The Paddle Steamer Barry Appeal / Fund:

[Administrator]

The Paddle Steamer Barry Appeal / Fund:

Copy of original e.mail to Barry at War:

Hi, I was the team leader of the dive team, Silent Running, we were the guys that found the PS Barry (HMS Snaefell). In order to identify the wreck I recovered several items off the wreck. One being the Ships Helm with brass wheel still attached. Would you know anyone who would be interested as first refusal? I can send pictures if you are interested, the helm is in fantastic condition and the pointer is still facing the direction the ship was in trying avoid the planes bomb.

On offer to our town at a realistic price:
Two large solid brass windows
One brass helm with damaged wheel
One lamp copper and glass
Items where declared to the receiver of wreck back in 2010.

[Administrator]

The Paddle Steamer Barry

As local bodies are being informed and meetings are needed to discuss all, an attempt is being made to fund raise to ensure artifacts from the town’s paddle steamer the PS Barry are returned to her home town. Donations are sought for an important part of Barry’s maritime history.

Rather than wait until all is discussed fully, donations are requested. The bid could be lost if delayed to far. then all could be lost and sold via ebay or similar or just scrapped for more.

We hope to win a bid for Barry and ask the people of the town and others to assist, donations to: [e-mail]. All donations are being asked for ASAP, all monies will be collected locally by the MN Association.

[Administrator]

The Paddle Steamer Barry

Our Paddler the Barry was a beauty in her day,
She cut the cloth and sails were off, she was out to pay her way.
Sailing from her birth place as a lady of the sea,
A Princess of our channel roads she was born to be.


Designed to give much pleasure, she sailed from Barry Port,
A fine young Lady of the waves, she never danger sought.
The roads of the Bristol Channel saw her Pleasure days,
When her Country called her, she voyaged in defensive ways.

To the early conflict she bravely sailed from Wales,
Returned in all her glory via the Dardenelles.
Mentioned in dispatches, she had a tale to tell,
This saddened grey old lady, had seen a bit of Hell.

Of the town’s own paddler and of her claims to fame,
She once cruised just the channel then safely home again.
She was our favourite butterfly boat, well known in her day.
Meant only to came out in summer, in a butterfly way.

There were many changes in those earlier days,
Her make up was updated, painted many ways.
Her adoptions also saw a change in her very name,
From: Barry to Barryfield, to Waverley and back again.

Her bravery long forgotten, heroic actions passed,
She was lost in 41, the conflict was to be her last.
She paddled to save our Nation, for Country and the King,
A beauty built for Barry Town proudly did not give in.

Her demise saw her as Snaefell, a heroine in her way,
A little ship at Dunkirk she helped to save the day.
Just a short year later the Luftwaffe made her pay.
She has become a war grave, destined to end this way?

It seems quite normal now to get on with modern life,
Forgetting, past achievement the old day’s troubles and strife.
Forgetting Miners Fortnight and the Barry’s excursion ride,
A day out on a steamer, if wet you sailed inside.

Words KG.

Donations are required towards returning some artifacts from our town's paddler back to her home town, if you can help, please contact the local MN branch ASAP. [e-mail]