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Betty

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1891 Betty F. Rosenstrum
1894 Betty O. Wingren
1900 Eustace Dixon Taylor Sharper

Fate

Eustace went ashore at Copt Point near Folkestone on 5 December 1902. A tug & the Folkestone lifeboat went to her assistance but the lifeboat became badly damaged. The crew were rescued & the tug eventually managed to tow the stricken vessel to harbour where she was declared a wreck.