Old Wick fishing boats

[plumber]

http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr42/plumber381/Morningstar.jpg

The Morning Star WK27 arrivng into the harbour

[Amy-Winehouse]

Excellent picture, hopefully this thread can catch on like the one in general forum as there must be 100`s of good pics of the Wick boats, Ive a few- must get them up

[jings00]

My dad used to do some deep sea angling years ago, I was clearing out some things and happened across this picture. WK 220 is the registration, I think..maybe 270.


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/jings00/scan07-11-200818h15m58s-1.jpg

[Raven]

Love the pic jings00! Which lighthouse is it?

[peter macdonald]

Maureen WK270 at Dunnet Head

[jings00]

Thanks P M...i thought it was Dunnet way...and for confirming the boat too.

[plumber]

Morning Star along side some other boats
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr42/plumber381/CaithnessWickHarbour.jpg

[bobandag16]

Morning Star along side some other boats
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr42/plumber381/CaithnessWickHarbour.jpg
great piture sunny in wick:)

[w.j.milne]

Looking for a picture of this boat. One of the herring fleet calling at Wick 1913 - 1938

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/1852star_of_peace_WK_36.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/1852olive_leaf.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/1852mfv_moray_lass.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/1852MFV_BOY_ANDREW_WK_171.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/1852Glen_Loth.jpg

[south view 7]

looking for names for this two.http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/WINTERY_SCENE.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/ocean_swell.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/1852Golden_Chance.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/1852Fisher_Boy.jpg

[Betty]

This was taken in 1976.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/Betty-33/Old%20Photos%20of%20Wick/scan0032.jpg

[plumber]

Good photo's, keep them coming

[peter macdonald]

The wintry scene has the Atalanta WK161 and the Rosebank WK155
Rosebank foundered in Sinclair Bay 3/12/1959 Wick reg 18/08/1952 previosly being BF39 Defiant LOA 54.7ft B 15.8ft D 5ft Built in Lossiemouth 1932 Originally skippered by D Macbeath who part owned her with G and J Simpson, W Sutherland, J Sinclair and TD More all of Wick She changed hands on 7/3 1958 and was owned by the skipper George Thain and Mrs Barrie Thain at the time of her loss
The ones in the slide are Star of Peace Gleaners 2 and Ardent

[south view 7]

Thanks for that Peter........

[south view 7]

The rose in junehttp://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/harbour0165.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/harbour0168.jpg

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/harbour0169.jpg

[Kenn]

Wonderful images, any idea when those were working?

[Amy-Winehouse]

Wonderful images, any idea when those were working?

In the late 60`s - the 70`s Lizz, unfortunatly there arnt any seine netters working from Wick now, There is Boy Andrew & Opportune but they dont land in Wick.
Such a shame from what it was even 25 years ago to absolute nothing left now:~(

[Tighsonas4]

sure thing glad i got the tip off that we are here now
have some queries but will put it on the other thread if its not closed tony

[Kenn]

Boy Andrew is that the 1 that is often moored by the fish mart at Scrabster?
Have many a picture as our son shares the name.

[peter macdonald]

Photo of the Rose in June has
Nearest quay is the Loyalty ,then Sustain,Rose in June, Bluebell

Further up Letetia,Fisher Boy

Lying at other quay

Pentland Swell?

Rival 11

Gleaners,Alert,Spindrift

Girl Margaret and Quiet Waters

[south view 7]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/pc0174.jpg

[south view 7]

Another two for you Peterhttp://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/pc0173.jpg

[Raven]

south view 7, your old photos are stunning! Thanks for sharing! :)

[Kenn]

WK 176 looks like a real veteran, any idea on the date of the photo or the age of the boat?

[Amy-Winehouse]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/pc0174.jpg

Provider WK 84,
owned by Liam Smith & Davie Plowman . This mustve been when she was relatively new in Wick as she has a cod end boom aside the wheelhouse. She later had the rope reels removed & converted to pair trawling , after which she had a major refit in Macduff in whch a 3/4 length shelter deck was fitted.
During her time in Wick/Scrabster she paired with Raymond Ross`s Avalon III WK 343, Alvidra Elaine WK111 & the late Graham(Hartley) Smith`s Bonaventure INS 325.
She was sold around 1996/97 as Liam & Shortie retired

[wicker05]

Great photo's and very interesting thread, thanks everyone

[south view 7]

WK 176 looks like a real veteran, any idea on the date of the photo or the age of the boat?
Don"t know anything about her,hopeing someone could identify her on here.

[peter macdonald]

Mhari Bhan
Registration:
WK176
Date in WK registration:
07/17/1952 - 08/01/1961
Dimensions
Draft:
6.40ft
Beam:
15.00ft
Length Over All:
48.50ft
Keel:
42.00ft
Tonnage
Gross:
20.95Ton
Net:
20.95Ton
Builders
Built in:
Fraserburgh
Date Built:
1933
Ports
Home Port:
Wick
Date in Port:
07/17/1952 - 08/01/1961
Owner Name:
W McKay J Macleod
Skipper Name:
J Macleod
Remarks:
Sold to Port Talbot Was CN259 owned in Carradale by Neil and Alexander MacDougall
This was the boat Jockie had before he bought the IVY with Belig McKay
PM

[Fisherbigin]

The Provider moved to the BF register named Denarius,then moving over to Mallaig renamed Azelia OB 80

[Kenn]

Many thanks Peter for the information, thought she must be a little elderly looking at the design although would have put her older than you have. Was she a traditional style that continued into the last century?

[peter macdonald]

Lizz According to Angus Martins book "The Ringnetters" The innovation of this design was with the building of the Falcon by J Miller in St Monance in 1922 for Campbelltown owners It should add she was built for ringnetting not seine netting as she was being used for in the picture
I think the 3 men on the Mhari Bahns deck were Wullig Anderson in the bow Johners Sinclair beside the wheelhouse and Mike Miller aft
All best

[south view 7]

Thanks Peter for the info on the mhari bhan,knew i could rely on you.i was just saying to tighsonas4 today that i thought that was johners standing at the wheelhouse.S.V.7.

[south view 7]

Maid of Honourhttp://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/op0200.jpg

[south view 7]

Primula.http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u217/southview7/op0199.jpg

[peter macdonald]

WK 30 is the Maid of Honour (2nd one)
Date in WK registration:
03/02/1950 - 05/03/1976
Dimensions
Draft:
7.10ft
Beam:
16.40ft
Length Over All:
51.60ft
Keel:
47.50ft Tonnage
Gross:
24.90Ton
Net:
24.90Ton Builders
Built in:
Scalloway
Date Built:
1950
Ports
Home Port:
Wick
Date in Port:
03/02/1950 - 05/03/1978
Owner Name:
J Carter H Carter D Carter W Bremner
Skipper Name:
J Carter
Remarks:
Sold to Pittenweem renamed Integrity
Picture would be taken around 1971

WK97
Primula (2nd one)
Date in WK registration:
10/07/1946 - 08/09/1980
Dimensions
Draft:
7.00ft
Beam:
17.40ft
Length Over All:
55.00ft
Keel:
50.00ft Tonnage
Gross:
34.18Ton
Net:
34.18Ton
Builders
Built in:
Peterhead
Date Built:
1946
Ports
Home Port:
Thurso
Date in Port:
10/07/1946 - 10/19/1980
Owner Name:
A MacIntosh J Sinclair
Skipper Name:
A MacIntosh
Remarks:
Sold to Grimsby
Looks to be nearly new in the picture

[south view 7]

I think this photo was taken when she was handed over from the builders by the look of the people in white shirts and ties,and the young boys aboard.

[Stroma]

New website on wick boats.
www.wkboats.co.uk (http://www.wkboats.co.uk)

[Tricia morgan]

If anyone can help i would love to see a photo of the ALBAN WICK 222 Thank you

[Bradcon]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75103060@N00/6926704521/
try this tricia.

[SkozkrHorgr]

Hello, long shot as 6 years have passed, anybody have any information or photos of Rose Valley WK51?

[stumpy]

An even longer shot, I fear, but in case anyone's still checking, here goes.

I was looking a boat up for a relative, who was checking it out for friends, so my information's come through a couple of people.

They were looking for information on the Lea-Rig, WK3, which they had as having Helmsdale connections (the Innes family) round about 1950. Checked the usual sites, starting with this one, Caithness Archive and Ships Nostalgia.

As far as I can see, WK3 is a Wick boat, 1968 to 1978, but WK331, also the Lea-Rig, was Helmsdale, registered to Hugh and James Innes and sold to Kirkwall in 1952. So far, so good, but the next bit has me confused. The story in the friends' family is that at some point she went down with nobody lost. No information on where or when, but the skipper was a McIntosh. I can't tie this in with anything else.

My relative's pretty good on the fishing and boats, but we're from the Thurso side and might be missing something. The other problem is that his friends got it from a relative who's well up in years and might be getting things confused (though most of the old chiels I knew were pretty sharp well into old age). Either way, we're stuck.

Does any of this ring a bell, or could anyone point me in the right direction to unravel this one?

Thanks,
Stumpy

[stumpy]

I realise this thread's pretty much fallen by the wayside (and like many others, I'm grateful to all the people that have shared so much information) but to follow up on my last post, my relative's now learned that his original source was confused. It was WK331, the Helmsdale Lea-Rig, but the McIntosh story was wrong (that's another story). Anyway, his friends now have the information they were looking for.