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Post by KG on Jul 10, 2011 15:44:16 GMT
A DISPLAY remembering the forgotten Merchant Navy men of Barry, and also commemorating the 70th anniversary of the loss of the Paddle Steamer Barry, will be held at The County Library, King Square, Barry, Monday-Friday, July 4-22. LINK TO Channel Images The blog of photographer Chris Jones: Channel Images: PS Barry - Exhibition. channelimages.blogspot.com/2011/07/ps-barry-exhibition.htmlK. |
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Post by KG on Jul 10, 2011 15:47:01 GMT
A DISPLAY remembering the forgotten Merchant Navy men of Barry, and also commemorating the 70th anniversary of the loss of the Paddle Steamer Barry, will be held at The County Library, King Square, Barry, Monday-Friday, July 4-22. The town of Barry lost more Merchant Navy seaman as a percentage of the town's population then any other in Britain, and there will be many photographs and exhibits on display. A near ten-foot working model of Barry's own paddle steamer (WW2 name: HMS Snaefell) will also feature in the display and tribute, along with other static models, and will then take to the water at the Knap boating lake to mark the 70th anniversary of the sinking of this veteran of both the Great War and later conflict including Dunkirk. Built for Barry town in 1907, the paddler was originally named after the town and at one stage covered the duties of an earlier Waverley before being called up to serve in the First World War. Renamed ‘Barryfield’, she was mentioned in dispatches and saw action at Gallipoli during the ill-fated Dardanelles Campaign. After the Armistice, the paddle steamer returned to its pleasure sailings along the Bristol Channel and the south coast of England, where she again bore the name Waverley. Called up once more for military service at the beginning of the Second World War, Barry's paddle steamer was renamed once more, this time being called HMS Snaefell. Like other small craft that took part in the ‘miracle of Dunkirk’, evacuating thousands of troops from France, HMS Snaefell was unsuited to this task but performed heroically all the same. The following year, on July 5, 1941 Barry's paddle steamer was sunk while on mine sweeping duties in the North Sea, with the loss of three lives. Keith Greenway, an associate of the Merchant Navy Association (Wales) Barry Branch, said: “With the help of Barry Library and Barry at War, we're putting on a commemorative display to remember Barry's own paddle steamer, built for and named after our town. "Last October, the wreck of the Barry was found off of the coast of Sunderland, where she is now a war grave. Although recorded as HMS Snaefell, she should also be remembered here as the Paddle Steamer Barry." Barry Model Boat Club chairman Philip Trueman has created two scale models of Barry's own paddle steamer – the larger working model will be sailing on the Knap boating lake following an official launch after being displayed in Barry Library. channelimages.blogspot.com/2011/07/ps-barry-exhibition.htmlK. |
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Post by Administrator on Jul 22, 2011 20:13:48 GMT
Mr Keith Greenway presenting the Mayor with the history of the Paddle Steamer BARRY, which was built in 1907 and originally named after the town. She was called into service in the First World War when she was renamed Barryfield. After the Armistice the paddle steamer returned to pleasure sailings along the Bristol Channel, when she bore the name Waverley. She was called into military service again at the beginning of the Second World War and was renamed once more, this time HMS Snaefell. She was sunk on 5 July 1941 while on mine sweeping duties in the North Sea. Last year, the wreck was found off the coast of Sunderland, where she is now a war grave. PIC ATTACHED OF MAYORAL PRESENTATION. The Mayor met members of the Barry Branch of the Merchant Navy Association at the County Library, Barry. They had on display at the Library, a nearly 10 ft model of the Paddle Steamer Barry. It is the 70th Anniversary of the loss of the ship which was sunk on 5 July 1941 while on mine sweeping duties in the North Sea. All and many thanks to PIT the model boat builder and to Captain Joe Earl. K. Attachments:
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Post by Administrator on Jul 22, 2011 20:16:07 GMT
Although a model, she is near 10 foot long, destined to sail our local lake at least on weekends through the summer depending on weather. She is a working model. As the actual PS Barry was lost in WW2, this Lady of the Waves will remind both Barrian's and visitors of our old paddler. Not only will the paddles turn and the red ensign fly, but she also carries a full sound system and can echo anything from paddle steamer sounds, battle and encounter noises and more. Smoke will be seen from her stack and you can expect anything from Rule Brittania to I am sailing, depending on the occasion. The Barry was lost as the Snaefell and is now a war grave, miniature individual plaques near the bridge, tribute and remember souls lost. The Mayor met members of the Barry Branch of the Merchant Navy Association at the County Library, Barry. 2011 is the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the Paddle Steamer BARRY and the MNA arranged for a nearly 10ft model to be on display. A smaller static model will be on permanent display in the East Wing of the Town Hall. It is the 70th Anniversary of the loss of the ship which was sunk on 5 July 1941 while on mine sweeping duties in the North Sea. PIC ATTACHED OF THE PS BARRY MODEL. LINK: www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ou...oto_album.aspxK. Attachments:
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