A Seafarer'sTale
| A Trawlerman's Tale.
Posted 26/04/04 |
D-Day Trawlers
| Fleetwood trawlers in wartime.
Posted 26/04/04 |
A Rum Tale
| A tale of thirsty fishermen.
Posted 28/10/03 |
Honjo
| Vessels bombed in Gibralta. An article by Phil Smith.
Posted 17/10/03 |
U-35
| Arlita, Lord Minto and Nancy Hague were sunk by this U-boat. Her logs have been translated.
Posted 15/10/03 |
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The Fishermen of England.
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An article written by Arthur Swain outling the dangers faced by fishermen. Although centred on the Humber, it could apply to any British port.
Posted 03/08/03
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News Stories.
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A series of old newspaper articles gleaned from Fishing News and other publications.
Posted 03/03/03
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Lost at sea.
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An article researched and written by David Shuttleworth whose relative was lost from the trawler Kitty whilst in the supposed safety of Tobermory Harbour.
Posted 01/11/02
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A coincidence.
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A poem from Charlie Gregory. Those who remember the loss of Michael Griffiths, Red Falcon, Hildina and many more Fleetwood vessels will also remember the impact that such losses have on the relatives and loved ones ashore. Even if you are not of a poetic turn of mind, read this short poem from Charlie. It sums up precisely the sense of loss and the grief felt by those who don't even have the release of burying those that they have lost.
Posted 01/08/02
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Sailing With Hunters. An excellent first hand account of Arctic trips by Charlie Gregory.
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Charlie sailed as "Sparks" on Carthusian and Milyna.
The story is well written and with a touch of humour. It tells it like it was. Not to be missed.
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Posted 01/07/02
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The betrayal
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The story of Edward Heath's betrayal of British fishermen, revealed under the 30 year rule.
Posted 15/03/2002
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Malin Head Coastal Radio Station
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The history of the station from an article by Ian Cullen reproduced by kind permission of Derry Journal.
Posted 23/01/2002
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Eurofollies Home Page
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Taken in isolation the facts can seem amusing but when you put it all together, as these articles by David Delaney on Euro Bureaucracy does, it's time to get very, very scared. If this range of articles doesn't make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck, nothing will. The full range of articles on fishing and other Euro lunacies can be read at David's site.
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The Tide Must Turn For Fishing.
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Alastair McIntosh takes a hard look at fishing and politics
Posted 24/08/2001
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Save British Fish
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A good article on the lunacies of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Posted 05/07/2001
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Memory Lane trawlers
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This is not a Fleetwood related site but, if you like trawlers, go here. Ken Jackson has a comprehensive collection of photographs.
Posted 15/07/2000
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Trawlers as anti-submarine vessels
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Trawlers have played their part in two world wars and the Falkland conflict. One of the many tasks that they undertook was the unenviable one of sweeping for mines. The Canadian trawler Liscombe was one of those. I have no idea who wrote this article but, if they contact me, I will gladly credit them with it.
Posted 16/07/2000
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Iceland's Trawlers
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It may seem a little strange, putting an article and pictures of our old "enemy's" trawlers on this site but they are trawlers after all and the Icelandic people have an excellent track record of aiding stricken British trawlers.
Posted 08/08/2000,
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Hero
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The trawling heritage of Hero can be clearly seen from these pictures. The home page for the vessel is linked from the article.
Posted 14/08/2000,
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Steam Engines
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The heart and soul of the old steam trawlers was the triple expansion steam engines. Read about them here.
Posted 10/10/2000
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