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Official Number
99936 |
Barrow shipowners James Fisher & Son bought twelve three-masted schooners from the Carrickfergus shipyard of Paul Rodgers, which later also supplied the Ashburners with the Result. The Ford Fisher was the last of the six steel schooners built by Rodgers for Fishers, and she was launched in July 1892. James Fisher & Son ceased ordering sailing ships, and thereafter concentrated on introducing steamers into their fleet.
From the Times newspaper, Weds., 12th February 1908, page 13;
" FOG IN THE CHANNEL - For nearly a week the English Channel has been enveloped in fog which has caused considerable delay to shipping. Several casualties have occurred......The three-masted Barrow schooner Ford Fisher, a sister ship of the Pool Fisher, which was sunk off Dungeness on Sunday with the loss of all hands, was in collision at the same spot yesterday. She was run into by a Cork steamer and was extensively damaged, but no lives were lost. "The Ford Fisher was sold by Fishers to a Swedish owner, for £1200, in July 1914. Fate not known.
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