Furness Miner

Official Number 18927

The Furness Miner was a two-masted schooner built at Preston and launched in 1855. Barrow's James Fisher was her first managing owner, and she stayed with the Fisher fleet until she was wrecked in 1867.

Through 1855 and 1856 the master of the Furness Miner was Capt.George Preston Anyon, who then transferred to take command of the George & Mary.
 

Name	Year Built	Gross Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Masts	Figurehead	Stern	Lloyd's Classn.
Furness Miner	1855	87

Sources :

1. Research by Derek Blackhurst
2. Crew agreements for the Port of Lancaster 1845 - citing from BT 98/4510 at the Public Record Office, Kew  (research by Mr.Len Barnett, genealogical researcher.)