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OWG.
Done a bit of research on the Devonia, here is what I found on the web
"Launched on 22nd March 1905 by John Brown at Clydebank
Engines : Compound diagonal 34.5 and 71 in x 60 in
Dimensions : 245 ft x 29 ft
641 Gross Registered TonnesBarry Railway Company vessel that came to P and A Campbell by way of Bristol Channel Boats in 1911
Served on the east coast during World War I as a minesweeper
Was assigned to the South Coast when Campbells returned to that station in 1923, remaining until 1932
Served on the Bristol Channel until being laid up in 1939
Reconditioned for use as a minesweeper and sent to eastern Scotland
Attended the Dunkirk evacuation, but was abandoned on the French coast on May 31st 1940 under heavy fire from enemy aircraft."

<blockquote data-quote="gedtee" data-source="post: 227267" data-attributes="member: 45268">OWG.Done a bit of research on the Devonia, here is what I found on the web&quot;Launched on 22nd March 1905 by John Brown at Clydebank&nbsp;Engines : Compound diagonal 34.5 and 71 in x 60 in&nbsp;Dimensions : 245 ft x 29 ft&nbsp;641 Gross Registered TonnesBarry Railway Company vessel that came to P and A Campbell by way of Bristol Channel Boats in 1911&nbsp;Served on the east coast during World War I as a minesweeper&nbsp;Was assigned to the South Coast when Campbells returned to that station in 1923, remaining until 1932&nbsp;Served on the Bristol Channel until being laid up in 1939&nbsp;Reconditioned for use as a minesweeper and sent to eastern Scotland&nbsp;Attended the Dunkirk evacuation, but was abandoned on the French coast on May 31st 1940 under heavy fire from enemy aircraft.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gedtee, post: 227267, member: 45268"] OWG. Done a bit of research on the Devonia, here is what I found on the web "[B]Launched on 22nd March 1905 by John Brown at Clydebank Engines : Compound diagonal 34.5 and 71 in x 60 in Dimensions : 245 ft x 29 ft 641 Gross Registered Tonnes[/B][SIZE=3]Barry Railway Company vessel that came to P and A Campbell by way of Bristol Channel Boats in 1911 Served on the east coast during World War I as a minesweeper Was assigned to the South Coast when Campbells returned to that station in 1923, remaining until 1932 Served on the Bristol Channel until being laid up in 1939 Reconditioned for use as a minesweeper and sent to eastern Scotland Attended the Dunkirk evacuation, but was abandoned on the French coast on May 31st 1940 under heavy fire from enemy aircraft." [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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