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Title: Registration Letters
Post by: Nordsee on August 12, 2010, 04:59:35 pm

I am building a 1900s Fish Cutter, the model is of a North German boat, but she looks like a British fishing craft of the same era so I have decided to make English!! I wondered if anyone knows when Fishing boats first got letters and numbers, and also does anyone know what letters Dungeness (Kent),Lydd (Kent) and Rye (Sussex) boats had? Folkestone has FE, but I used to live in Lydd and would like to have her have Lydd as Home Port. Anyone help ? Thanks.

Title: Re: Registration Letters
Post by: wbeedie on August 12, 2010, 05:59:17 pm

ENGLAND

BD Bideford
BE Barnstaple
BH Blyth
BK Berwick-on-Tweed
BL Bristol
BM Brixham
BN Boston
BR Bridgwater
BW Barrow
CH Chester
CK Colchester
CL Carlisle
CS Cowes
DH Dartmouth
DR Dover
E Exeter
F Faversham
FH Falmouth
FD Fleetwood
FE Folkestone
FY Fowey
GE Goole
GR Gloucester
GY Grimsby
H Hull
HH Harwich
HL Hartlepool
IH Ipswich
LI Littlehampton
LL Liverpool
LN King's Lynn
LO London
LR Lancaster
LT Lowestoft
MH Middlesbrough
MN Maldon
MR Manchester
MT Maryport
NE Newcastle
NN Newhaven
P Portsmouth
PE Poole
PH Plymouth
PN Preston
PW Padstow
PZ Penzance
R Ramsgate
RN Runcorn
RR Rochester
RX Rye
SC Scilly
SD Sunderland
SE Salcombe
SH Scarborough
SM Shoreham
SN Shields. North
SS St. Ives
SSS Shields, South
ST Stockton
SU Southampton
TH Teignmouth
TO Truro
WA Whitehaven
WH Weymouth
WI Wisbech
WO Workington
WY Whitby
YH Great Yarmouth

Are all registration porrts for England as for when started 1800s

Title: Re: Registration Letters
Post by: Capt Podge on April 19, 2011, 09:08:15 pm

Nordsee,

I've just stumbled on your posting - if it's not too late, try this link www.mariners-l.co.uk/portletters.html

Regards,

Ray.

Title: Re: Registration Letters
Post by: nhp651 on April 19, 2011, 09:20:25 pm

Quote from: wbeedie on August 12, 2010, 05:59:17 pm

ENGLAND

BD Bideford
BE Barnstaple
BH Blyth
BK Berwick-on-Tweed
BL Bristol
BM Brixham
BN Boston
BR Bridgwater
BW Barrow
CH Chester
CK Colchester
CL Carlisle
CS Cowes
DH Dartmouth
DR Dover
E Exeter
F Faversham
FH Falmouth
FD Fleetwood
FE Folkestone
FY Fowey
GE Goole
GR Gloucester
GY Grimsby
H Hull
HH Harwich
HL Hartlepool
IH Ipswich
LI Littlehampton
LL Liverpool
LN King's Lynn
LO London
LR Lancaster
LT Lowestoft
MH Middlesbrough
MN Maldon
MR Manchester
MT Maryport
NE Newcastle
NN Newhaven
P Portsmouth
PE Poole
PH Plymouth
PN Preston
PW Padstow
PZ Penzance
R Ramsgate
RN Runcorn
RR Rochester
RX Rye
SC Scilly
SD Sunderland
SE Salcombe
SH Scarborough
SM Shoreham
SN Shields. North
SS St. Ives
SSS Shields, South
ST Stockton
SU Southampton
TH Teignmouth
TO Truro
WA Whitehaven
WH Weymouth
WI Wisbech
WO Workington
WY Whitby
YH Great Yarmouth

Are all registration porrts for England as for when started 1800s

wbeedie....you might know, as no one i've asked on shipsnostalgia has been able too via pm's....if Fleetwood has held her rego letters since the 1880's how come the Fairoes are now using the same FD REGO, or has it always been that in history...

cheers, neil.

Title: Re: Registration Letters
Post by: Netleyned on April 20, 2011, 06:32:12 am

The port registration letters are only unique in the country of registration e.g. B Belfast, Boulogne, Blankenburg.

Ned  (Born in M, Living in GY with grandparents late of FD  [All UK Ports]