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s.v. Leader FD165

Technical

Official Number: 42547
Completed: 1861
Net Tonnage: 51
Rig: Smack – Trawling
Built: John Gibson, Fleetwood
Owner: Thomas and Berry Wright, Fleetwood

History

22.11.1861: Completed by John Gibson, Fleetwood (Yd.No.2) for Thomas & Berry Wright, Fleetwood as
Leader. Registered at Fleetwood (FD165).
1.1.1875: Owned by Thomas Wright, Fleetwood.
20.7.1882: Sold to Robert A. Aldred, Hoylake. (1883: MNL shows Thomas Wright as owner).
20.1.1901: Fleetwood registry closed. Broken up.

Changelog
18/02/2009: Page published.
10/12/2014: Amended PLN.

s.v. King David FD93

Technical

Official Number: 68612
Yard Number: 19
Completed: 1873
Gross Tonnage: 38
Net Tonnage: 25
Length: 65.0 ft
Breadth: 16.4 ft
Depth: 7.6 ft
Rig: jigger smack – trawling, drifting & lining
Built: John Gibson, Fleetwood

History

17.1.1873: Completed by John Gibson, Fleetwood (Yd.No.19) for David & John Moss, Fleetwood as King David. Registered at Fleetwood (FD93).
1.1.1875: Owned by David Moss, Fleetwood.
1881: Census at Fleetwood – William Moss (27), b-Southport, master fisherman; Thomas Hallsall (50), b-Southport, mate fisherman; John Smith (22), b-Southport, fisherman; John Eaves (24), b-Fleetwood, fisherman; Robert Hallsall (19), b-Fleetwood, cook.
22.10.1887: Sold to John Moss, Fleetwood & others.
25.11.1896: Sold to William Moss, Fleetwood.
8.5.1906: Sold to John Hamlet Fogg, 35 Pharos St, Fleetwood (managing owner).
19.4.1911: Holed after collision with steam trawler CYGNET (FD110) near ferry slipway. Beached on Knott Spit.
30.8.1917: Sold to James Myerscough, Knott End for demolition.
9.3.1918: Fleetwood registry closed “Vessel broken up”.

Changelog
18/02/2009: Page published.
06/12/2014: Information updated.
03/02/2016: Minor information update.

s.v. William and John FD162

Technical

Official Number: 45350
Completed: 1866
Gross Tonnage: 35
Net Tonnage: 20
Length: 54.1 ft
Breadth: 16.1 ft
Depth: 8.5 ft
Rig: Jigger Smack – trawling
Built by:John Gibson, Fleetwood

History

1866: Completed by John Gibson, Fleetwood (Yd. No. 8) for Jeffrey Wright, Fleetwood as WILLIAM and JOHN. Registered at Fleetwood (FD162).
1.1.1870: Owned by William Sumner, Fleetwood.
1881: Census at Fleetwood – George Bird (27), b-Hoylake, master; David Herbert (28), b-Colchester,AB; Robert Green (41), b-Poulton-le-Fylde, AB; Philip Kay (29), b-Peel, AB; James Bird (15), b-Hoylake, cook.
21.10.1890: Sold to Richard Ashcroft, 9 Adelaide St, Fleetwood (managing owner).
26.9.1919: Sold to Jane Meadows, 1 Elm Street, Fleewood.
16.2.1921: Sold to John Henry Collis, 35 Carr Road, Fleetwood.
28.10.1928: Fleetwood registry closed. No longer fishing.

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William & John

William & John

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published.
01/03/2015: Minor information update.
02/06/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

s.v. Ezra FD1

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Additional information courtesy of Geoff Davidson

Technical

Official Number: 56697
Completed: 1866
Gross Tonnage: 35
Net Tonnage: 21
Length: 54.4 ft
Breadth: 16.2 ft
Depth: 8.3 ft
Rig: Smack – trawling
Built: John Gibson, Fleetwood

History

1866: Completed by John Gibson, Fleetwood (Yd.No.10) for ??, ?? as EZRA.
1869: Sold to Thomas Leadbetter, 19 Saint Peter’s Place, Fleetwood & others.
1.3.1869: Registered at Fleetwood (FD1).
1881: Census at Fleetwood – Richard Sumner (39), b-North Meols, master; Joshua Summerfield (50), b-Liverpool, mate; Thomas Sharp (21), b-Fleetwood, fisherman; Richard Wright (20), b-Fleetwood, fisherman; Thomas Wright (14), b-Fleetwood, boy.
20.5.1895: Reported that while returning home in a NW moderate gale (Sk. John Wright), observed smack CHRISTINA (FD13) (Sk. John Meadows), dismasted. Connected and delivered Fleetwood
6.4.1908: Sold to John Thomas Kee & John Brown Kee, 25 West Quay, Ramsey.
14.4.1908: Fleetwood registry closed.
4.1908: Registered at Ramsey.
1912: Sold to Albert Abecasis, Irish Town, Gibraltar. Ramsey registry closed. Registered at Gibraltar.
1914: Not in MNL.

Changelog
25/01/2009: Page published.
14/11/2014: Information updated.
30/12/2015: Information updated.