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dgray
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Posted: 16 January 2007 at 5:53pm |
I'm reading Reg Cooleys wonderful book about the RASC, "The Unknown Fleet". The boats that are of interest to me are the ten 57 ft "General" Class and the eighteen "Bird" Class launches.
Are there any survivors of the "General" Class (or Bird class) and does anyone know the fate of the "Haig" who took 900 men off the beaches at Dunkirk? Thanks Edited by dgray |
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Christian
Senior Member Joined: 17 June 2005 Location: Gibraltar Status: Offline Points: 775 |
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RASC High Speed Target Towing Launch "Raglan" (ex Raglan) currently at Shoreham as a houseboat is a Generals Class (also see "Tempest", under TTLs topic). RASC Range Clearance Launch "Regulus" (ex Hawk) which was on the Public Hard at Shoreham last October (as I mentioned in the discussion about the Balloch boat being a DWC) awaiting destruction has most likely gone by now, she was the very last Bird Class. Pathfinder may know more, he said he was going to pass that way and would check her out. |
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meriwode
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Hallo I purchased Raglan in last year and we have spent last 9 months 'stabilising what remains of the orginial ' structure she was in a very poor state and required 3 pumps each tide to keep her afloat but is now in much better sate and she is now our home but we have complete all alterations so they can be fairly quickly removed should anyone in future wish to restore her .
I am trying to trace her history (I have sent off for Reg Cooleys book the unknown force) but any information about the General class HSTTL and Raglan in particular would be gratefully received I assumed that she was name after General Raglan associated with The charge of the life brigade many thanks |
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johnk
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Hi there,
Many thanks your most interesting post there on Raglan, great that you have taken on and saved this vessel, long and proud tradition of these vessels surviving as houseboats, great you have thought of possible future restoration perhaps, but that she now serves as your home, MTB 102 was some 40 years I believe as a houseboat before restoration as she is now. All the best, Johnk |
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Christian
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Hi Ian
Good luck with your project. These pictures were taken by my dad some time back; This is what she would have looked like originally; Edited by Christian - 29 April 2014 at 8:20pm |
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johnk
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Hi Christian,
Many thanks, fine looking vessel, forward "slope" a bit odd looking perhaps! caught episode of programme on Gib, sure you might have heard of it, clearly trying to make drama at times of nothing, but plenty of shots of the harbour and marina....all the best, Johnk |
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