Showing posts with label Sir Winston Churchill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sir Winston Churchill. Show all posts
Friday, March 16, 2012
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL at Dover
"SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL" was a sailing training ship built by RICHARD DUNSTON LTD in Yorkshire, she was launched in 1966, her patron was Prince Philip. In 1967 she had a very trouble year, she sank in Southampton in January and than later in July the ship ran aground at Anglesey, she was quickly refloated, the ship was 218 GRT with a crew of 9 and capacity for 13 passengers, during the Tall Ship Races role for what she was built, she normally carried 35 passengers, the ship was sold in 2000 and is now a private yacht, photos of this beautiful schooner at Dover back in August of 1997
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