The Band of Hope had an interesting life, it was built by Henry Reynolds, Lowestoft in 1887 and it was the second of the same name, the first being condemned, listed as Nr 29/1862, having been launched in 1862 and condemned in 1887.

The Talmine Band of Hope was originally registered as Lowestoft Nr 12/1887. According to the records she was Carvel built 2 masts and operating as a Sailing Drifter, she had an Elliptical stern. As mentioned earlier she was built by Henry Reynolds, Lowestoft, for John Breach of Lowestoft and he had the full 64 shares. She had a colourful life, having been towed home on the 5th March 1896 with the loss of her mast by the "Rainbow" and later that year, in the November, she had her nets cut by an Ostend fishing boat.

Her ownership was transferred on the 17th February 1900 to a William Hunter who also owned the full 64 shares. On the 9th June 1902 she was grounded on the North Beach and refloated by the tug "Lowestoft". The Lowestoft Registry was closed on the 27th March 1903 and ownership transferred on 27th March 1903 to the new owner, a William Sinclair, of Lerwick who also owned the full 64 shares. She was now registered as LK 1090. The Skipper was a James Tait and the Certificate of Registry was delivered up at Lerwick 8th April 1903. subsequently she was sold in 1911 in Wick. It is at this point that the Talmine ownership came into being. She plied her trade between Thurso and Talmine and Tongue until finally on the 10th November 1915 she was stranded in Talmine Bay, Tongue, and became a Total Loss. She had been anchored in the bay with no crew onboard and a cargo of steel and wooden casks.