STORM AND COMPANY
SAILING VESSELS
James Bedlington Harrison noted that in 1860
there were over 100 sailing ships belonging to Robin Hood's bay
In earlier years fishing vessels like
Speedwell and Isabella used to go down to Yarmouth
from October to December each year for the herring season. Other
boats were Friends, Laurel and Isaac.
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| The brig BLACK PRINCE Owner & master - Jacob STORM 1837-1926 Painting by Elizabeth K.M.Storm |
Thr brig FORTITUDE Owners Mercy HARRISON & SONS, and master William HARRISON 1818-1910 |
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| Brig HARRISONS-bought in 1844 by Thomas HARRISON 1787-1860, son John HARRISON 1816-1891 master | Brigatine BROTHERS- owners HARRISON, Andrew STORM 1810-1897 master |
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| The barque HALLYARDS - owner Andrew STORM and son Jacob master. | The fishing lugger SPEEDWELL owned by Thomas HARRISON 1721-1795 |
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| The REVENGE - commanded at Trafalgar by Admiral Sir Robert MOORSOM 1760-1835, son of Richard Moorsom 1729-1809 |
Brigantine BROTHERS - owners Thomas HARRISON and Andrew STORM; John HARRISON 1816-1891 master |
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| The brig ISABELLA | The schooner CROSBY - Andrew STORM owner and master. |
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| The barque MAGGIE owned by George RUSSELL 1816-1883 of Thorpe; Jacob Storm, master | The brig LAURA owned by Richard Knightley SMITH 1837-1904, master, and Jacob and Andrew Storm. |
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| 1803- Nassau, 1st Lieut Edward Hall alias Storm, taking on a Danish ship | Ville de Paris, a French prize, sunk with Reuben Granger aboard, |
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This does not link with Robin Hood's Bay but it is a
beautiful scene showing the full glory of a tall ship in
full sail. It is taken from an oil on canvas painting by Roger Desoutter on a greetings card published by Woomansterne Publications Ltd.Watford WO18 8UW. . |
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| USS RATTLESNAKE |