| First Name: | Joseph | ||
| Last Name: | Canavan | ||
| Rank: | Seaman | ||
| Regiment: | Mercantile Marines | ||
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| Place of Birth: | Carna Connemara | ||
| Place of Death: | Trawler Pretty Polly | ||
| Date of Death: | 31-May-15 | ||
| Age: | 20 | ||
| Additional Information: | Supplementary Notes: Son of Joe & Barbara Canavan of Ard East, Carna, Connemara. The sinking of Pretty Polly was recorded in Galway and the Great War, p.98. Remembered: Tower Hill Memorial-London-United Kingdom. On May 31st, 1918, Pretty Polly, a British trawler of 19 tons, was sunk by the German submarine U-101 (Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg), off Roundstone Bay, Galway.
The Smack was the type of fishing boat that brought home the fish to Market for most of the 19th Century, up to the Second World War . The smack was usually ketch rigged, some had a topsail on the Mizzen mast , while others had a bowsprit carrying a jib. These boats were very popular in Brixham, Grimsby and Lowestoft. Having sails in red ochre, they were a picturesque sight. |
Mercantile Marines
Trawler Pretty Polly
Tower Hill Memorial-London-United Kingdom.()
Pretty Polly. ( The smack 19 Tons Fishing Boat)