Bought new 1878 by Masons sold Cranfields 1915 47 tons built Skippers Arthur Catchpole , Brooks 1894 . Skipper Arthur Catchpole of the “Elsie Bertha” who would have nothing to do with the orthodox seaman’s blue jersey & cheese cutter cap. Instead always wore a hard felt hat and white collar and cuffs. He looked more like a doctor than a barge skipper. To his barge mates as just plain “Skatty”. [foot]B5 Down Tops’l by Hervey Behham[/foot]Run down and sunk in Swin
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