It was one of the biggest ports for catch landings in the whole country and these pictures remind us of those who battled treacherous conditions in the North Atlantic. There are some great memories and names which will be familiar to Fleetwood families.
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13. Fleetwood Trawlermen
Fleetwood Docks - unloading fish for Easter March 1961 | National World
14. Fleetwood Trawlermen
War may have been raging in 1940, but Fleetwood 's trawlermen were still braving the waters off Iceland to bring in vital supplies of fish for the nation | National World
15. Fleetwood Trawlermen
Matty Woods, Alec Hay and Leon O'Flaherty - Fleetwood fisherman | National World
16. Fleetwood trawlermen
Fleetwood Gala float of the 1930s featuring workers from Fleetwood's Boston fish curing factory advertising their products | National World
17. Fleetwood trawlermen
One of the images of trawlermen in bygone days archived as part of the Fleetwood FLOAT project | National World
18. Fleetwood trawlermen
Dockers unloading a catch of fish at Fleetwood dock in 1989 | National World