Wick fishing boats

[peter macdonald]

John Yes there was an earlier Bluebell ,I also forgot about the Pearl and just looking at the Scrabster Thurso list Ive left out the Vine and Crissy all of which Ive researched recently
Old age Im afraid
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[Mizpah]

This has been one of the best threads on the org. and really stretches the memory but it has just crossed my mind that nothing has been said about a very brave set of fishernen who went to sea from Wick namely those who followed the handline fishing in their small boats, there was the Ruby, Pansy, Fruitful and others whose boats I cannot remember the name.

[Tighsonas4]

This has been one of the best threads on the org. and really stretches the memory but it has just crossed my mind that nothing has been said about a very brave set of fishernen who went to sea from Wick namely those who followed the handline fishing in their small boats, there was the Ruby, Pansy, Fruitful and others whose boats I cannot remember the name.

can rember the handline boats fishing off shore.there was one had a red sail seems it was some mannie wattand you could always spot him
having said that some of the fisherman mentioned here had been at the handlines
num was a crack hand at taking bearings of the land at this side
places like hilti head off noss and the like
there was always a good price for handline fish there was quite often a halibut or a turbot landed too tony

[Tighsonas4]

canna go through all this again but was the el alemein mentioned[smithy ]
they had some disasters in her time tony

[peter macdonald]

Aye Tony
They did not have the best of kuck
She was originaly INS 107 WINDSOR LAD 32.60 Tonns Gross and Nett built by Thomson Buckie in 1934 with a Crossley engine for Robert Corstorphine before she came to Wick
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[peter macdonald]

I got this from a friend of mine who had listed all the Danish fishing vessels using Wick 1935-41 included
Asboe E270,
Kirstine FN202,
Vand Syssel 2 FN305,
Max Georg E408,
Evelyn E408,
Ribes L83 ,
Laeso FN345 ,
Ulla E502,
Linda E442,
Lady E65,
Tonny FN34 ,
Vasterland HG76,
Marie FN29 ,
Molso A712
E,Lauland FN189 ,
Annie FN196 .
Evald A69 ,
Anna Schou FN 298 ,
Kristian FN66 .
M Aaen E524 ,
Ellen E280 (skipper Kramer)
Ebbe Maria FN3 (skipper Carlsen),
Ladstrand FN360.
P Schou FN292 (Skipper Jansen)
Anna Dorethea FN242 (skipper Rasmussen)
Syrenen FN133 (skipper Matiesen) ,
Energi FN20,
Ebba FN15 ,
Venus H213,
Nordlyset FN47 ,
Astoria H123 ,
Anna E 11 .
Ostkysten E378
Hans Tavsen E372.
Erna FN180
Axel Schou FN257
Maybe some of the older Orgers will remember some of these and of course the Metha from Fredrikshaven which was lost with all hands trying to enter Wick Harbour in March 1934 The crew lost were Karl Neilsen (skipper) Karl Halgran Jacob Jacobsen and 15 year old Borje Qvist
Swedish fishing boats in the same period
Marga LL965
Linnea LL590
Berny LL854
Nippon GG248
Rex LL418
Forget Me Nought SD390
Vasterhavet GG97
Shamrock SD 449
Magne LL247
Rane LL688
Zaida LL1057
Ragnhild GG156
Elin MD 857
Comet GG158
Runa GG382
Willard GG198
Ziva LL103
Sjofogel LL208
Crosby LL248
Arne MD312
Sonja LL525
Hispano GG 103
Lillvar GG432
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[ploo251]

My uncle was a partner in the fishing boat the Day Star (Wk84, I think). Can anyone give me any information about the history of this boat.

[peter macdonald]

Daystar WK84 ex Lossie boat INS317 owned by Eddie Farquhar of Lossie 57.3 ft 31 tons MWLQ (radio callsign) Sold to Wick to Liam Smith and David Plowman in 1972 Built by Noble Fraserburgh in 1955 with a Gardner 152 engine
Sank about 12 miles NW of Holborn Head
Hope this helps
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