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Maid Honor, a 65-ton Brixham yacht trawler, left Poole harbour on 9 August 1941, bound for West Africa. [7] The five man crew were under the command of March-Phillipps. [8] The remainder of the SSRF under the command of Captain Geoffrey Appleyard had departed earlier aboard a troop transport ship.
The Brixham trawler Leader at anchor off Cawsand, near Plymouth. July 2008. A Brixham trawler is a type of wooden, deep-sea fishing trawler first built in Brixham in Devon, England, in the 19th century [1] and known for its high speed. [2]
Appleyard then served aboard the 62-foot (19 m) ketch-rigged Brixham trawler Maid Honour, which sailed to the coast of West Africa, spending six months reporting on enemy submarine activity and carrying out clandestine raids. [3]
'The Maid Honour, a 65 ton Brixham trawler, left England for West Africa with a crew of five under command of Major 'Gus' March-Phillipps. The remainder of the SSRF under command of Captain Geoffrey Appleyard had departed earlier aboard a troop transport ship' - Do we have dates for either of these departures - I imagine they're quite vital.
In the 19th century, a more effective design for sailing trawlers was developed at the English fishing port, Brixham. These elegant wooden sailing boats spread across the world, influencing fishing fleets everywhere. Their distinctive sails inspired the song Red Sails in the Sunset, written aboard a Brixham sailing trawler called the Torbay ...
The National Historic Fleet is a list of historic ships and vessels located in the United Kingdom, under the National Historic Ships register. National Historic Ships UK is an advisory body which advises the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and other public bodies on ship preservation and funding priorities.
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The development of this type of craft, the sailing trawler, is credited to the fishermen of Brixham in Devon. The new method proved to be far more efficient than traditional long-lining. At first its use was confined to the western half of the English Channel, but as the Brixham men extended their range to the North Sea and Irish Sea it became ...