Maritime record TQ 98 SW 89 - Scotch thistle

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BRITISH DRIFTER HIRED AS A MINESWEEPER, 1940

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Grid reference TQ 9203 8083 (point) NLO
Map sheet TQ98SW

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A fishing drifter, hired as a mine sweeper by the Admiralty in 1939, designated a mine-recovery vessel 1940, stranded and lost in the Thames. (2) Year Built: 1913 Boilers: 1 Owner: Royal Navy Date of Loss Qualifier: A (1). Additional reference (2).


<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. 200 (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. 200.

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Oct 6 2022 10:32AM