Rigby
Official Number
24151

The schooner Rigby was built at Frodsham, Cheshire, in 1840. In February 1852 she was bought by a group of Barrow shareholders led by James Fisher. She was managed by Fisher until her loss in 1866. On passage from Liverpool to Newry, she foundered on the 9th September with the loss of all hands.
 
Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Rigby
1840
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. Research by Derek Blackhurst
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