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[StartQuote] Hi again all, I will post all the images as I find them, trouble is at present cannot see how to do it...any clues anyone please?? Yes Bill Rowe... he purchased it after I sold it to a man from Barrow in Furness (northern England) The man who bought it from me from Barrow, said he was going to 'Pop down' at weekends and get her going properly and sail her back to Barrow, if I did not say he was mad, I sure thought it. I have a feeling I strongly advised him against this course of action, 'Pop down' on the odd weekend was no where near enough effort to sail a WW2 boat all that way through some of the worst waters around the UK. Still the man came from the North so would not have taken the slightest notice of me, and nor did he. I understand he did try to sail her back, and with only the one engine connected (what a fool) he managed to get around 3 miles down the Thames towards the North Sea from Gravesend Canal Basin and the engine failed, she then drifted onto the sea wall by the Isolation Hospital there and holed the side and partially sunk. Bill Rowe contacted me ironically as I had connections with Hoo Marina (I ran a company from there) to ask me what I knew of her (silly man, that tied him up for a couple of weeks of conversation) he then asked if he could bring it to Hoo Marina!!! I recall him telling me he purchased it from the PLA as salvage for a £1, now I do not know if that was true as Bill had less money than the guy who was going to navigate her to Barrow had brains, or should that be fear? He I understand nailed some wood planks over the hole in her side, pumped her out and had her towed to Hoo Marina. Sadly after a short period with Bill and his wife and children living on her at Hoo, she caught fire one evening due to a chip pan fat fire. Sadly also Bills wife and children died in the fire I think through smoke inhalation, Bill was OK as he was not with them. I never knew what happened to 86 after that, I think I was upset by the incident, yes sad because of the deaths, but sad also due to dear old 86. I am sure she survived as I think the fire was put out, however I moved my business and was exceptionally busy and lost touch with old 86......Where are you now? I know Bill Rowe told me he was writing to the US Navy trying to get money to turn her into a museum, I recall him telling me also that Mr Kennedy served on her, however I do not think that was correct, he may have walked across her deck to get to his own. I would be interested to know what Bill had said in his communications with you, but most of all 86's history prior to me and where is she now? Simon[EndQuote]
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