Fellows and Co
of Yarmouth
1912 Shipbuilders
First established by James Lovewell. 1824 – When Lovewell died the business passed to the Fellows family. [1]
1825 – Constructed brig “Thalia”. 1828 – Constructed schooner “Lady Ann” 1829 – Constructed brig “Rose” 1832 – Constructed brig “Shannon” 1833 – Constructed schooner “Abeona” 1834 – Constructed schooner “Agenoria”, brig “Vivid” and schooner “Nora Creina”. 1835 - Constructed schooner “Fire Fly”, brig “Race Horse”, schooner “Sally Ho”, brig “Levant” 1836 - Constructed brig “Isis”, schooner “Fox Hound” 1837 – Constructed brig “Condor”, schooner “Wilshere”, schooner “Tantivy”, schooner “Rival”, brig “Plumstead” 1838 – Constructed schooner “Lorina Thompson”, schooner “Alexandrina”, schooner “Reindeer”, schooner “Fawn” 1839 – Constructed schooner “Mary Atkinson”, schooner “Rowena”, schooner “John Shelley”, brig “Elizabeth” 1840 – Constructed schooner “Lucy”, schooner “Sea Nymph”, brig “Lante”, schooner “Earl of Leicester”, schooner “Princess Royal” 1841 – Constructed schooner “Norfolk Lass” and schooner “Maid of the Yare” 1842 – Constructed schooner “Lovewell”, schooner “Leda” 1844 – Constructed schooner “Chas Souchay” 1845 – Constructed brig “Agnes” 1846 – Constructed schooner “Ianthe” 1847 – Constructed schooner “Medea” 1850 – Constructed brig “Timamdra”, brig “Crimea” 1851 – Constructed schooner “Eclipse” 1852 – Constructed brig “Norfolk”, schooner “Eclipse” 1853 – Constructed schooner “Xanthus”, barque “Ethelbert 1854 – Constructed schooner “Raven” 1857 – Constructed schooner “Branch” 1871 – Constructed barque “Oleander”[2]
1928 – Built dry cargo motor vessels “Ability” and Amity” for F T Everand & Sons Ltd. [3]
1930 - Constructed “Oulton Belle”, later re-named “Regal Lady” for Yarmouth & Gorleston Steamboat Co for excursions from Yarmouth to Lowestoft. It took part in the Dunkirk evacuation and was used as a tender for troopships on the Clyde.
FT Everard & Sons Ltd would take over the company in the later years of the company. 1970 - The yard was acquired by Richards (Shipbuilders) of Lowestoft. [4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ http://www.ourgreatyarmouth.org.uk/page_id__341.aspx
- ↑ Lloyd’s Register Collection LRF/PUN/Yar1042
- ↑ Coasters: An Illustrated History, Roy Kenton, page 120
- ↑ http://www.ourgreatyarmouth.org.uk/page_id__341.aspx