F. K. Warren had owned a number of ships and had established a marine shipping company in 1896, which is referred to as F. K. Warren LTD, and is still in operation today in Halifax Nova Scotia. Among his ever-growing fleet, Warren also owned Earle V. S., Martha Parsons, Emily Anderson (abandoned at sea in 1919),Parker, John P.. Sails of the maritimes: the story of the three- and four-masted cargo schooners of Atlantic Canada, 1859-1929.. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1976. 109. and Maid of Scotland, which was sunk in a collision.Parker, John P.. Sails of the maritimes: the story of the three- and four-masted cargo schooners of Atlantic Canada, 1859-1929.. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1976. 162. The unfortunate fate of previous ships owned by F. K. Warren make the fate of Maid of England that much more intriguing.
