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ABERDONIA
Dunkirk Little Ship
BOAT NAME: Aberdonia
BOAT TYPE: Motor Yachtt
BOAT LENGTH: 48ft
BOAT BEAM: 11ft 3ins
BOAT DRAFT: 4ft 6ins
BOAT DISPLACEMENT: 20Tons TM
BOAT CONSTRUCTION: Carvel Teak on Oak
BOAT DESIGNER: J W Brooke
BOAT BUILDER: Brooke Marine Lowestoft
BOAT YEAR: 1931
Built by the Thornycroft at Port Hampton in 1935 Aberdonia has a rich history, between 1940 and 1946 she was requisitioned by the Navy and renamed NAVIGATOR. She took part in the Dunkirk evacuation and is thought to have made four trips to the Dunkirk beaches. She continued her war work as a patrol boat, working with minesweepers and taking sealed orders to waiting convoys