"The real price of fish is the lives of men"

 

THE REAL PRICE OF FISH IS THE LIVES OF MEN

The Fleetwood based trawlers listed here came to grief on fishing operations at the cost of life. Many other Fleetwood fishermen have been killed or injured in ships great or small in peace and war from Morecambe Bay to beyond the Arctic Circle

BELOVAR 4/12/13, All Hands (10), N. of Barra Head

DORIS 21/1/14, All Hands (10), Isle of Coll

CLARA BELLA Feb 1914, All Hands (13), Iceland

FANNY Feb 1917, All Hands (10), Hebrides

SWAN 7/3/21, 6 Lost, Off Lands End

ANGLE 8/1/24, All Hands (13), Isle of Man

ANIDA 18/10/24, 9 lost, Isle of Islay

CORMORAN 12/1/26, 7 lost, Islay

SALMONBY 23/3/26, 11 lost, North Sea

GAUL 3/4/26, 7 lost, Tiree

CARTEGENA, Jan '28, All hands(12), Irish Sea

BRIARLYN, 13/2/28 8 lost, St Kilda

MALAGA, 18/10/35, All Hands(12) Irish Sea

WINOOKA, 15/3/36 3 lost, St Kilda

KODAMA, 4/12/36, All Hands (12), West Scotland

SAN SEBASTION, 10/1/37, 4 lost, Islay Sound

BOSTONIAN, Jan '38, All Hands(12) S of Barra Head

EXMOUTH, 9/3/38, 3 lost, Islay

ALCAZAR 12/8/38, 7 lost, Irish Sea

WELLVALE, September '39, All Hands(12), Hebrides(U-Boat)

CRESWELL,November '39, 6 lost, Hebrides (U-Boat)

SULBY, November '39, 5 lost, Hebrides (U-Boat)

WILLIAM HUMPHREYS, Nov '39 All hands (13, Hebrides (U-Boat)

BARBARA ROBERTSON, December '39, One lost, NW Scotland (U-Boat)

MERISIA, 26/1/40, All Hands (12) Isle of Man

LOWDOCK, March '40, 11 lost, Humber Estury

OONA HALL, 28/5/40, 8 lost, Irish Sea

THOMAS DEAS 6/2/41, All Hands (12), Humber Estuary

KINCORTH 12/6/4, 3 lost, Anglesey

LADY LOVE, 30/8/41, All Hands, Iceland (U-Boat)

KING ERIK 8/9/41, All Hands, (U-Boat)

NORDALE, 15/1/42, 5 lost, Mull of Galloway

GALLINULE, 14/3/42, 3 lost, Skerryvore

HONDO, 29/11/42, All Hands, Off Barra Head

LOIS, 5/1/47, 1 lost, Iceland

BENGHAZI 24/4/47, 2 lost, Firth of Lorne

DHOON, 12/12/47, 3 lost, Iceland

GOTH, 16/12/48, All Hands(21), Iceland

MICHAEL GRIFFITHS, 31/1/53, All Hands(13), Off Barra Head

HILDINA, 1/12/53, 6 Lost, Muckle Fugga

EVELYN ROSE 31/12/54, 12 lost, Sound of Mull

RED FALCON, 14/12/59, All Hands (19) Skerryvore

The Gaul that was lost in 1974 was a ship from Hull. There was much speculation - but it was modified unlawfully and Soviet or American Submarine activity has been ruled out. Not to be confused with the Gaul that sank from Fleetwood. This website has much more information both current and historical. Originating page