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Written History
1- Beginning at Barking
2 – Development of the Fleeting System
3- The first use of Ice at Sea for the Preservation of Fish
4 – Using Gorleston as a base
5 – “Our Deep Sea Fisheries”
6 – Formation of Hewett & Co Ltd, and use of steam carriers
7- Trunking as seen by E J Mather
8- Descriptions of Fleeting
9- Smack design
10- The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen
11 – 1882 – a Freeze Frame
12 – Billingsgate, Columbia and Shadwell Markets
13 – the Advent of Steam Trawlers
14 – Distant Water Grounds
15 – the Explosion at Barking
16 – the 20th Century
Visual History
Pictures of People
Photos of Vessels
SBF Trunking 1896
Cine film
List of Vessels
Still Afloat
Boy Leslie
Sweetheart
Civil Lord
Fishing Gear and Methods
Line fishing
Trawling
Hewett Family
Bibliography
Links
Home
Written History
1- Beginning at Barking
2 – Development of the Fleeting System
3- The first use of Ice at Sea for the Preservation of Fish
4 – Using Gorleston as a base
5 – “Our Deep Sea Fisheries”
6 – Formation of Hewett & Co Ltd, and use of steam carriers
7- Trunking as seen by E J Mather
8- Descriptions of Fleeting
9- Smack design
10- The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen
11 – 1882 – a Freeze Frame
12 – Billingsgate, Columbia and Shadwell Markets
13 – the Advent of Steam Trawlers
14 – Distant Water Grounds
15 – the Explosion at Barking
16 – the 20th Century
Visual History
Pictures of People
Photos of Vessels
SBF Trunking 1896
Cine film
List of Vessels
Still Afloat
Boy Leslie
Sweetheart
Civil Lord
Fishing Gear and Methods
Line fishing
Trawling
Hewett Family
Bibliography
Links
Written History
This written history of the Short Blue Fleet has been compiled over many years and is liable to be updated as and when further or more accurate information comes to light.
Please choose your area of interest.
1 - Beginning at Barking
2 - Development of the Fleeting System
3 - The first use of Ice at Sea for Preservation
4 - Using Gorleston as a base
5 - ‘Our Deep Sea Fisheries’
6 - Formation of Hewett & Co Ltd
7 - Trunking as seen by E J Mather
8 - Descriptions of Fleeting
9 - Smack Design
10 - The Royal National Mission
11 - 1882 - a Freeze Frame
12 - Billingsgate, Columbia and Shadwell Markets
13 - The Advent of Seam Trawlers
14 - Distant Water Grounds
15 - The Explosion at Barking
16 - The 20th Century
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