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Fleetwood Trawler - M.F.V. Ailsea FD174
Official number : 187868
Tonnage: 23 grt / 10 nrt
Length: 45 ft
Engine: 95 hp Gardner Diesel
Built: 1959 by Nobles of Fraserburgh
Owner: Joe Parkinson, Pim Grace and Duckie Burgess

History
1959: Built by Nobles of Fraserburgh, for Grace, Burgess and Parkinson. Sailed from the Jubilee Quay Fleetwood and managed by Wards.

197?: Owner as Knud E.C. Viji, Fleetwood.

Late ’70s early ’80s she was sold to Tom Marginson and Charlie Ellis, Fleetwood.

1984 her registration was changed to Campbeltown and she became (CN321).

Images

M.F.V. Ailsea FD174

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Fleetwood Trawler - M.F.V Resolute A127
Official number : A10056
Yard Number: 359
Tonnage: 49nrt / 117grt
Length: 23.19m
Breadth: 5.96m
Draught: 2.42m
Engine: L-Blackstone 395hp / 593kw
VCU: 271
Built: 1970, J Lewis & Sons Ltd
Owner: J N Ward & Son (Later Martin (Shellfish) Ltd, Fleetwood

History
1980: sold to Thomas Chilton, Maryport as BOY ANTHONY III.
Later renamed JANMAR

1985: returned to Fleetwood, Owner John Pratt and name changed to RESOLUTE.

2006: Serious fire in her accomodation while tied up in North Shields.

2008: Scarpped at C&J Marine, North Shields.

Images

Resolute A127 - Picture courtesy Dave Slinger

Resolute A127 - Shelter Decked, Picture courtesy of Peter Brady

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Fleetwood Trawler - M.F.V. The Way FD268
RSS Number: A16729
Gross Tonnage: 36
Length: 16.50m
Breadth: 5.62m
Draught: 1.92m
VCU: 146
Engine: Scania 185Hp/138Kw
Built: 1965, Macduff, Registered as The Way FR292

History
1976: Sold to John K Runton, Isle of Skye.

1979: Sold to Stephen Buchan and Duncan Birnie, Peterhead, Registration changed to PD268.

1983: Sold to Charles Ellis and Tom Marginson, Fleetwood, Registration changed to FD268.

1992: Sold to Lee Evans.

199?: Aground on Tigers Tail Fleetwood for maintenance.

1994: Ran aground, Parton, Irish Sea.

2000: Sold to Shaun Poland.

2003: She was fitted with a volvo penta 247 hp the variable pitch gear was also removed and a standard gearbox fitted new shaft 5 bladed propellor.

2006: New wheelhouse fitted.

Notes
She has also fished from Girvan, Barrow and lately Maryport.

Built for twin brothers Alec and Robbie Noble from Inverallochy. Named after passage from Bible, John 14 : 6 : I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Images

The Way FD268 - Picture Courtesy Michael Craine

The Way FD268 - Aground on Tigers Tail for maintenance. Image Courtesy of Tony Frith

The way FD268 - Run aground, Parton, Irish Sea in 1994 - Picture Courtesy of Norman

The Way FD268 showing her new Winch and Wheelhouse - Picture Courtesy of Norman

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