Fishing
Grimsby Docks is a very popular research topic, having provided employment for many local people over the decades. Our registers of ships commence from 1824 and are amongst the earliest in Britain for any port.
Docks and Trawlers
Providing insight for those seeking the history of a particular vessel from an engineering and industrial point of view, or because relatives and ancestors were the crew on said trawler.
Resources include thousands of photographs of trawlers, including those registered to the port of Grimsby and those registered to ports all around the UK.
Newspaper cuttings filed by trawler name can be useful for tracking a particular vessel’s history and looking for noteworthy events.
The Olsen Fishing Almanacks can be used to identify a trawler by its port number or its name, and then further information can be found out – official number, date and where built, owners, vessel net and gross tonnage, and radio call sign.
Gallery
Cod Fishermen
End of the Trip
Fish Cleaning
Digital Photography Collection
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