Category Archives: Inshore Fishing Vessels

iv Hannah Hambleton – FD104

Information courtesy of Paul Evans

Technical

Net Tonnage: 8.25
Length: 37’ ft
Breadth: 11 ft
Depth: 4′ 6″

History

1931: Built by William Crossfield & Sons at Arnside as HANNAH HAMBLETON for the Hambleton family of 2 Heath Road, Widnes.
1931: Completed.
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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iv Hannah Hambleton FD260

iv Hannah Hambleton FD260
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iv Hannah Hambleton FD104

iv Hannah Hambleton FD104
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Changelog
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iv Eleanora FD184

Information courtesy of Paul Evans

Technical

Net Tonnage: 12.05
Length: 34′ 2″
Breadth: 11 ft
Depth: 5′ 5″

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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i.v. Eleanora FD184

i.v. Eleanora FD184
Picture courtesy of The Ted Hammill Collection

iv Eleanora FD184

iv Eleanora FD184
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Changelog
13/11/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
08/04/2020: Added an image.

iv Annie – LL94

Information courtesy of Paul Evans

Technical

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

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, Preesall, 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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iv Christine LR133

iv Christine LR133
Picture courtesy of Paul Evans

Changelog
12/11/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.

iv Albion – FD224

Information courtesy of Paul Evans

Technical

Net Tonnage: 12.70
Length: 34′ 5″
Breadth: 10′ 8″
Depth: 5′ 8″

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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iv Albion FD224

iv Albion FD224
Picture courtesy of Anthony Hodbod

Changelog
12/11/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.

iv Wild Rose – FD86

Information courtesy of Paul Evans

Technical

Net Tonnage: 8.00
Length: 37′
Breadth: 11′
Depth: 4′ 5″

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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iv Wild Rose FD86

iv Wild Rose FD86
Picture courtesy of The George Westwood Collection

Changelog
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iv Comrade – FD250

Information courtesy of Paul Evans

Technical

Net Tonnage: 4.81
Length: 25′ 5″
Breadth: 8′ 2″
Depth: 3′ 4″

History

1908: Built in Arnside as COMRADE for James H Green of 18 Lancaster Road, Morecambe.
19/02/1909: Registered at Lancaster (LR23).
1926: Reported as fitted with an engine.
28/07/1936: Sold to Harry Baxter of 1 The Crescent, Morecambe.
30/09/1938: Sold to new owner in Ulverston and fishing registration cancelled.
25/11/1940: Registered at Lancaster (LR50).
20/08/1965: Owned by Arthur Robert Hardingham of 6 Fairclough Road, Thornton near Blackpool and registered at Fleetwood (FD250).
09/09/1968: Transferred to port of Lancaster (LR11) as NATASHQUAN.
03/12/1968: Purchased by A.J. Telford of 38 Regent Park Avenue, Morecambe.
05/01/1971: Sold to Ramsay IOM

Changelog
12/11/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.

iv Mischief II – FD123

Technical

Net Tonnage: 11.42
Length: 38′ 6″
Breadth: 11’
Depth: 4′ 6″

History

28/07/1903: Launched at Crossfield Brothers of Arnside as MY LADY for John Mealor of Rock Ferry.
1903: Completed.
07/10/1930: Reported as fitted with an engine.
1932: Passed from father to son, new owner registered as Charles Mealor of 23 Canterbury Road, Rock Ferry.
20/12/1937: Fishing registration cancelled as the boat was laid up.
13/01/1943: Sold to Walter Holton Ackroyd and Michael Howe Ackroyd of Hoylake and registered at Liverpool (LL121).
22/07/1949: Sole owner Michael Howe Ackroyd of 57 The Promenade, Hoylake. Renamed MISCHIEF II.
03/12/1958: Sold to Mr Lumsden of Workington and registered at Workington (WO33) later owned by Mr Underwood of Maryport.
19/11/1972: Registered by Richard Noel Bird of 84 Ronsall Grove Lane, Fleetwood at Fleetwood (FD123).
08/02/1989: Fishing registration cancelled.
25/02/1989: Seen in a sinking condition and assisted by the Lytham Inshore lifeboat.
03/1998: Vessel sank at Jubilee Quay, Fleetwood, was raised and removed to the banks of the River Wyre where the derelict wreck was abandoned.

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iv Mischief FD123

iv Mischief II
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iv Mischief II FD123

iv Mischief II FD123
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iv Mischief FD123

iv Mischief II
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Changelog
05/11/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
26/04/2021: Added an image.

mfv Star of Freedom – FD215

Technical

Gross Tonnage: 69
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 72 ft
Oil Engine: 152bhp 4 stroke 6-cyl by Gardner Engines Ltd, Patricroft, Manchester

History

3.1959: Launched by George Thompson & Son Ltd, Buckie for Frank Pitts, Kirkella & others as STAR OF FREEDOM.
1959: Completed. Registered at Hull (H131).
By 1964: Owned by John Davies & Clifford Davies, Fleetwood. Hull registry closed Registered at Fleetwood (FD215).
08.1967: On a trip to the Southern Minches (Sk. Harold Harrison). Landed 500 st. fish and anchored for a few hours rest. 06:40 restarted fishing and crew were on deck shooting when they smelled smoke. Flames coming from cabin. Automatic extinguishers were switched on in the engine room but these did not cover the cabin. Engineer Woodward Millington attempted to get to the cabin but was unable to do so. Crew abandoned and fuel tanks exploded. It was the second occasion that a cabin fire had occurred on the vessel. Castlebay lifeboat rescued the crew.

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mfv Star of Freedom FD215

mfv Star of Freedom FD215
Picture courtesy of Frans Schaap

Changelog
30/10/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.

iv Wild Cherry – FD429

Information courtesy of Paul Evans

Technical

Net Tonnage: 9.90 tons
Length: 33′ 10″
Breadth: 10′ 6″
Depth: 3′ 9″

History

01/1904: Completed at Robert Lathom & Co., of Crossens, Southport as WILD CHERRY for John Jones, Dee View Road, Connah’s Quay.
20/03/1906: Registered by owner at Chester (CH7).
25/01/1910: Sold to new owner and re-registered at Ramsey IOM as (RY24).
30/12/1918: Sold to Arthur Walker, Oaklea, Whitehaven and worked by Thomas Tubman.
08/11/1921: Reported as fitted with an engine.
21/02/1922: Sold to Herbert Wilson Walker, Lingmell, Seascale and registered at Whitehaven (WA22).
28/11/1923: Sold to Charles Schofield, 72 Adelaide Street, Fleetwood and registered at Fleetwood (FD429).
03/12/1924: Suffered engine damage.
23/10/1926: Re-engined.
05/01/1940: Sold to William Schofield, Crown Hotel Fleetwood.
13/08/1940: Sold to Robert Anderson Blackledge, Hatfield Avenue, Fleetwood.
25/04/1945: Sold to Vernon Cowpe, 81 Bold Street, Fleetwood and worked by Fred Price.
13/11/1946: Sold to Herbert Rawcliffe, 39 Poulton Road, Fleetwood.
19/5/1954: Sold to Ernest Wilson, 43 Poulton Road, Fleetwood.
14/6/1955: Sold to Willie Wilkinson, Lytham St Annes who laid her up in Allanson’s boatyard, Freckleton.
19/05/1959: Sold to for £90 to John Coulton, Long Lane, Banks, Southport and re-registered at Preston (PN34).
1959-60: Rebuilt including new decks, new wheelhouse, new upper stem, and rewiring at Crossens Sluice plus a Fowler diesel 1:1 gearbox fitted. On completion the boat was moored at Southport and Hesketh Bank and fished with Peter Rimmer of Marshside.
08/08/1962: Sold to FW Coward, Fernyhalgh Lane, Fulwood, Preston for £500.
09/07/1969: Sold to Arthur Mervyn Filton, Burnley, worked in 1971 by FW Groden, of Fleetwood.
24/06/1971: Received assistance from the Lytham St Annes Lifeboat SARAH TOWNSEND PORRITT.
01/11/1973: Sold to Tom Gorew and Preston fishing registry closed.
27/07/1981: Returned to fishing under ownership of Michael Stephens of Rochdale.
27/07/1986: sold to K Lyne, Ashton under Lyne.
17/11/1988: Fishing registration removed under Merchant Shipping Act 1988.
1994: Rebuilt at Liverpool Marina by Jim Weir who sold her to new owners in Fiddlers Ferry.
12/1998: Parted moorings off Rock Ferry in the River Mersey and struck Rock Ferry Pier losing her lower stem, breaking the keel and capsizing.
01/1999: Aground, upside down and derelict alongside Tranmere Oil Terminal, eventually destroyed by wind and tide. Nothing remained by 2001.

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iv Wild Cherry FD429

iv Wild Cherry FD429

Changelog
29/10/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
29/10/2016: Image added.

iv Short Blue FD143

Technical

Net Tonnage: 10.87

History

1939: Built by John Crossfield & Co., of Conwy as CAPELLA for J Wright of Fleetwood.
1939: Completed.
19/01/1940: Fleetwood lifeboat landed the body of one of the two crewmen drowned off Blackpool whilst delivering the boat. The boat was subsequently salvaged and renamed SHORT BLUE.
30/10/1941: Registered at Fleetwood (FD143) by Robert Scott Hewett of London skippered by William Randles.
11/06/1946: Sold to George William Dodd of Fleetwood and Hartlepool.
06/04/1962: Sold to William Bradshaw Wilson of 5 Lincoln Avenue, Fleetwood.
17/04/1968: Sold to John Ferns of 21 Toxteth Grove, Dingle, Liverpool, being moored in Birkenhead.
22/12/1970: Fishing registration cancelled.

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iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
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iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
Picture courtesy of Brian Dodd

iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
Picture courtesy of Brian Dodd

iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
Picture courtesy of Brian Dodd

iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
Picture courtesy of Brian Dodd

iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
Picture courtesy of Brian Dodd

iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
Image courtesy of Brian Dodd

iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
Image courtesy of Brian Dodd

iv Short Blue FD143

iv Short Blue FD143
Image courtesy of Brian Dodd

Changelog
27/10/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
07/04/2022: Added images.