Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 87593
Completed: 1883
Net Tonnage: 44
Built: Thomas Mathews, Galmpton
Rig: Cutter – trawling

History

1883: Completed by Thomas Mathews, Galmpton for Alfred Wilton, Brixham as DEVONSHIRE LASS. Registered at Dartmouth (DH18).
1885: Sold to Thomas Blackmore Brusey, Dublin.
1888: Sold to Jas. Brusey, 9 York Street, Kingstown, Co. Dublin.
1897: Owned by Samuel Pullen, 15 Cambridge Street, Ringsend, Co. Dublin.
28.8.1900: Sold to James Wright, 25 Adelaide Street, Fleetwood. Dartmouth/Brixham registry closed.
5.9.1900: Registered at Fleetwood (FD37).
25.2.1903: During the night, the Fylde Coast experienced the worst weather since the storm of December 1894, in a SSE Force 9 severe gale, reaching storm force in the squalls, torn from her moorings at Jubilee Quay and after being after being buffeted about for several hours, carried out and on to Bernard’s Wharf. On the flood, driven further on to Pilling Sands and shortly before noon she foundered. Visited at low water, found to be partly buried in sand, seams open and feared to be a total wreck.
19.3.1903: Reported that the wreck of the fishing smack “Devonshire Lass” which went ashore on Pilling Sands a fortnight earlier, was sold by auction for 22s 6d.
7.10.1903: Fleetwood registry closed “ Sold as a wreck.”

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Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published.
05/10/2022: Updated history.