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| Ship: | DARCOILA | | Arrived: | 7 February 1932 | | Departed: | 5 December 1933 | | Career: | At 13.37 hours on 26 Sep, 1940, the DARCOILA (Master William Anderson), dispersed from convoy OB-217, was torpedoed and sunk by U-32 west of Ireland. The master and 30 crew members were lost.
In Oyster Company ledger.
Essex Record Office document "DF 106/1/10/12 T&MNOFC Record of Ships Moored on Fishery 1930-33" says "Shifted off Fishery 2 March 1932".
Arrived 7 Feb 1932 Departed 5 Dec 1933 [George Swieszkowski - Lloyds List]
Liverpoo Journal of Commerce reports:
5 Feb 1932 sailed Amsterdam for River Blackwater [10 Feb 1932]
5 Dec 1933 sailed River Blackwater for River Tyne.
| | Tonnage: | 4,084 gross | | Built: | 1928 | | Type: | Cargo ship | | Owner: | Douglas & Ramsey | | Official No: | 160201 | | ID | 1160201 |
| Above: The back of the photograph says "Mona, Babs, Edwin, Prince & Betty Hewes on SS. Daroila.".
An email from Iain Merch-Chammon helps us put the names in place:
L-R back 1. Betty Hewes (Iain says 'a Mersea girl', 2. Great Aunt Mona - Mona Pickett née Cobley , 3. Aunt Babs - Babs Lindkear-Jensen née Chammon
In front with Dog - Edwin Chammon with Prince.
Iain says: "My grandfather was master of the SS DARCOILA.
He was taken ill whilst on board at Mersea 1932/33 ... Date: cAugust 1932.
Source: Mersea Museum / Gill and Trevor Hayes Collection | 
| Above: Muriel Pullen, Captain Anderson & Tora. The ship is unidentified. Date: April 1931.
Source: Mersea Museum / Gill and Trevor Hayes Collection |
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