Quay from fishing grounds severely iced up.
8.4.1899: Sold to William Fairclough (64/64), 23 Kemp St, Fleetwood, William Fairclough managing owner.
16.5.1914: Douglas registry closed. “Vessel dismantled and disposed of for breaking up”.

Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published.
18/08/2022: Significant update to history.