Maritime record TR 39 SW 71 - Javelin

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BRITISH TRAWLER HIRED AS MINESWEEPER, 1915

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Grid reference TR 3099 9063 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR39SW
District THANET, KENT

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Ex: BRACONLEA, a trawler used by the Admiralty as a mine sweeper in 1914, struck a mine laid by a German submarine off the Longsands and sunk. Year Built: 1913 Builder: Hall Propulsion: Screw, 3 cylinder triple expansion Boilers: 1 Armament: 1 x 6pdr. Owner: Royal Navy Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: Mine Warfare Vessels, Cocker. M. P. 1993 p116-7 and 208


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> J J Colledge, 1989, Ships of the Royal Navy, volume 2: navy-built trawlers, drifters, tugs and requisitioned ships from , Page Nos. 118 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6344.

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: J J Colledge. 1989. Ships of the Royal Navy, volume 2: navy-built trawlers, drifters, tugs and requisitioned ships from . Page Nos. 118.

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May 26 1994 12:00AM