--- In Thames_Barges@..., Dave Schwain <dschwain@y...>
wrote:
>
Well ... I'm like dog with a bone on this!

(a) what is the total number of letters involved in the name - both
legible and illegible?

(b) do the letters form a single contiguous [smart word :-)] word?

(c) you've got 2 dashes in your name. Does that represent just two
illegible lettes in that perticular position - or what?

(d) do you think there's a "dash" in the middle of the word which
might separate the barges name from a second word e.g. a port of
registration?

Try looking at the name in different coloured light ideally blue and
red and at different angles to help pick out colour!

We should be able to crack this - the identifiable sequence of
letters are quite helpful in a way.

My semi-guess would be based on this skeleton entry in a lsit I hold:

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VERHEYDEN, P., (????-????): ????, Dunkirk, France, ????-????; owner
SB Gravelines I [ex Ena 1905)], 1905-1912; [NB should 1905 be 1906?]
SB Gravelines II [ex Hilda (1906)]; 1907-1912;


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How about "Gravelines"? Would that fit? Then there's the "ppieps"
bit. I wonder if Verheyeden registered her in Dieppe? Problem is I'm
not aware that Gravelines [1 or 2] were ever owned by Daniels :-(

Mike