The Fleetwood Motor Trawler Site

Fleetwood Trawler – Jacinta FD159
Official Number: 341758
Built: 1972 at Wallsend by Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd
Yard Number: 322
Gross Tonnage: 599
Net Tonnage: 178
Length: 142′ 8” ft
Breadth: 32′ 1” ft
Draught: 12′ 10” ft
Owner: J Marr and Sons Ltd

History
1982: Transferred to Hull.

February 1990: Skippered by Dennis Beaumont, Jacinta set a British record catch with £270,516

09/02/1995: Left Hull under tow for Fleetwood to become the focal point of a maritime museum after engine repairs were judged too costly.

Notes
As a trawler working out of Fleetwood, The Jacinta became the most famous stern trawler of her generation. She returned to port with record catches and soon covered her building costs many times over. After years at sea, her engines failed and she seemed doomed for the scrapyard. However, a group of local Fleetwood people rallied to save her and she was bought from her owners for just one pound, and was towed home to Fleetwood. She was then fitted with a new engine to enable her to go to sea and attend heritage festivals.

Images

Jacinta at Sea

Jacinta FD159 in Fleetwood Dock, Courtesy of Darren Moore

Jacinta FD159 aground at Fleetwood, Courtesy of Peter Brady