Category Archives: Sailing Trawlers

Sailing Trawlers

sv Surprise II FD122

Technical

Official Number: 127579
Completed: 1910
Gross Tonnage: 46
Net Tonnage: 24
Length: 67.9 ft
Breadth: 19.0 ft
Depth: 8.75 ft
Rig: Dandy
Built: Liver & Wilding, Fleetwood

History

Dandy – trawling

1910: Completed by Liver & Wilding, Fleetwood for William Leadbetter, 8 Ash St, Fleetwood (managing owner) as Surprise II.
21.9.1910: Registered at Fleetwood (FD122).
19.7.1920: Fleetwood registry closed. Sold to foreigners (Belgian subjects).

Changelog
23/02/2009: Page published.

s.v. Surprise FD151

Technical

Official Number: 22663
Completed: 1857
Gross Tonnage: 50
Net Tonnage: 32
Length: 58.1 ft
Rig: Yawl
Built: Gibson & Butcher, Fleetwood

History

26.6.1857: Completed by Gibson & Butcher, Fleetwood for Mr Wilson, North Meols & others as SURPRISE.
1857: Registered at Fleetwood (FD151).
1.1.1870: Owned by Richard Leadbetter, Fleetwood.
15.8.1879: Re registered at Fleetwood (FD151).
21/22.12.1894: After a day of severe weather, in the early evening NW wind strengthened and during the night in storm force conditions (100 – 120mph) foundered off Cumberland coast/ in Morecambe Bay. Crew lost *.
1985: Fleetwood registry closed.

Lost* – Skipper William Baxter, William Lynch, John Enwright and Sam Nichols.

Changelog
23/02/2009: Page published. 2 updates since then.
07/07/2017: Information updated.

s.v. Superb GY526

Technical

Official Number: 58749
Launched: 1871
Net Tonnage: 56
Length: 68.4 ft
Breadth: 19.0 ft
Depth: 9.35 ft
Rig: Dandy – trawling
Built: J. Banks Jnr, Kilpin Pike

History

1871: Completed by J, Banks Jnr, Kilpin Pike for Thomas Raddings, Goole as SUPERB.
1871: Registered at Goole on Shipping Register.
10.1874: Sold to Thomas Raddings, 1 Fish Dock, Gt Grimsby. Registered at Grimsby (GY526).
9.1881: Sold to James Brown, 5 Waterloo Terrace, Spencer Street, New Clee, Lincolnshire.
7.1889: Sold to Charles H. Saunby, Fish Market, Fleetwood (managing owner).
1891: Registry closed.

Changelog
23/02/2009: Page published.
08/02/2015: Added more information.

s.v. Robert and Emily FD126

Technical

Official Number: 70180
Completed: 1875
Gross Tonnage: 32
Net Tonnage: 21
Length: 54.7 ft
Breadth: 16.4 ft
Depth: 8.2 ft
Rig: Smack – trawling & lining
Built: ??, Peel, IoM

History

1875: Completed by ??, Peel, IoM as ROBERT & EMILY .
1875: Registered at Fleetwood (FD126).
1.1.1880: Owned by James Hazlitt, Fleetwood.
1881: Census at Fleetwood – Edward Corkish (40), b-Ramsey, fisherman; Thomas Karran (46), b-Ramsey, fisherman; James Crix (40), b-Ramsey, fisherman; Robert Garret (30), b-Ramsey, fisherman; William Corkish (32), b-Ramsey, fisherman.
1.1.1883: Owned by Miss Jane Sumner, Fleetwood.
1883: Sold to Robert Leadbetter, Fleetwood & Others.
22.12.1883: Registered at Fleetwood (FD126).
1908: Owned by Richard Leadbetter, Fleetwood & others.
1910: Same.
1915: Sold for demolition.
16.3.1915: Fleetwood registry closed.

Changelog
23/02/2009: Page published.
24/01/2015: Information updated.

s.v. Robert and Ann FD98

Additional information courtesy of Geoff Davidson

Technical

Official Number: 68617
Completed: 1873
Net Tonnage: 24
Rig: Smack
Built: ??, Plymouth

History

1873: Completed by ??, Plymouth as ROBERT and ANN.
1873: Owned by William Leach, Fleetwood.
28.2.1873: Registered at Fleetwood (FD98).
1.1.1880: Owned by James Hodge, Fleetwood.
1.1.1883: Owned by John Bradshaw, Fleetwood.
1891: Owner James Stone, Fleetwood.
1893: Sold to Thomas Rigby, Fleetwood.
6.2.1895: In severe weather conditions of gale force winds, driving snow in the Irish Sea (Sk. David Herbert). At night in total darkness, driven ashore on the Cumberland coast in Bootle Bay, between Ravenglass and Black Combe and quickly filled with water. Crew took to rigging but skipper remained on deck trying to keep the punt clear of water but was washed overboard and spent five to six minutes in the water until washed back onboard. Helped by crewman John Smith he crawled into the rigging in a very poor state.
7.2.1894: In the morning the wreck was observed by farmers, the crew were all in a benumbed, helpless state and helped ashore, the skipper was cut from the rigging and carried from the wreck suffering from frostbite and hypothermia.
!0.2.1895: Crew returned to Fleetwood having been looked after for two days by the farmers. Vessel became a total loss.
1895: Fleetwood registry closed.

Changelog
23/02/2009: Page published.
07/12/2015: Information updated.