Carrickfergus Shipyard at its height employed 150 men. This photograph was taken in 1885 to celebrate the remarkable move by owner Paul Rodgers from building wooden to iron ships in Carrickfergus - something few small scale shipbuilding businesses in the UK dared do.
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The Carrickfergus Tall Ship
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We're on a journey to bring home and conserve the National Historic Fleet recognised tall ship 'Result'. A unique survivor of the Victorian merchant schooners and First World War Q-Ships.
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