The Noble : boatbuilders of Fraserburgh
Smylie, Mike2022
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In 1898, Alexander Noble opened up his boatbuilding yard, handing the reins over to one of his three sons, Wilson, by 1910. The company built mostly fishing boats, and survived up to 1959, after which time it was briefly taken over by Thomas Summers & Co, but in 1932 Wilson's brother James left to set his own yard up nearby with a plan to pursue yacht building. New yachts never materialised, but almost immediately fishing boat orders did. So popular was this new yard that James built and launched 5 fishing boats that year whilst Wilson only managed 4, and this pattern continued. Wilson ceased trading in 1959, but James' yard survived right up to 1981, building 223 vessels including many popular fishing boats, some of which are still working. This book is packed with information on how the yards worked and the boats were built and operated.
Main title:
The Noble : boatbuilders of Fraserburgh / Mike Smylie.
Author:
Smylie, Mike, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2022.
Collation:
268 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Introduction and acknowledgements - - A little bit of history - - Wilson Noble & Co. - - James Noble & Co. - - Working in the yard - - The launch of a Noble's boat - - Wilson Noble - - James Noble - - Memories - - Bobby Jones and the sting that had gone but caused alarm - - The storm of '53: the lifeboat loss and beach 13 - - George Forbes and the 'Bastard Mahogany' - - Strathyre, INS23 - - Yarning - a few Facebook quotes on Evangeline - - Some survivors - - Wilson Noble: The Violet/Vesper story - - Wilson Noble: Dundarg, FR121 - - Wilson Noble: Sovereign, LH171 - - Wilson Noble: Harvest Reaper, FR235 - - James Noble: Harvest Reaper, FR177 - - James Noble: Ocean Pearl, FR378 - - James Noble: Maureen, WK270 - - James Noble: Goldseeker - - Yard lists for fishing vessels by Wilson Noble & Co. - - Yard lists for fishing vessels by James Noble & Co. - - Final note - - Appendix - - Noble boatbuilders and the Noble and McDonald family tree.
ISBN:
9780750999557 (pbk)
Dewey class:
338.476238282338.4762338.476
LC class:
VM299.7
Local class:
Ab39T39623.82
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3135725
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