Gerald Daniel was built in Appledore as the minesweeper HMS Sidlesham in 1955. She was sold out of the service in 1967. In 1973 she was moored in Bosham Channel as a training centre for West Sussex Police - PC Gerald Daniel was a young constable who died while in the force. The centre was later taken over by a Christian youth sailing school.Now the mahogany vessel is going to the Thames to become a houseboat in Chelsea.
I took the photo early this morning - a crisp, cold autumn day.
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Thanks for taking and posting the picture...I enjoy living in an area that is also home to Vetern ships. To hear about the many lives that some of these boats have lighten a grey Sunday morning.
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