Carrie Bell

Official Number 45293

The Carrie Bell was built at Matthew Simpson's Glasson Dock shipyard in Lancaster and was bought new in 1862 by the Barrow shipowner Samuel Jervis. She was one of four new ships bought that year as Jervis began to build up a small fleet. She participated in the trade in copper ore from the Guadiana River ports, and in June 1865 she arrived in Pomaron on the same day as the Lord Muncaster, whilst departing Furness schooners included Fanny Slater, Lancashire Witch, William Stonard and Gauntlet.

In 1871 Capt. Hugh Reason was her commander. In Lloyd's Register for 1887-88 her master is named as Captain McFaull, appointed to the Shipping Line and to the vessel in 1885.

The Carrie Bell had a long career. She survived the storm in December 1909 that caused the loss of the Maggie Brocklebank.

The Carrie Bell herself  was lost on the 25th November 1917, ³/₄ mile SE of Holyhead breakwater, carrying china clay from Padstow to Preston. At the time she was owned by J. Barrow of Lancaster.
 

Name	Year Built	Net Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Masts	Figurehead	Stern	Lloyd's Classn.
Carrie Bell	1862	121	95.3	21.4	11.3	2	Female

Sources :

1. Mentioned with photo in "Merchant Sailing Ships 1850-1875" by D.R.McGregor (pub.1984)
2. Lloyds Register information from Gilbert Provost's website.
3. Report of loss in "The Shipwreck Index of the British Isles Vol.5"  by  Richard and Bridget Larn.