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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SW 124 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Our boys |
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Summary
OUR BOYS, ENGLISH SPRITSAIL BARGE
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9148 6486 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96SW |
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| Parish: | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (burnt 1952, Post Medieval to Modern - 1893 AD to 1938 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 99925 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. OUR BOYS was built at Rochester by Curel in 1893. She was owned successively by Curel, Gill, West, Peppercorn and Burley. She is noted as a hulk in 1938, and as being burnt in 1952. Her remains were reported visible in 1986. Date reported hulked taken as date of loss. (1)
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.e.vii., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.5.e.vii., Page Nos. N/a. |
