Post by KG on Jan 15, 2018 16:56:11 GMT
Built in 1925, ‘Trimilia’, or ‘Prudential’ as she was originally named, having been paid for by The Prudential Assurance Co., saw service with the R.N.L.I. at Ramsgate for 28 years, saving 330 lives and, manned by her own volunteer crew, had a major role to play in the British Expeditionary Force evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940.
She has since been in the hands of five different private owners, undergone a few changes, but continues to fly her Dunkirk Little Ships Flag and more recently her National Historic Fleet Vessel House Flag and Defaced Red Ensign, all with enormous pride.
“If you see a rugged craft called ‘Trimilia’ in your travels, pause for a moment and drink in the fact that you are looking at one of the bulwarks of history.”
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She has since been in the hands of five different private owners, undergone a few changes, but continues to fly her Dunkirk Little Ships Flag and more recently her National Historic Fleet Vessel House Flag and Defaced Red Ensign, all with enormous pride.
“If you see a rugged craft called ‘Trimilia’ in your travels, pause for a moment and drink in the fact that you are looking at one of the bulwarks of history.”
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