Moss Rose and Gipsy King Deal Boats3
My Grandfather b1900 was a local boat builder from Deal in Kent. He worked for Trotts boat builders and helped build the Lady Haig (one of the little ships). Before WW2 he went into business on his own and built 2 boats Gipsy King and the Moss Rose both of which are known locally to have gone to Dunkirk. I know who crewed the Gipsy King and she returned safely to Deal but would welcome any information on the Moss Rose which I believe was taken back to Scotland on the deck of a ship and never returned to Deal. I also note that these boats are not listed on this site.
I would be grateful for any information as to the roll these small boats played and especially what happen to the Moss Rose.
Thanks in anticipation
Steve Milne
stevemilne@hotmail.com
Steve, I will pass you comments to our Archivist and respond accordingly. Generally our website only details Little Ships where a known history can be established. We will be happy to add Gipsy King and the Moss Rose if we can find sufficient detail and establish provenance.
Ian Gilbert
webadmin@adls.org.uk
Hello, I also want to confirm local knowledge of a boat named 'Rosemarie' and registered to Flushing, as having served as a Little ship at Dunkirk. In my search for her history I discovered that;
On Friday the 31st of May, It seems that Rosemarie, Rose Marie as she is officially listed, was towed over, by the dutch Skoot ‘Hilda’ along with five other motorboats; Moss Rose, Lady Haig, Britannic, Gispy King, Golden Spray II, and two life-boats.
(book ‘The Evacuation from Dunkirk’ W.J.R Gardner ISBN 071465120-6 Page 72)
Shauna Osborne-Dowle. www.houseboat-tv.co.uk