Fenella

 Official Number
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The Fenella was a 100 ton wherry built at the Bath shipyard at Douglas, Isle of Man, in 1838. She was owned by James Aitken, the Liverpool owner of the shipyard, and she operated in the fruit trade. Fruit schooners had to be fast, and on a trial run soon after her launch it was reported that the Fenella achieved a speed of 11 knots.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Fenella
1838
100
 
 
 
2 
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. Launch and speed trial reported in the Manx Sun newspaper, 13th July and 10th August 1838.