The snow 'Chase' and the brig 'Dagger'

Most of Ward's pictures depict calm water or ice (most of the latter are in Hull Maritime Museum) and this rougher sea is more unusual. The snow 'Chase' was built on the River Hull in 1818 by Hall and Richardson for the Merchants Stephen Gee and Thomas Loft. In 1839 the brig 'Dagger' was built at Southtown, Yarmouth for the merchant Joseph Gee and the banker George Liddell. The latter also purchased shares in the 'Chase' in 1824. Both vessels sailed in the Baltic trade until the 'Chase' was lost in 1840. The 'Dagger' re-registered under new ownership at Liverpool in 1847. From there she sailed to the West Indies and was last heard of in 1855. Carved on the stern of the 'Chase' and depicted on a flag at the foremast is the crest of Gee of Bishop Burton, an armoured fist brandishing a sword.