Technical

Official Number: 90382
Launched: 1879
Gross Tonnage: 42.08
Net Tonnage: 23.44
Length: 63.5 ft
Breadth: 17.4 ft
Depth: 8.3 ft
Built: St. Malo

Rig: Dandy – trawling

History

1879: Completed by ??, St. Malo as PÊCHERIES FRANCAISES No.38.
11.1884: Sold to G. P. Walford, Grimsby.
8.11.1884: Registered at Grimsby (Part I & IV) as LILY O.N.90382 (GY973).
7.1885: Sold to Great Grimsby Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
5.1888: Sold to George Maskell, 25 London Street, Fleetwood & others (George Maskell managing owner).
7.1888: Grimsby registry closed.
2.10.1888: Registered at Fleetwood (FD20). David Herbank skipper.
31.1.1891/1.2.1891: Very few of the trawlers that returned home came back without some loss or damage. With very bad weather in the Irish Channel the fleet had attempted to to reach the Irish coast but the weather on 26th January was so severe that they remained at anchor until the following day. Only a few boats made the Irish Coast and many put into Peel and Ramsey for shelter. In the midst of the heavy gale which lasted for six hours the Fleetwood boats that were still at sea suffered damage. Returned having lost sails.
2.2.1891: Nearly all the boats alongside were undergoing repairs, some had landed fair catches which made around £12 gross.
4.12.1905: Sold to Jonathan Watson Grisdale, Hoylake. Jonathan W. Grisdale skipper.
28.4.1908: Sold to William Beck, Ferndale Rd, Hoylake. William Beck skipper.
28.4.1908: Fleetwood registry closed.
29.4.1908: Registered at Liverpool (LL133).
1914: Sold to Joseph R. Beck, 15 Lake Rd, Hoylake (Joseph R. Beck managing owner).
12.10.1928: Liverpool registry closed “ Ceased fishing.”

Changelog
18/02/2009: Page published.
14/07/2022: Updated history.