Belle

Official Number 65048

The schooner Belle was built by W.Allsup at Preston in 1871. In 1904 she was bought by J.Thomas from Walton & Co., and was then managed by the Barrow shipping company of James Fisher & Son,  until her loss seven years later. The Belle was posted "Missing" on the 11th November 1911, having left the port of  Llanelli.

Another schooner built by Allsup, the iron British Queen, was also part of the Fisher fleet.
 

Name	Year Built	Gross Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Masts	Figurehead	Stern	Lloyd's Classn.
Belle	1871	196

Sources :

1. Research by Derek Blackhurst
2. The master of the Belle at the time of loss was Capt.John Thomas of St.Dogmaels, his son also being aboard (from Welsh Mariners website ).