Registration number 2463
Status Registered
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Three Brothers - under sail again
Three Brothers - 1912 sailing coble, enters Bridlington harbour - Photo Comp 2011 entry
Three Brothers - showing interior detail
Three Brothers - under sail, starboard view
Three Brothers - under sail
Three Brothers - hull frames
Three Brothers - hull frames
Three Brothers - hull
Three Brothers - hull
Three Brothers - undergoing restoration
Three Brothers - bow, undergoing restoration
Three Brothers - ready for return to water
Three Brothers - ready to return to water
Three Brothers - NHS-UK house flag mounted, vessel now varnished
Three Brothers - flying NHS-UK house flag

Details

Function Fishing Vessel
Subfunction Long Liner
Location Bridlington
Vessel type Coble
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Web address http://www.bridsailingcoble.org.uk

Construction

Builder Baker & Percy Siddall, Bridlington
Built in 1912
Hull material Wood
Number of decks 1
Number of masts 1
Propulsion Sail
Primary engine type None
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
11.00 feet (3.36m)
Depth
8.00 feet (2.44m)
Length: Overall
40.00 feet (12.20m)

History

THREE BROTHERS was built in 1912 as a sailing coble and is believed to be the only surviving example of a sailing coble in the country. She had an engine fitted after World War I and worked from Bridlington Harbour until 1946. She then went to the Tees for some years and in 1970 was pictured in Whitby. The Bridlington Harbour Commissioners brought her back to Bridlington in 1983 when major work was undertaken to restore and rebuild her.

Having undergone further repairs in 2004, THREE BROTHERS is currently maintained and sailed by the volunteers of the Sailing Coble Preservation Society.

Key dates

  • 1912

    Sailing coble built by Baker and Percy Siddall at Bow Street, Bridlington
  • 1920s

    Engine fitted after the First World War
  • 1946

    Worked from Bridlington Harbour until 1946
  • 1970

    Relocated to Tees for some years and pictured at Whitby in 1970 
  • 1983

    Harbour Commissioners brought her back to Bridlington
  • 1980s

    Rebuilt as a sailing coble
  • 2004

    Further repairs carried out by volunteers of Sailing Coble Preservation Society
  • 2011

    Seen on ITV's Countrywise programme 

Grants

  • May 2012

    The Sailing Coble Society await news of their grant bid with Fisheries Local Action Group. Estimates were in the region of £45,000 to rebuild the craft to the condition as built in 1912. The vessel celebrates its centenary on 18 June this year
  • 2002/03

    The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £10,093 to raise awarenes of maritime heritage

Own this vessel?

If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk