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Avail AH.122


Avail  AH.122


    was this one ever belong dunbar in the 80s

    bryan DE127
    Jul 19 2010 10:58 PM
    She was in Arbroath in the 60s and bought back to Arbroath in 87 from Shields then she was swaped for an under 10 and went backed to Shields.

    paul longstaff
    Jul 20 2010 08:59 AM
    on the slip at blyth for d.t.i
    LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ME WASHING HER OFF THOSE WERE THE DAYS. SILVER WAVE BEHIND LYING AT THE MIDDLE JETTY.
    was this no the boat that was involved in a drugs bust aboot 20years ago name seems to ring a bell?
    i have a photo of avail in methil a good many years ago but not sure if same boat
    liberty, yes this boat was in dunbar in 80s,
    also in methil, where she was chopped up ........
    thats a new wheelhouse on her in pic..
    Built by Jimmy Noble Broch for the McCREATH'S  Girvan 1939.
    Ay Mackrill this boat was involved in a wee drug smuglin incident late 80s :'(

    deiseljockey
    Sep 06 2010 01:48 AM
    Not the Avail my grandfaither & da had BA97. was told original taken up navy at outbreak of war.BA97 was a fairlie originally the Poseidon,remember taking off the nameplate @ Nobles and repainting it & rolling the oakum could only have been about 6or7 & that was between the milk & paper rounds:- Talk about child labour!