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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] The design was copied by boat builders around Britain, and some were sold to fishermen in other countries on the North Sea .
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Naval trawlers were purpose-built or requisitioned and operated by the Royal Navy (RN), mainly during World Wars I and II. Vessels built to Admiralty specifications for RN use were known as Admiralty trawlers. All trawlers operated by the RN, regardless of origin, were typically given the prefix HMT, for "His Majesty's Trawler".
Brixham Battery and Battery Gardens are an open space on the sea shore in Brixham, Devon at grid reference. They are a traditional observation point for Brixham trawler races, both past and present. The 14-acre (57,000 m 2) site of Battery Gardens was first used as a battery in 1586 during the war between England and Spain.
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 ...
The Irish RSW Pelagic Trawler Brendelen SO709 [1] in Skagen harbour Fishing intensity extracted from Automatic Identification System data of EU trawlers greater than 15 metres in length, in the period October 2014 – September 2015 [2] (see Main Map for full resolution [3]) A fishing trawler is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate ...
Exam hospital trawler, returned Aug 1946 HMT Avonstream: Sep 1939: Minesweeper, returned Jul 1945 HMT Avonwater: Sep 1939: Boom defence vessel, returned May 1946 HMT Ayrshire: Sep 1939: Anti-submarine, returned Oct 1945
The Axe class was a class of naval trawlers used by the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. The ships were acquired by the Royal Navy during the First World War. They were originally being built for the Empire of Russia, but were acquired by the Royal Navy after the Russian Revolution took the Russians out of the war. [1]