S89A, BDB 86/1/6347 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.S89A
Fenella leaving Barrow
1937
Fenella was built for Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and launched on 16 Dec 1936. Requisitioned by the Admiralty during World War Two and used for the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk were she was sunk with a great loss of life, many of them the Manx crew. In this image, taken from Roa Island , she is passing Piel Island and about to enter the Irish Sea.
S89A, BDB 86/1/6347 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.S89A
Fenella leaving Barrow
1937
Fenella was built for Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and launched on 16 Dec 1936. Requisitioned by the Admiralty during World War Two and used for the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk were she was sunk with a great loss of life, many of them the Manx crew. In this image, taken from Roa Island , she is passing Piel Island and about to enter the Irish Sea.
| Location: | Roa Island Lifeboat Station, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6347 |
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| Sankey Number: | S89A |
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