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 The particulars given below, concerning the vessels belonging to Fleetwood, will form an interesting and useful accompaniment to the foregoing:—

New Vessels                  Broken-up	Transferred to          Registered. Lost at Sea. (condemned). other Ports.

Year. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons.

1850    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      — 1851     —      —       1       83     —      —       1       27 1852     —      —      —      —      —      —      —      — 1853      3      199      2       62     —      —       1       44 1854      1      128     —      —      —      —       8     1003 1855      2      104      1      595     —      —       5      562 1856      3      484      1       23     —      —       4      294 1857      8      364      1       26     —      —      —      — 1858      5      239      4     1050     —      —       1       54 1859      3       97      5      739     —      —       3      726 1860      3      865     —      —       1      29       2       74 1861      8     1012     —      —      —      —       7      518 1862      5      534      1      416     —      —      12     1844 1863      2      226      4     1308     —      —       4      318 1864      2      201      9     3363     —      —       3      666 1865      2      273      1      538     —      —       2      517 1866      4      520      5     1449      1      16       2       64 1867      3      439      6      605     —      —       2      214 1868      5      588     —      —      —      —      —      — 1869      6      512      1      518     —      —      —      — 1870      8     1610      2      683      2      65       1      424 1871     10      991     —      —      —      —       2      339 1872     15     1588      3      427     —      —       1       42 1873     19     2921      6     1966     —      —       2      120 1874     15     2928      5     2304      1      32      —      — 1875      9     2410      4     2021      1      16       4      300

Now that the dock is no longer a mere word and promise, but has at length a definite signification and a material existence, there is every appearance that those into whose hands the fortunes of the port may be said to have been entrusted have no intention of any dilatory action in furthering the interests of their charge. Already, in 1875, a powerful steam dredger has been purchased at a cost of £12,000 and set to its labours in the channel and harbour. This dredger, which has superseded the older and much smaller one, launched in 1840 and