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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.

Built 1921 by Taw Shipyards Ltd., Barnstaple (with T-3cyl engine by Aitcheson, Blair Ltd, Clydebank), as coaster, M.J. CRAIG for Hugh Craig & Co., Belfast. 1935 – Sold to James Fisher & Sons Ltd, Barrow, and renamed POOL FISHER. 1940 – Requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a boom carrier- she retained her name. 1948 – Returned to her owner. 1951 – Sold to Holderness Steamship Co. Ltd., London, and renamed HOLDERNILE. On 23 April 1952, she was in collision with ss MEERKERK in the River Scheldt and sank near Boerenschans with the loss of one life. (from <> Site)