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Official Number
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Official Number
45682 |
The Elizabeth Barrow was built by William and Richard Ashburner at Barrow-in-Furness, and she was launched together with the Furness Maid on the 4th July 1863. She was built in a similar style to the first five schooners built by the Ashburners at Barrow, and she could carry 180 tons of cargo. Initially she participated in the Spanish ore trade, under the command of her first master, Capt. James Pernie. She was later commanded by Capt. John Latham, who left her to take command of the Catherine Latham when she was launched in 1867. On 3rd February 1866 the Ulverston Mirror reported "QUICK PASSAGE - The schooner Elizabeth Barrow, Captain Latham, left Barrow on the 10th ult., bound for Newport, and there took in a cargo for Liverpool, and left that port for Barrow, at which place she arrived on the 2nd inst. She will be ready to leave Barrow this day (Saturday) with a cargo of iron ore."
In July 1884 the Elizabeth Barrow was chartered by Harrison,
Ainslie & Co. to take iron ore from Barrow to Saltney. Capt. James
Foulkes had a crew of two seamen and a boy, but also took with him his
wife and two children. Entering the Dee estuary without a pilot, the schooner
struck a sandbank and was badly damaged. The master's family were first
evacuated in the small boat, whilst a tug tried to pull the schooner clear.
However, the schooner was holed and began to sink, the crew having to take
to the rigging to save themselves. Eventually the crew too were rescued
by the tug and all seven people were saved, but the Elizabeth Barrow,
valued at £600, was a total loss.
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