RF Bell

Official Number 51085

The RF Bell was originally a brig of 340 tons burthen,  built at the Hindpool shipyard of Rawlinson and Reay. She was launched in May, 1865 and entered the fleet of Samuel Jervis, for whom she sailed until 1872, when she was sold to another Barrow shipowner, James Fisher. In September1882 she was re-registered as a schooner.

The RF Bell was lost in collision with the steamer Skrien off Rattray Head on the 18th July 1896. Her crew were rescued and taken by the steamer to Aberdeen. The schooner had been on passage from Stornaway to Newcastle in ballast.
 

Name	Year Built	Gross Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Masts	Figurehead	Stern	Lloyd's Classn.
RF Bell	1865	187	97.7	24.0	13.0	2

Sources :

1. Launch reported in the Ulverston Advertiser, 1st June 1865.
2. Research by Derek Blackmore