WW2 Dunkirk ‘little ship’ converted into a three-bed home on the market for £300,000
A DUNKIRK “little ship” now converted into a three-bed home is on the market for £300,000.
The former coal and flour transport was one of 700 vessels used to rescue stranded troops from the French beaches in 1940.
She was then called the Master of Foxhounds.
Her owners converted her into a houseboat in 1995 — and she was among the 670-strong world-record flotilla that celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on the River Thames in 2012.
Now called the MV Gainsborough Trader, she sailed back to Dunkirk in 2015 to mark the 75th anniversary with 50 other “little ships”.
After Dunkirk MHF returned to work and was a parcel boat in the 1960s.
The 70ft long boat is currently moored at Southwark, South London.
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Its interior has traditional wooden fittings with brass portholes and instruments.
The galley includes a fridge, freezer and dishwasher, a saloon with a woodburning stove, a dining room which seats eight and a bathroom with double sinks and a Victorian-style tub.
Catherine Carpenter, of sellers Zeewarriors Brokerage, said: “If people are into maritime history, this could be their ideal home.”
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