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Starboard Broadside view of S.S. POOL FISHER.

James Fisher & Sons of Barrow was established in 1847 and they operated a substantial fleet of sailing vessels before they acquired their first steamer in 1883. The Pool Fisher was a steam coaster of 605 gross tons, built at Barnstaple in 1921; with her long raised quarter-deck and bridge amidships, she is typical of the larger type of British steam coaster. She is pictured here sailing up 'the Drain' on a murky day, c. 1947. Fishers remain in business as shipowners today, managing a varied fleet that comprises a number of vessels designed for the carriage of nuclear fuel and waste. Source: Shipping at Cardiff: Photographs from the Hansen Collection 1920-1975 by David Jenkins, 1993.