M.F.V. Arcona Bay – GY244
Fleetwood Trawler – Arcona Bay GY244
Official Number: 359885
Gross Tonnage: 47 grt / 20 nrt
Length: 55 ft
Engine: 110bhp
Built: Denmark, 1949
Owner: Arcona Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby, later by Arbay Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
History
Sometime in the 1970′s Egon Thomsen brought her to Fleetwood from Denmark.
1995: Decommissioned and dry landed on Fleetwood Freeport as an attraction.
Undated: Removed from Fleetwood Freeport. Im unsure what has happend to her since.
Images
Arcona Bay FD244 - Picture courtesy of Tony Frith
Alan
I have the Arcona Bay listed as a Grimsby registered vessel. GY244 with O.N. 359885
Agree with year of build and dimensions.
Regards
Dave
Sorry my mistake, typed FD instead of GY.
Thanks for making me aware Dave.
hi..was the arcona owed by the clarke brothers at some stage??
Hello Mark, im unsure. All the information we have it above.
Arcorna bay was bought by peter lees and run by steve and phil dell .they both had vessels I think phils was our van claire. last seen at skipool being converted to a floating home
worked on her in grimsby fitted the wheelhouse and masts also did alot of shipwrighting in fleetwood on the helen mona cyrel a top guy border star sulwarth ellen andrew borum collene d jay limanda lou ann most gy boats ended up in fleetwood just been fitting out artimus in whitby but based in grimsby but travel all over repairing wooden boats