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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281946%E2%80%931951%29.svg/84px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281946%E2%80%931951%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281946%E2%80%931951%29.svg/112px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281946%E2%80%931951%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_(1951%E2%80%931952).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281951%E2%80%931952%29.svg/56px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281951%E2%80%931952%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="56" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281951%E2%80%931952%29.svg/84px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281951%E2%80%931952%29.svg.png 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style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Homeport</td><td>Simon's Town</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Identification</td><td><a href="/wiki/Pennant_number" title="Pennant number">Pennant number</a>: P285<sup id="cite_ref-PN_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Badge</td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAS_Somerset_badge.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7f/SAS_Somerset_badge.png/100px-SAS_Somerset_badge.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7f/SAS_Somerset_badge.png/150px-SAS_Somerset_badge.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/SAS_Somerset_badge.png 2x" data-file-width="179" data-file-height="249" /></a></span></td></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281959%E2%80%931981%29.svg/56px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281959%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="56" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281959%E2%80%931981%29.svg/84px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281959%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281959%E2%80%931981%29.svg/112px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281959%E2%80%931981%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4800" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg/42px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg/63px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg/84px-Naval_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3345" data-file-height="2230" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">South Africa</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td>SAS <i>Somerset</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Owner</td><td>South African Navy</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Decommissioned</td><td>31 March 1986</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Homeport</td><td>Simon's Town</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Identification</td><td><a href="/wiki/Pennant_number" title="Pennant number">Pennant number</a>: P285<sup id="cite_ref-PN_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Scrapped in April 2024</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Bar-class_boom_defence_vessel" title="Bar-class boom defence vessel">Bar-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Net_laying_ship" title="Net laying ship">boom defence vessel</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td>750 tons standard, 960 tons maximum</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>45.72 m (150.0 ft)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>9.76 m (32.0 ft)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draught</td><td>3.37 m (11.1 ft)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td>One vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>11.75 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">kn</a> (21.76 km/h)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Range</td><td>3000 mi</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>32</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td>1 × <a href="/wiki/QF_12-pounder_12_cwt_naval_gun" title="QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun">12-pounder 12cwt gun</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>SAS <i>Somerset</i></b>, originally named <b>HMS <i>Barcross</i></b>, was a <a href="/wiki/Bar-class_boom_defence_vessel" title="Bar-class boom defence vessel">Bar-class boom defence vessel</a> of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Navy" title="South African Navy">South African Navy</a>. It operated in <a href="/wiki/Saldanha_Bay" title="Saldanha Bay">Saldanha Bay</a>, was transferred to South Africa Naval Forces during World War II, and was purchased by South Africa in 1947. From 1986 it was preserved as a museum ship in <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>, before being scrapped in April 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SAS_Somerset&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction_and_navy_service">Construction and navy service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SAS_Somerset&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Construction and navy service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Somerset</i> was originally built in <a href="/wiki/Blyth,_Northumberland" title="Blyth, Northumberland">Blyth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northumberland" title="Northumberland">Northumberland</a>, United Kingdom, by <a href="/wiki/Blyth_Shipbuilding_Company" title="Blyth Shipbuilding Company">Blyth Shipbuilding Company</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Ship_commissioning" title="Ship commissioning">commissioned</a> as HMS <i>Barcross</i> in 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-DuToit139_44_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DuToit139_44-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> HMS <i>Barcross</i> and her <a href="/wiki/Sister_ship" title="Sister ship">sister ship</a> HMS <i>Barbrake</i> arrived at the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Station">Cape Station</a> at <a href="/wiki/Simon%27s_Town" title="Simon's Town">Simon's Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, in 1942. HMS Barcross was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Saldanha_Bay" title="Saldanha Bay">Saldanha Bay</a> for boom defence operations thereafter. In 1943, she was re-designated as HMSAS <i>Barcross</i> when she was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Naval_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Naval Forces">South African Naval Forces</a> for the remainder of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1946, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" title="Government of South Africa">Government of South Africa</a> purchased <i>Barcross</i> and used it for the dumping of ammunition off <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> and <a href="/wiki/Port_Elizabeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Elizabeth">Port Elizabeth</a>. On completion of these services, she was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Salisbury_Island,_Durban" title="Salisbury Island, Durban">Salisbury Island</a> in <a href="/wiki/Durban" title="Durban">Durban</a> and subsequently was <a href="/wiki/Reserve_fleet" title="Reserve fleet">laid up</a> at Salisbury Island.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1951, her name was changed to <i>Somerset</i>. In 1953, while still <a href="/wiki/Ship_decommissioning" class="mw-redirect" title="Ship decommissioning">decommissioned</a>, <i>Somerset</i> was used in the raising of the sunken <a href="/wiki/Minelayer" title="Minelayer">minelayer</a> <a href="/wiki/SAS_Skilpad" title="SAS Skilpad"><i>Skilpad</i> (ex-<i>Spindrift</i>)</a> at Salisbury Island.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recommissioning_(1955)"><span id="Recommissioning_.281955.29"></span>Recommissioning (1955)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SAS_Somerset&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recommissioning (1955)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1955, <i>Somerset</i> was recommissioned. During this period, she was tasked with <a href="/wiki/Marine_salvage" title="Marine salvage">salvaging</a> the remains of two <a href="/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan" title="North American T-6 Texan">Harvard</a> <a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">trainer aircraft</a> following a midair collision over <a href="/wiki/Table_Bay" title="Table Bay">Table Bay</a>. Six weeks later, she recovered a third Harvard which had crashed into the sea off <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bok_Point&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bok Point (page does not exist)">Bok Point</a>. During a refit in 1959, <i>Somerset</i> had her <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a>-fired <a href="/wiki/Boiler" title="Boiler">boilers</a> converted to firing by <a href="/wiki/Furnace_oil" class="mw-redirect" title="Furnace oil">furnace oil</a>. She was responsible for the laying of an <a href="/wiki/Oil_pipeline" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil pipeline">oil pipeline</a> at the port of <a href="/wiki/Mossel_Bay" title="Mossel Bay">Mossel Bay</a> to serve the <a href="/wiki/Oil_terminal" title="Oil terminal">oil terminal</a> there. </p><p>In 1961, <i>Somerset</i> salvaged the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Railways">South African Railways</a> <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tug</a> <i>Schermbrucker</i>, which had sunk in the harbour at <a href="/wiki/East_London,_Eastern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="East London, Eastern Cape">East London</a>. In 1967, she was fitted with new boilers and a reconditioned main engine. In 1968, her services were called on again to assist the <a href="/wiki/Cable_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Cable ship">cable ship</a>, <i>John W. Mackay,</i> in raising and repairing the newly inaugurated <a href="/wiki/Submarine_communications_cable" title="Submarine communications cable">overseas telephone cable</a> in the shallow waters of <a href="/wiki/Melkbosstrand" title="Melkbosstrand">Melkbosstrand</a>. In 1969, Somerset raised the old <a href="/wiki/Whale_catcher" class="mw-redirect" title="Whale catcher">whale catcher</a>, <i>Wagter 11,</i> in Saldanha Bay and subsequently <a href="/wiki/Towing" title="Towing">towed</a> her back to Simon's Town. During the same year, she salvaged a <a href="/wiki/Floating_crane" class="mw-redirect" title="Floating crane">floating crane</a> which had <a href="/wiki/Capsize" class="mw-redirect" title="Capsize">capsized</a> and sunk at Port Elizabeth. In the early hours of 24 July 1974, Somerset was dispatched to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Agulhas" title="Cape Agulhas">Cape Agulhas</a> to assist with the salvage of the <i>Oriental Pioneer</i>, but poor weather conditions and bad luck rendered this effort unsuccessful. In 1981, <i>Somerset</i> raised the <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawler" title="Fishing trawler">fishing trawler</a> <i>Aldebaran</i>, which had lain on the harbour bottom at Port Elizabeth for over two-and-a-half years. <i>Somerset</i> also acted as a standby vessel during <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a> shallow-water diving operations. In 1983, she assisted in salvaging a <a href="/wiki/Barge" title="Barge">barge</a> and two whale catchers at Saldanha Bay. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maritime_museum">Maritime museum</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SAS_Somerset&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Maritime museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 1986, <i>Somerset</i> was finally paid off. In 1988, the old boom defence vessel was donated for use as a <a href="/wiki/Museum_ship" title="Museum ship">museum ship</a>, moored at the waterfront at Cape Town. Her original Royal Navy badge can be seen displayed on the side of the <a href="/wiki/Selborne" title="Selborne">Selborne</a> <a href="/wiki/Drydock" class="mw-redirect" title="Drydock">drydock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Somerset</i> was moored on the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria & Alfred Waterfront">Victoria & Alfred Waterfront</a> in Cape Town from 2 September 1988 as museum ship<sup id="cite_ref-DuToit144_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DuToit144-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until its scrapping in April 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of its scrapping it was the only boom defence vessel remaining in the world,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the only remaining South African warship that served in World War II. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SAS_Somerset&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAS_Somerset_stern_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="SAS Somerset on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, September 2010 (stern view)"><img alt="SAS Somerset on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, September 2010 (stern view)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SAS_Somerset_stern_view.jpg/120px-SAS_Somerset_stern_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SAS_Somerset_stern_view.jpg/180px-SAS_Somerset_stern_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SAS_Somerset_stern_view.jpg/240px-SAS_Somerset_stern_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2561" data-file-height="2121" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">SAS <i>Somerset</i> on the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_%26_Alfred_Waterfront" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria & Alfred Waterfront">Victoria & Alfred Waterfront</a>, September 2010 (stern view)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAS_Somerset_bow_view_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="SAS Somerset (bow view) in 2019"><img alt="SAS Somerset (bow view) in 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/SAS_Somerset_bow_view_2019.jpg/120px-SAS_Somerset_bow_view_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/SAS_Somerset_bow_view_2019.jpg/180px-SAS_Somerset_bow_view_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/SAS_Somerset_bow_view_2019.jpg/240px-SAS_Somerset_bow_view_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">SAS Somerset (bow view) in 2019</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAS_Somerset_bridge_and_crane_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="View of SAS Somerset's bridge and crane in 2019"><img alt="View of SAS Somerset's bridge and crane in 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/SAS_Somerset_bridge_and_crane_2019.jpg/90px-SAS_Somerset_bridge_and_crane_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/SAS_Somerset_bridge_and_crane_2019.jpg/135px-SAS_Somerset_bridge_and_crane_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/SAS_Somerset_bridge_and_crane_2019.jpg/180px-SAS_Somerset_bridge_and_crane_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">View of SAS Somerset's bridge and crane in 2019</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAS_Somerset_amidships_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="SAS Somerset's winching gear situated amidships, 2019"><img alt="SAS Somerset's winching gear situated amidships, 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/SAS_Somerset_amidships_2019.jpg/120px-SAS_Somerset_amidships_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/SAS_Somerset_amidships_2019.jpg/180px-SAS_Somerset_amidships_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/SAS_Somerset_amidships_2019.jpg/240px-SAS_Somerset_amidships_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">SAS Somerset's winching gear situated amidships, 2019</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAS_Somerset_funnel_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="SAS Somerset's funnel and top deck in 2019"><img alt="SAS Somerset's funnel and top deck in 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SAS_Somerset_funnel_2019.jpg/90px-SAS_Somerset_funnel_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SAS_Somerset_funnel_2019.jpg/135px-SAS_Somerset_funnel_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SAS_Somerset_funnel_2019.jpg/180px-SAS_Somerset_funnel_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">SAS Somerset's funnel and top deck in 2019</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAS_Somerset_from_astern_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="SAS Somerset from astern in 2019"><img alt="SAS Somerset from astern in 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/SAS_Somerset_from_astern_2019.jpg/120px-SAS_Somerset_from_astern_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/SAS_Somerset_from_astern_2019.jpg/180px-SAS_Somerset_from_astern_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/SAS_Somerset_from_astern_2019.jpg/240px-SAS_Somerset_from_astern_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">SAS Somerset from astern in 2019</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SAS_Somerset&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The ship was named after famous horse that carried Dick King from Durban to Grahamstown in 1842. The connection is perpetuated in the seahorse on the ship’s crest.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SAS_Somerset&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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href="/wiki/Glenlee_(ship)" title="Glenlee (ship)"><i>Glenlee</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathor_(wherry)" title="Hathor (wherry)"><i>Hathor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_(ketch)" title="Irene (ketch)"><i>Irene</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Ironsides" title="SB Ironsides"><i>Ironsides</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_and_May" title="Kathleen and May"><i>Kathleen & May</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Kitty_(1895)" title="SB Kitty (1895)"><i>Kitty</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Lady_Daphne" title="SB Lady Daphne"><i>Lady Daphne</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Lady_of_the_Lea" title="SB Lady of the Lea"><i>Lady of the Lea</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamar_Barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamar Barge"><i>Lynher</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maud_(wherry)" title="Maud (wherry)"><i>Maud</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Mirosa" title="SB Mirosa"><i>Mirosa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_of_Castletown" title="Peggy of Castletown"><i>Peggy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Pudge" title="SB Pudge"><i>Pudge</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reaper_(sailing_vessel)" title="Reaper (sailing vessel)"><i>Reaper</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Reminder" title="SB Reminder"><i>Reminder</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamar_Barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamar Barge"><i>Shamrock</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalatta_(Thames_barge)" title="Thalatta (Thames barge)"><i>Thalatta</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_(Thames_barge)" title="Will (Thames barge)"><i>Will</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Wyvenhoe" title="SB Wyvenhoe"><i>Wyvenhoe</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Xylonite" title="SB Xylonite"><i>Xylonite</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Steamships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_(yacht)" title="Amazon (yacht)"><i>Amazon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertha_(drag_boat)" title="Bertha (drag boat)"><i>Bertha</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ST_Cervia" title="ST Cervia"><i>Cervia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_Duke_of_Lancaster_(1955)" title="TSS Duke of Lancaster (1955)"><i>Duke of Lancaster</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Explorer" title="SS Explorer"><i>Explorer</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFA_Freshspring" title="RFA Freshspring"><i>Freshspring</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SY_Gondola" title="SY Gondola"><i>Gondola</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Great_Britain" title="SS Great Britain"><i>Great Britain</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PS_John_H_Amos" title="PS John H Amos">John H Amos</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Kingswear_Castle" title="PS Kingswear Castle"><i>Kingswear Castle</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Knocker_White" title="Knocker White">Knocker White</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Eva_(steam_drifter)" title="Lydia Eva (steam drifter)"><i>Lydia Eva</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Maid_of_the_Loch" title="PS Maid of the Loch"><i>Maid of the Loch</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Medway_Queen" title="PS Medway Queen"><i>Medway Queen</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Nomadic_(1911)" title="SS Nomadic (1911)"><i>Nomadic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TS_Queen_Mary" title="TS Queen Mary"><i>Queen Mary</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Robin" title="SS Robin"><i>Robin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Ryde" title="PS Ryde"><i>Ryde</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Shieldhall" title="SS Shieldhall"><i>Shieldhall</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Tattershall_Castle" title="PS Tattershall Castle"><i>Tattershall Castle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Waverley" title="PS Waverley"><i>Waverley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Wingfield_Castle" title="PS Wingfield Castle"><i>Wingfield Castle</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Motor vessels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberdonia_(yacht)" title="Aberdonia (yacht)"><i>Aberdonia</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Corsair" title="Arctic Corsair">Arctic Corsair</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Balmoral_(1949)" title="MV Balmoral (1949)"><i>Balmoral</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluebird_of_Chelsea" title="Bluebird of Chelsea"><i>Bluebird of Chelsea</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bustardthorpe" title="Bustardthorpe">Bustardthorpe</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_T/T_Calshot" title="TSS T/T Calshot"><i>Calshot</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Seymour_Castle" title="MV Seymour Castle"><i>Devon Belle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Edmund_Gardner" title="MV Edmund Gardner"><i>Edmund Gardner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Havengore" title="MV Havengore"><i>Havengore</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Karina" title="MV Karina"><i>Karina</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MY_Lady_of_the_Lake" title="MY Lady of the Lake"><i>Lady of the Lake</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Lady_Wakefield" title="MV Lady Wakefield"><i>Lady Wakefield</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Massey_Shaw" title="Massey Shaw">Massey Shaw</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mincarlo_(trawler)" title="Mincarlo (trawler)"><i>Mincarlo</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fire-float_Pyronaut" title="Fire-float Pyronaut">Pyronaut</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MY_Raven" title="MY Raven"><i>Raven</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Ross_Revenge" title="MV Ross Revenge"><i>Ross Revenge</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ross_Tiger" title="Ross Tiger">Ross Tiger</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Royal_Iris" title="MV Royal Iris"><i>Royal Iris</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SR.N1" title="SR.N1">SR.N1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundowner_(yacht)" title="Sundowner (yacht)"><i>Sundowner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SY_Tern" title="SY Tern"><i>Tern</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_The_Second_Snark" title="MV The Second Snark"><i>The Second Snark</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tower_Belle" title="Tower Belle">Tower Belle</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Western_Belle" title="MV Western Belle"><i>Western Belle</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Canal vessels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bessie_(narrowboat)" title="Bessie (narrowboat)"><i>Bessie</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchills_(narrowboat)" title="Birchills (narrowboat)"><i>Birchills</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_(narrowboat)" title="Diamond (narrowboat)"><i>Diamond</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kildare_(narrowboat)" title="Kildare (narrowboat)"><i>Kildare</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peacock_(narrowboat)" title="Peacock (narrowboat)"><i>Peacock</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Perseverance_IV" title="Perseverance IV">Perseverance IV</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_(narrowboat)" title="President (narrowboat)"><i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stour_(narrowboat)" title="Stour (narrowboat)"><i>Stour</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lifeboats</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Aguila_Wren_(ON_892)" title="RNLB Aguila Wren (ON 892)"><i>Aguila Wren</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Forester%E2%80%99s_Centenary_(ON_786)" class="mw-redirect" title="RNLB Forester’s Centenary (ON 786)"><i>Forester’s Centenary</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_H_F_Bailey_III_(ON_777)" class="mw-redirect" title="RNLB H F Bailey III (ON 777)"><i>H F Bailey III</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Helen_Smitton_(ON_603)" title="RNLB Helen Smitton (ON 603)">Helen Smitton</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Henry_Ramey_Upcher" title="Henry Ramey Upcher">Henry Ramey Upcher</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_J_C_Madge_(ON_536)" title="RNLB J C Madge (ON 536)"><i>J C Madge</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Jesse_Lumb_(ON_822)" title="RNLB Jesse Lumb (ON 822)"><i>Jesse Lumb</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Lucy_Lavers_(ON_832)" title="RNLB Lucy Lavers (ON 832)"><i>Lucy Lavers</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Manchester_Unity_of_Oddfellows_(ON_960)" title="RNLB Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (ON 960)"><i>The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Thomas_McCunn_(ON_759)" title="RNLB Thomas McCunn (ON 759)"><i>Thomas McCunn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_William_and_Kate_Johnstone_(ON_682)" title="RNLB William and Kate Johnstone (ON 682)"><i>William and Kate Johnstone</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zetland_(lifeboat)" title="Zetland (lifeboat)"><i>Zetland</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lightships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spurn_Lightship" title="Spurn Lightship">Light Vessel 12 Spurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightship_2000" title="Lightship 2000">Light Vessel 14 Spurn</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/North_Carr_Lightship" title="North Carr Lightship">North Carr </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LV_14_Sula" title="LV 14 Sula">LV 14 Sula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LV_78_Calshot_Spit" title="LV 78 Calshot Spit">LV 78 Calshot Spit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LV_91" title="LV 91">LV 91</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Warships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HM_Coastal_Motor_Boat_4" title="HM Coastal Motor Boat 4"><i>CMB 4</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Alliance_(P417)" title="HMS Alliance (P417)">HMS <i>Alliance</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Belfast" title="HMS Belfast">HMS <i>Belfast</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Bronington_(M1115)" title="HMS Bronington (M1115)">HMS <i>Bronington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Caroline_(1914)" title="HMS Caroline (1914)">HMS <i>Caroline</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cavalier_(R73)" title="HMS Cavalier (R73)">HMS <i>Cavalier</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gannet_(1878)" title="HMS Gannet (1878)">HMS <i>Gannet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gay_Archer" title="HMS Gay Archer">HMS <i>Gay Archer</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ledsham_(M2706)" title="HMS Ledsham (M2706)"><i>The Minesweeper</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ocelot_(S17)" title="HMS Ocelot (S17)">HMS <i>Ocelot</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_President_(1918)" title="HMS President (1918)">HMS <i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Trincomalee" title="HMS Trincomalee">HMS <i>Trincomalee</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Unicorn_(1824)" title="HMS Unicorn (1824)">HMS <i>Unicorn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Victory" title="HMS Victory">HMS <i>Victory</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Warrior_(1860)" title="HMS Warrior (1860)">HMS <i>Warrior</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Wellington_(U65)" title="HMS Wellington (U65)">HMS <i>Wellington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_M33" title="HMS M33"><i>M33</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LCT_7074" class="mw-redirect" title="LCT 7074">LCT 7074</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Rose" title="Mary Rose">Mary Rose</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MTB_102" title="MTB 102">MTB 102</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_497_(motor_launch)" title="RML 497 (motor launch)"><i>RML 497</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vessels of the<br /><a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Fleet" title="National Historic Fleet">National Historic Fleet</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albion_(wherry)" title="Albion (wherry)"><i>Albion</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Alfred_Corry_(ON_353)" title="RNLB Alfred Corry (ON 353)">RNLB <i>Alfred Corry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Alliance_(P417)" title="HMS Alliance (P417)">HMS <i>Alliance</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Balmoral_(1949)" title="MV Balmoral (1949)"><i>Balmoral</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Belfast" title="HMS Belfast">HMS <i>Belfast</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertha_(drag_boat)" title="Bertha (drag boat)"><i>Bertha</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMY_Britannia" title="HMY Britannia">HMY <i>Britannia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Bronington_(M1115)" title="HMS Bronington (M1115)">HMS <i>Bronington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_T/T_Calshot" title="TSS T/T Calshot"><i>Calshot</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Cambria" title="SB Cambria"><i>Cambria</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Caroline_(1914)" title="HMS Caroline (1914)">HMS <i>Caroline</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Centaur" title="SB Centaur"><i>Centaur</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ST_Cervia" title="ST Cervia"><i>Cervia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cavalier_(R73)" title="HMS Cavalier (R73)">HMS <i>Cavalier</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Coastal_Motor_Boat_4" title="HM Coastal Motor Boat 4"><i>CMB 4</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cutty_Sark" title="Cutty Sark">Cutty Sark</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RRS_Discovery" title="RRS Discovery"><i>Discovery</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Edmund_Gardner" title="MV Edmund Gardner"><i>Edmund Gardner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excelsior_(smack)" title="Excelsior (smack)"><i>Excelsior</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gannet_(1878)" title="HMS Gannet (1878)">HMS <i>Gannet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garlandstone" title="Garlandstone"><i>Garlandstone</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenlee_(ship)" title="Glenlee (ship)"><i>Glenlee</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Great_Britain" title="SS Great Britain"><i>Great Britain</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathor_(wherry)" title="Hathor (wherry)"><i>Hathor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_H_F_Bailey_III_(ON_777)" class="mw-redirect" title="RNLB H F Bailey III (ON 777)"><i>H F Bailey III</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Holland_1" title="HMS Holland 1">HMS <i>Holland 1</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Ironsides" title="SB Ironsides"><i>Ironsides</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Jesse_Lumb_(ON_822)" title="RNLB Jesse Lumb (ON 822)"><i>Jesse Lumb</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_John_H_Amos" title="PS John H Amos"><i>John H Amos</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_and_May" title="Kathleen and May">Kathleen and May</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Kingswear_Castle" title="PS Kingswear Castle"><i>Kingswear Castle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Lady_Daphne" title="SB Lady Daphne"><i>Lady Daphne</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Light_Vessel_16" title="Light Vessel 16">Light Vessel 16</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamar_Barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamar Barge"><i>Lynher</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spurn_Lightship" title="Spurn Lightship">Light Vessel 12 Spurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Eva_(steam_drifter)" title="Lydia Eva (steam drifter)"><i>Lydia Eva</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_M33" title="HMS M33"><i>M33</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Maid_of_the_Loch" title="PS Maid of the Loch"><i>Maid of the Loch</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Rose" title="Mary Rose">Mary Rose</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Massey_Shaw" title="Massey Shaw">Massey Shaw</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maud_(wherry)" title="Maud (wherry)"><i>Maud</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayflower_(tugboat)" title="Mayflower (tugboat)"><i>Mayflower</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Medway_Queen" title="PS Medway Queen"><i>Medway Queen</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Mirosa" title="SB Mirosa"><i>Mirosa</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MTB_102" title="MTB 102">MTB 102</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Nomadic_(1911)" title="SS Nomadic (1911)"><i>Nomadic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carr_Lightship" title="North Carr Lightship"><i>North Carr</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peacock_(narrowboat)" title="Peacock (narrowboat)"><i>Peacock</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_of_Castletown" title="Peggy of Castletown"><i>Peggy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_(narrowboat)" title="President (narrowboat)"><i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_President_(1918)" title="HMS President (1918)">HMS <i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Frederick%27s_Barge" title="Prince Frederick's Barge">Prince Frederick's Barge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Ryde" title="PS Ryde"><i>Ryde</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-float_Pyronaut" title="Fire-float Pyronaut"><i>Pyronaut</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TS_Queen_Mary" title="TS Queen Mary"><i>Queen Mary</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Mary%27s_Shallop" title="Queen Mary's Shallop"><i>Queen Mary's Shallop</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Raven_(1871)" title="SS Raven (1871)"><i>Raven</i> (1871)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MY_Raven" title="MY Raven"><i>Raven</i> (1889)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reaper_(sailing_vessel)" title="Reaper (sailing vessel)"><i>Reaper</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Reminder" title="SB Reminder"><i>Reminder</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Result_(schooner)" title="Result (schooner)"><i>Result</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_497_(motor_launch)" title="RML 497 (motor launch)"><i>RML 497</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Robin" title="SS Robin"><i>Robin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steam_Pinnace_199" title="Steam Pinnace 199"><i>Steam Pinnace 199</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Shieldhall" title="SS Shieldhall"><i>Shieldhall</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Sir_Walter_Scott" title="SS Sir Walter Scott"><i>Sir Walter Scott</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundowner_(yacht)" title="Sundowner (yacht)"><i>Sundowner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SY_Tern" title="SY Tern"><i>Tern</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalatta_(Thames_barge)" title="Thalatta (Thames barge)"><i>Thalatta</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Trincomalee" title="HMS Trincomalee">HMS <i>Trincomalee</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Turbinia" title="Turbinia">Turbinia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Unicorn_(1824)" title="HMS Unicorn (1824)">HMS <i>Unicorn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Victory" title="HMS Victory">HMS <i>Victory</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Warrior_(1860)" title="HMS Warrior (1860)">HMS <i>Warrior</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Waverley" title="PS Waverley"><i>Waverley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Wellington_(U65)" title="HMS Wellington (U65)">HQS <i>Wellington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Wingfield_Castle" title="PS Wingfield Castle"><i>Wingfield Castle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Xylonite" title="SB Xylonite"><i>Xylonite</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zetland_(lifeboat)" title="Zetland (lifeboat)"><i>Zetland</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vessels listed on the<br />National Archive<br />of Historic Vessels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;font-weight:normal; text-align:center;">Overseas Watch List</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Adelaide_(1864)" title="City of Adelaide (1864)"><i>City of Adelaide</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Curlew" title="HMAS Curlew">HMAS <i>Curlew</i></a></li> <li><a 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