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==Loss==

==Loss==

''Fido'' set sail from the Australian port at [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], on 5 May 1898,<ref name="SMH">{{Cite web |title=The Wreck of the Fido |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |date=16 June 1898 |access-date=15 July 2025 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/176734232/}}</ref> bound for [[Auckland]] in New Zealand, carrying 710 tons of coal, with no deck cargo.<ref name="DailyCommercialNews"/> The captain was the 52-year-old S. Morison (or Morrison), an experienced seaman from England who had captained a number of intercontinental trade vessels, accompanied by first mate George Steward and nine other crewmembers.<ref name="SMH"/><ref>{{cite web |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18980621.2.48.2 |title=The Barque Fido |work=The Press, Tuesday 21 June 1898, p.6 |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> ''Fido'' was insured for £1000 at the time of her sailing and was considered by local shipping clerks to be seaworthy and not overloaded at the time.<ref name="DailyCommercialNews">{{Cite web |title=The Loss of the Fido |newspaper=[[Daily Commercial News]] |author= |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |date=7 July 1898 |location=Sydney |access-date=15 July 2025 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-commercial-news/176733334/}}</ref> Several other ships set sail at the same time, including the ''[[Crown of India (ship)|Crown of India]]'' and ''[[Maitland (ship)]]''. The last sighting of ''Fido'' was by the ''Crown of India'' on the night of 5 May, off [[Nobbys Head]] in Newcastle. She never arrived in Auckland and was presumed lost with all 11 crew members believed to have been killed. The ''Maitland'' was also lost, while the ''Crown of India'' was demasted by the storm.<ref name="SMH"/>

''Fido'' set sail from the Australian port at [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], on 5 May 1898,<ref name="SMH">{{Cite web |title=The Wreck of the Fido |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |date=16 June 1898 |access-date=15 July 2025 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/176734232/}}</ref> bound for [[Auckland]] in New Zealand, carrying 710 tons of coal, with no deck cargo.<ref name="DailyCommercialNews"/> The captain was the 52-year-old S. Morison (or Morrison), an experienced seaman from England who had captained a number of intercontinental trade vessels, accompanied by first mate George Steward and nine other crewmembers.<ref name="SMH"/><ref name="TheBarqueFido">{{cite web |via=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18980621.2.48.2 |title=The Barque Fido |work=The Press, Tuesday 21 June 1898, p.6 |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> ''Fido'' was insured for £1000 at the time of her sailing and was considered by local shipping clerks to be seaworthy and not overloaded at the time.<ref name="DailyCommercialNews">{{Cite web |title=The Loss of the Fido |newspaper=[[Daily Commercial News]] |author= |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |date=7 July 1898 |location=Sydney |access-date=15 July 2025 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-commercial-news/176733334/}}</ref> Several other ships set sail at the same time, including the ''[[Crown of India (ship)|Crown of India]]'' and ''[[Maitland (ship)]]''. The last sighting of ''Fido'' was by the ''Crown of India'' on the night of 5 May, off [[Nobbys Head]] in Newcastle. She never arrived in Auckland and was presumed lost with all 11 crew members believed to have been killed. The ''Maitland'' was also lost, while the ''Crown of India'' was demasted by the storm.<ref name="SMH"/>

On 14 June 1898, parts of the ''Fido'' were discovered ashore on [[Nine Mile Beach]] south of Newcastle. A {{convert|6|ft|m}} board bearing the word ''Fido'' was found, along with another section of board with the letters ''TVED''. It was reported that these letters formed part of a longer board which had read ''Fido'', followed by a diamond and then the name of the Norwegian port of [[Tvedestrand]].<ref name="SMH"/><ref>{{Cite web |page=5 |title=The Fate of the Fido: What the owner says |work=The Evening News |via=Newspapers.com |author= |work=newspapers.com |date=15 June 1898 |access-date=16 July 2025 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/937957836/?match=1&clipping_id=176768964}}</ref>

On 14 June 1898, parts of the ''Fido'' were discovered ashore on [[Nine Mile Beach]] south of Newcastle. A {{convert|6|ft|m}} board bearing the word ''Fido'' was found, along with another section of board with the letters ''TVED''. It was reported that these letters formed part of a longer board which had read ''Fido'', followed by a diamond and then the name of the Norwegian port of [[Tvedestrand]].<ref name="TheEveningNews">{{Cite web |page=5 |title=The Fate of the Fido: What the owner says |work=The Evening News |via=Newspapers.com |author= |date=15 June 1898 |access-date=16 July 2025 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/937957836/?match=1&clipping_id=176768964}}</ref><ref name="SMH"/>

In July 1898, the Newcastle Marine Board held an inquiry into the ship's loss. <ref name="DailyCommercialNews"/> The inquiry concluded that ''Fido'' was sound, with no evidence that her condition or circumstances were to blame for the loss. The decision was the loss was due to the gale only, and that ''Fido'' had likely foundered.<ref>{{Cite web |work=[[The North Coolgardie Herald]] |title=The Loss of the Barque Fido |via=Newspapers.com |date=15 July 1898 |page=3 |access-date=15 July 2025 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-north-coolgardie-herald/176733915/}}</ref>

In July 1898, the Newcastle Marine Board held an inquiry into the ship's loss. <ref name="DailyCommercialNews"/> The inquiry concluded that ''Fido'' was sound, with no evidence that her condition or circumstances were to blame for the loss. The decision was the loss was due to the gale only, and that ''Fido'' had likely foundered.<ref>{{Cite web |work=[[The North Coolgardie Herald]] |title=The Loss of the Barque Fido |via=Newspapers.com |date=15 July 1898 |page=3 |access-date=15 July 2025 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-north-coolgardie-herald/176733915/}}</ref>