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Barle GY 78

Barle built 14/03/1914 by Cochrane & Sons Selby for GW & HB Jeffs Grimsby
09/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned to owners.
09/1921 Sold to the St. Malo Steam Fishing Co Ltd. 
03/1930 Bought by W. Garrett.
08/1931 Sold to T. W. Baskcomb, Grimsby. 
10/1935 Bought by F. Parkes Blackpool
12/1935 Bought by Boston Deep Sea Fisheries. 
01/04/1936 Homeward bound from West Scotland grounds in afog bank stranded 500 yards east of mull of Oa Islay, They launched a boat and stood off, when fog lifted they landed on the beach. Scaled the cliffs.
Vessel was subsequently declared a total loss.


Her Details are

  • Official Number 136006
  • Yard Number 596
  • Call Sign JFQM
  • Admiralty number FY 1862
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA 1-3.5 Bomb Thrower 
  • GT 283 NT 120
  • Quarter Deck 64 Foc’sle 21
  • Dimensions 135.2 x 23.5 x 12.2
  • Engines Amos & Smith 87 HP 10.5 Knots

01/04/1936 Stranded Mull of Oa West Coast of Scotland