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Ketch barge. Thought to be VANGUARD, a big collier ketch owned by J Smith, Burnham.John Smith was a coal merchant at Burnham who owned barges to ship is coal. Lost in 1916. In additional notes to 'The Big Barges' book, Bob Childs adds Sunk by a bomb placed on board by a U boat 16/11/1916 north west of Cape Antifer. 1911 census gives captain as H . Stevens. [Ron Green] Cat1 [Not Set] Cat2 Barges-->Pictures

Ketch barge.
Thought to be VANGUARD, a big collier ketch owned by J Smith, Burnham.John Smith was a coal merchant at Burnham who owned barges to ship is coal.
Lost in 1916. In additional notes to 'The Big Barges' book, Bob Childs adds "Sunk by a bomb placed on board by a U boat 16/11/1916 north west of Cape Antifer. 1911 census gives captain as H . Stevens. [Ron Green]
From: Barges
Date: Before 1916      


Photo: John Leather Collection
Image ID BF68_001_129_014


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