The Fleetwood Motor Trawler Site

Information courtesy of M. P. Evans, Heswall

Technical

Completed: 1910
Net Tonnage: 14.43
Length: 39′ 6″
Breadth: 10′
Depth: 5′
Built: Arnside

History

1910: Built at Arnside as HELEN II for George E Stonall of New Brighton, Cheshire.
1910: Completed.
24/11/1910: Registered by owner at Liverpool (LL43).
06/04/1935: Sold to Ludwig Kristin Anderson of Harbour House, Portmadoc and registered at Carnarvon (CO65).
03/03/1936: Sold to Miss Blodwen Lewis of 11 Terrace Road, Portmadoc.
20/06/1938: Sold to Edwin Hugh Roberts of Coer Plan, Penrhos, Pwllheli.
02/01/1943: Sold to John Griffiths of Seaside View, Gorth, Bangor.
04/10/1943: Sold to John Martin of 58 Dronsfield Road Fleetwood, renamed LUELLA after his wife and registered at Fleetwood (FD2).
15/02/1960: Sold and registration cancelled by new owner at Maryport.
21/12/1964: Owned by Kenneth Bee of 8 Albert Square, Fleetwood.
31/12/1968: Sold to Michael John Yarwood of 59 Woodland Avenue, Thornton.
08/04/1969: Sold to David Warren of 7 Glenfield Avenue, Blackpool and Robert Wright of 1 Longwood Lane, Pilling.
20/01/1972: Sold to Arthur Irwin of 21 Huddleston Road, Millom and registered at Fleetwood (FD216).
14/05/1973: Fishing registration cancelled boat transferred to Workington.
1989: Purchased by Mike Griffiths of Liverpool from Mr Chilton of Workington.
1994: Sold to Mr Falshaw and renamed ANNA.
1999: Obtained by Jim Roddick for restoration and renamed HELEN II.
2010: Ownership converted to a Trust and handed to Conway County Council for conversion to a training ship.

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Technical

Completed: 1931
Length: 37’ ft
Beam: 11’ ft
Draught: 4’ 6” ft
Net Tonnage: 8.25 tons
Built: William Crossfield & Sons, Arnside

History

1931: Built by William Crossfield & Sons at Arnside as HANNAH HAMBLETON for the Hambleton family of 2 Heath Road, Widnes.
08/01/1932: Registered by owners at Runcorn (RN5).
12/06/1951: Purchased by Harry Wright of 124 London Street, Fleetwood and registered at Fleetwood (FD104).
02/05/1961: Boat sold and fishing registration cancelled.
17/08/1966: Purchased by Roy Sidney Mitchenson of 19 Hesketh Close, Fleetwood and registered at Fleetwood (FD260).
17/12/1974: Sold to Ronald McPherson of 67 Queen Street, Millom.
13/01/1976: Owned by John McPherson of 23 Huddleston Road, Millom and B Clark of Town Head Farm, Haverigg.
31/12/1980: Registered at Lancaster (LR177) by new owner Michael Green of 6 Oxford Street, Morecambe.
1982: Sold to Mr Ryding of 30 Cable Road, Hoylake, Wirral.
12/03/1985: Registered at Liverpool (LL40) by new owner William Spencer of Marine Road, Hoylake.
20/01/1986: Fishing registration cancelled as boat had gone ashore at Meols and was severely damaged. Wreck subsequently purchased and rebuilt as a yacht by Jim Roddick of Greasby, Wirral.

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Technical

Net Tonnage: 12.05
Length: 34′ 2″
Breadth: 11’ ft
Depth: 5’ 5” ft
Built: John Crossfield & Co., at Conwy

History

1910: Built by John Crossfield & Co., at Conwy as ELEANORA for Evan Harris of 57 Sand Street, Pwllheli.
1910: Completed.
10/10/1910: Registered by owner at Carnarvon (CO70).
17/10/1926: Sold to Rebecca Clark of the Fish Stores, Pwllheli.
17/12/1926: Reported as having an auxiliary motor fitted.
13/10/1931: Sold to John Walkin Owen of 43 Lleyn Street, Pwllheli.
11/08/1941: Registered at Fleetwood (FD184) by new owner William Henry Sawyers of 24 Lower Lune Street, Fleetwood.
29/07/1942: Purchased by Ernest Salthouse of 59 North Church Street, Fleetwood and skippered by James Grundy.
07/03/1944: Sold to William Stevenson of 231 Clifton Street, St Anne’s and skippered by Fred Price and John Richard Wright.
25/07/1944: Sold to Odafoam Limited of Liverpool and skippered by Cyril Sessions.
09/08/1946: Sold to William Stanley Clare and Sidney Vernon Brice of 1 Daisy Bank, Victoria Road, Cleveleys.
25/04/1947: Owned by Vernon Brice of 1 Daisy Bank, Victoria Road, Cleveleys.
13/10/1949: Owned by Charles Bellamy Bird of 6 Maple Avenue, Fleetwood.
12/04/1950: Sold to Arthur ‘Arty’ Swales of Fleetwood.
12/06/1969: Recorded as jointly owned by Arthur ‘Arty’ Swales and Kenneth Falkner of Fleetwood when Fishing registration was cancelled.
21/11/1972: Registered at Fleetwood (FD184) by owner Arthur Swales.
20/05/1985: Sold to Piers Martin of 40 West Road, Lancaster.
01/04/1989: Fishing registration cancelled and sold to become a yacht owned by Tom Dalton racing in the annual nobby races at Liverpool and Conwy.

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Technical

Completed: 1893
Net Tonnage: 8.24
Length: 32’ 6”
Breadth: 10’
Depth: 4’ 8”
Built: Crossfield Brothers, Arnside

History

23/10/1893: launched by Crossfield Brothers at Arnside as FOX for John Pailey of Lytham.
07/12/1893: Registered by owner at Preston (PN53).
03/05/1900: Sold to Robert Atkinson of Knott End and registered at Fleetwood (FD27).
12/07/1919: Sold to John Wright of Knott End.
13/10/1925: Sold to Peter W Rimmer of 46 Shelfield Road, Marshside and registered at Preston (PN62).
19/06/1931: Sold to William Lomax of 1 Davies Street, Widnes and registered at Runcorn (RN4).
11/09/1943: Vessel sunk and subsequently broken up at Stock’s in the River Mersey.

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Technical

Completed: 1909
Net Tonnage: 10.27
Length: 33’
Breadth: 10’ 1”
Depth: 4’ 8”
Built: Arnside

History

1908: Built at Arnside as CHARLOTTE for John Abram of 29 Rhyl Street, Fleetwood.
1909: Completed.
14/07/1909: Registered by owner at Fleetwood (FD112).
01/11/1920: Owned by Richard Abram of 30 Hesketh Place, Fleetwood.
23/10/1925: Reported as having an auxiliary motor fitted.
12/11/1945: Sold to Richard ‘Couch’ Wright of 79 Victoria Street, Fleetwood.
24/07/1961: Vessel struck a buoy and sank in Liverpool Bay.

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Technical

Official Number: 182476
Completed: 1914
Net Tonnage: 8.77
Length: 32′
Breadth: 9’ 8”
Depth: 3’ 2”
Built: Arnside

History

1914: Built at Arnside as ANNIE for Joseph Parkinson of 19 Townley Street, Morecambe.
10/10/1908: Registered by owner at Lancaster (LR7).
1926: Reported as having an auxiliary motor fitted.
28/07/1932: Sold to Herbert Jones of 15 Chapel Road, Hoylake and registered at Liverpool (LL94).
25/07/1941: Sold to Robert Charles Meuse of 60 Cornish Avenue, Fleetwood.
13/04/1942: Sold to Alexander Jones and Alfred Jones of Meols, Wirral.
11/06/1947: Sold to Charles Robertson of 40 Richland Road, Liverpool and moored in the River Mersey.
21/03/1949: Repurchased by Alfred Jones of 9 Bispham Drive, Meols.
26/10/1949: Sold to Harry Ainsworth of Springbank, Wyreside, Knott End.
10/11/1949: Registered by owner at Fleetwood (FD51) under new name CARL ROSA.
20/01/1950: Passed to William Henry Ainsworth of Spring Bank Wyreside, Knott End and Harry Ainsworth of 55 Park Lane, Preerall, Lancaster.
01/03/1955: Sold to George Walter Lombard of 42 Westgate, Fleetwood.
19/06/1964: Sold to John Kellet of 24 Osborne Grove and Fred Milner of 37 Hestham Avenue, Morecambe and registered at Lancaster (LR133).
08/04/1970: Sold to Robert Birkett of 1 Ausby Road, Westgate.
30/04/1971: Sold to Fred Gates of Maryport and registered at Maryport (MT33) under new name CHRISTINE.
1997: Sold as a yacht to Paul Cracknell and moved to West Kirby under new name ELIZABETH.

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The Christine (Late Carl Rosa) at Maryport whilst having her lines taken by Len Lloyd.

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Technical

Completed: 1908
Length: 34’ 5” ft
Beam: 10’ 8” ft
Draught: 5’ 8” ft
Net Tonnage: 12.70 tons
Built: Arnside

History

1908: Built at Arnside as ALBION for Frank Parr of 2 Princes Street, Blackpool.
10/10/1908: Registered by owner at Fleetwood (FD224).
29/07/1913: Sold to new owners in New Ferry and registered at Liverpool (LL145).
09/04/1923: Reported as having an auxiliary motor fitted.
22/11/1937: Purchased by Ernest George Wright of 76 Promenade Road, Fleetwood and registered at Fleetwood (FD224).
29/07/1944: Sold to Oskar William Dodd of 264 Pickering Place, Hull and John Nelson of 4 Old Road Conwy.
22/01/1946: Sold to George Edward Evans of Rhyl, and registered at Chester (CH33) who sold her on an unknown date to Albert Peters of 14 Mostyn Gardens, Parkgate.
24/05/1951: Sold to the Wright family of Rock Ferry and registration cancelled.
28/07/1958: Sold to George Slack of 52 Canterbury Place, Garston, registered at Liverpool (LL30) and moored in the Cocklehole, Liverpool.
10/12/1973: Fishing registration cancelled and sold to become a yacht owned by Eddie Lee for seventeen years racing in the annual nobby races at Liverpool and Conwy.

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Technical

Completed: 1902
Net Tonnage: 8.00
Length: 37’
Breadth: 11’
Depth: 4’ 5”
Built: Crossfield Brothers of Arnside

History

10/03/1902: Launched at Crossfield Brothers of Arnside as WILD ROSE for Nicholas Leatherhead of 1 Balmoral Terrace, Fleetwood.
1902: Completed.
15/03/1902: Registered at Fleetwood (FD86).
01/05/1928: Sold to James Leadbetter of 16 Kent Street, Fleetwood.
01/08/1961: Purchased by Richard Wright of 79 Victoria Street, Fleetwood.
09/10/1962: Owned by Arthur Albert Hardington of 6 Fairclough Road, Thornton.
28/11/1963: Recorded as a total loss.

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