ST.
MICHAEL
Built 1838 at Gateshead. Wood paddle
tug. 30grt. 10nrt. 51.3'x12'x3.75'. 10nhp 1cyl grasshopper steam engine by
Young. ON9069.
1838
Delivered to unknown owner at London.1-7-1845
Acquired by Daniel Barker and John Spicer, London.
17-6-1849 Sank off Billingsgate Market, London, following boiler explosion.
later salved, repaired and returned to service. 5-1-1859 Sank
in Halfway Reach following collision with SS Panther. Raised, towed to Bow
Creek, repaired and returned to service. 1863 Owner Daniel Barker, London.
1870 Sold to Walter Phillips, London.
1880 Walter Phillips, London.
No further trace.
More details under EARLY OWNERS L-P
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W T BEAUMONT AND SONS LTD.
Funnel: Black
with silver band and silver "B".
Flag: Red
with white letters "W T B & S" in white ring.
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RODNEY II
Photo courtesy Paul Lamplough
Photo B Hunt colln.
Built 1934 by
A Brown, Wivenhoe. Steel screw tug. L65'. B16'. D7.6'. 53grt. 200bhp Deutz diesel engine. [Unregistered]
1934
Delivered to W T Beaumont Ltd., London,
named Rodney II..1960 Reengined 350bhp Lister-Blackstone diesel. 1969 Sold to W E
White & Sons Ltd., London,
renamed Boys White.19?? Owner A E White Ltd, Erith. 1983 [by] Owners Thames Marine &
Civil Engineering Ltd. 19?? Owner W G S Crouch Ltd., Greenhithe, renamed Boys Spearing. 4-1992 Sank at moorings. 1995 Existence in doubt.
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C W BECKETT LTD.
BESS [1]
Photo A Hughes colln
Built 1920 by
Bushell Bros., Tring, Hertfordshire. L75'. B14.5'. 400ihp steam engine.Unregistered.
1920
Delivered to London Haulage Co., London.
192? Sold to C.W. Beckett & Co Ltd., Hampton-on-Thames. 1926 Re-engined
200bhp Kromhout diesel engine. 21-7-1931 Collided with and
slightly damaged Richmond Bridge.
1942 Req by Admiralty for skid-towing M/S duties. 1943 Returned to owner.
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BESS [2]
Built 1944 by
Central Bridge Company, Trenton,Ontario.
L50.44'. B13.75'. D5.03'. 67grt. 240bhp 6cyl Vivian diesel engine. ON169920.
1944
Completed, chartered to MoWT, managers Ross & Marshall Ltd named Tanac 66 1948 Sold to Fraser &
White Ltd., Portsmouth,
renamed Industrious.
1964 Sold to Corrall Ltd., Portsmouth.
1965 Sold to C.W. Beckett & Co Ltd., London,
renamed Bess.
1973 Sold to Woodfords (London)
Ltd., Twickenham. 197? Sold to Marcus Neville Ltd., Newhaven. 1976 Sold to
Allpalm Ltd, London
and shipped to Lagos.
No further trace.
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PAT
Built 1924 by Edward Hayes, Stony Stratford.
L45'. Diesel engine. unregistered
1924
Delivered to C.W. Beckett & Co Ltd., Kingston-on-Thames.
1935 Sold to Thames
Conservancy Commissioners, London,
renamed Wey.
19?? Owners Thames
Water Authority, London.
200? Transferred to Environment Agency, London.23-12-2004
Donated to Milton Keynes Museum
as exhibit.
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PEP
Built 1927 byScheepswerf Hubertina v/h W H Jacobs Machinefabriek, Haarlem.
L54.5'. B13'. D6'. 24grt. M2cyl 60bhp 1scr, Kromhout 2-M-2
[Later 152bhp Crossley diesel engine?] Unregistered.
1927
Delivered to C.W Beckett, Hampton-on-Thames, London.
1971 Sold to May Gurney Ltd., Norwich.
1981 Sold to Peter Powell, Ironwharf Boatyard, Faversham. 2020 Still in
service.
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PIGMY
No details known
1980 Sold to May Gurney, Norwich.
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PUFFIN
No details known
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SEABY
See under Fenland, Clements Knowling Ltd.
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VIM
Built 1927 by NV Scheepswerf Hubertina, Haarlem.
L54.5'. B13'. D6'. 24grt. 60bhp Kromhout 2M2 diesel engine.[Unregistered]
1927
Delivered to Charles W. Beckett & Co Ltd., Hampton-on-Thames. 1970
Sold.
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FRANK GILBERT BERESFORD
WITCH
Built 1888 by Steward and Latham, Blackwall. Iron screw tug. 60grt 41nrt. 67.6'x15.5'x4.7'. 20nhp steam engine. ON94335
7-2-1888 Delivered to Frank Beresford, St Olaves Wharf,London 1905 Owner Walter Nesbitt, St Olaves Wharf, London. 1914-1947 Anglo-Swedish Electric Welding Co. Ltd., Wood Wharf, Greenwich 1954 Register closed.
[Anglo-Swedish was an affiliate of the Swedish welding company ESAB. The
tug WITCH probably then used as a workboat for marine repairs like the
parent company's tug ESAB IV of 1921, now preserved at Gothenburg.]
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BLACKFRIARS LIGHTERAGE AND
CARTAGE COMPANY LTD
GEORGE
SALT
Photo RGR colln
Built 1936 by
Henry Robb Ltd., Leith.
YN225. L75.6'. B19.3'. D8.3'. 77grt. 122nhp 4SCSA 8cyl 12.5"x19"
Mirrlees Bickerton and Day diesel engine ON164653.
7-5-1936
Launched. 6-1936 Completed. 1936 Delivered to Blackfriars Lighterage &
Cartage Co Ltd., London.
1936 Owners Frederick Leyland Ltd., London.
5-1946 Sold to Lamport & Holt Line Ltd., London
for service in Brazil.
Departed Langstone Dock Liverpool
for South America.
7-1946 Owners Cia de Navegacao das Lagaos, Rio
Grande do Sul,Brazil.
1948 Renamed Sao Cristovao.
1966 No longer appears LR.
George Salt at Liverpool prior to voyage to Brazil. Photo courtesy Tony Atkinson.
Local newspaper coverage of the voyage. Photo courtesy Tony Atkinson.
As Sao Cristovao in Brazil. Photo courtesy Tony Atkinson.
Transfer of Registration papers. Courtesy Tony Atkinson.
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JOHN BRAINE
COMMERCE
Built 1873 at Le Havre.
Iron screw tug. L61'. B14.4'. D7'. 49grt. 40nhp steam engine. ON73706.
1877 [by]
Owner John Braine, Belgrave St.,
Stepney. .
1888 Owner John Braine, 123 Milton Rd., Gravesend. 1894 Owner Robert William Edwards,11 Milton Place., Gravesend 1900 Owner James Turner, Grimsby.
1900 Register closed.
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TIGRESS
Built 1870 by
Maudsley, East Greenwich.
Iron screw tug. . L57.3'. B12'. D7.1'. 33grt. Steam engine. ON63674.
1875[by]
Owner Daniel William Hope, Stepney. 25-10-1877 Advertised for sale by auction,
laying at 65, Bankside. 1877 Owner John Braine, 27
Belgrave St., Stepney. 1883 Owner William Yeoman, Carnarvon Rd, Stratford, London.1887
Owner George Gardiner, Garford St,
Poplar. 1906 Owner Geo. H Gardiner & Thomas Gardiner, Foyle Rd, Westcombe Park, Greenwich. 1924 Owner Thomas Gardiner, Westcombe Park, Greenwich, London.
1930 Register closed.
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BRAITHWAITE AND DEAN LTD
CHASTIM
Built 1950 by Bay Wharf Construction Co. Greenwich.
10grt. Ruston and
Hornsby 4R/VCBM diesel engine. [unregistered]
1951
Delivered to Braithwaite & Dean Ltd., London.
1971 Sold to Mervyn E. Street,
Higham.
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ALFRED BUCK
MIZPAH
Built 1892 by
Edwin Morgan, Grand Junction
Dock, Uxbridge.Composite built Tug. L51.9’. B13.3’. D4.2’. 21grt. 14nrt. 124ihp
2cyl compound steam engine by Alfred H Beatley, Uxbridge. ON115925
1892 [unregistered] 1902 Owner Alfred Buck, High St., Brentford 1920 Owners
William & John Buck, Brentford 1929 Owner John Benjamin Vincent, Tomlin
Terrace, Limehouse. 9-12-1929
0200hrs sank inside N. Woolwich Pier due to stress of weather. 19-12-1929.
Vessel lifted and placed ashore at N. Woolwich with no apparent damage. 1931
Dismantled and used as a houseboat. Register closed.
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PETRO
See under
RICHARD WATERS fleet list.
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HARRY P CHAPMAN
EAGLE
Built 1884 at Delftshaven, Holland.
Iron screw tug L82.4'. B17.5'. D9.7'. 95grt. 6nrt. Steam engine. ON89540.
1884 Delivered to John Todd, The Mount, Frindsbury, Rochester. Registered at London.
1890 To Joseph Constant, 5, Fenchurch St., London.
1891 Owner Harry P. Chapman, The Grove, Gravesend.
1898 Owner Thomas McMurdo Heywood, Cardiff.
1901 Owner The Cardiff Steam Towing Co Ltd, (Thomas McMurdo Heywood,
manager) Cardiff.
1920 Sold to Bristol Channel Towage, Salvage & Lighterage Co Ltd,
(Arthur R.Tucker, manager) Cardiff. 1938 Owning company dissolved, no further
trace. 1939 Register closed.
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CHARRINGTON GARDNER
& LOCKET [LONDON]
LTD.
Funnel:
Yellow with black top and blue band bordered by two narrow white bands.
Flag: Blue
pennant with a white disc bearing a blue "C" and joined to each
corner by white stripe.
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CHARLIGHT
Photo A Hughes colln.
In Oare Creek, Faversham 6-2008. Photo Andrew
Humphreys.
Built
1936 by T. van Duijvendijk., Lekkerkerk. L45.2' B12.3'. D4.2'. 115bhp Bolinder
diesel engine.[unregistered]
1936
Delivered to Charrington Gardner & Locket (London)
Ltd., London.
20-3-1941 Damaged by a flying bomb off Le Bas Wharf, Millwall. 1965 Transferred
to Charrington Lighterage Ltd., London.
1973 Sold to Greenhithe Lighterage Co Ltd., Greenhithe,Kent.
19?? Sold to Braithwaite & Dean Ltd., London.
19?? Sold to Ward Tugs Ltd., London.
19?? Owned by W.T. Beaumont & Sons., London.
2000 Believed owned by Barry Tester, Hollowshore Boatyard, Faversham. 2015? To Charlight Towing, based Queenborough.
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CHARLOCK
[1]
Photo Bob Sheridan colln.
Built 1928 by
King's Lynn Slipway Co., King's Lynn.
L71'. B18.1'. D8.6'. 87grt. 3000ihp 3cyl TE
10.5"x17.5"x29"x18"s steam engine by Crabtree and Co.,
Great Yarmouth.
ON160589.
9-1928
Delivered to Charrington, Gardner, Locket & Co. Ltd., London.
1953 Sold to Walter Pigott, Grimsby,
renamed Lady Theresa.
1954 Owners restyled as J H Piggott and Son Ltd. 1962 Renamed Lady Biddy. 1963 Scrapped.
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CHARLOCK
[2]
Photo K Watson colln.
Built 1962 by
Charrington Gardner Locket (London) Ltd, Dartford.
42grt. 62.1 x 17.3 x 5.7ft 385bhp cyl 9"x12" 10kn 1scr, National Gas & Oil Engine Co Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne. ON 302979
8-5-1962 Delivered to Charrington Gardner Locket (London) Ltd, London, named CHARLOCK. 28-9-1965 Owners Charrington Lighterage Co Ltd, London. 20-7-1970 Sold to Braithwaite & Dean Ltd, London. 1985 Sold to NOD Tugs Ltd, Maldon. 1992 sold to Mr. Furtle, Maldon (reported live-aboard at Heybridge). 2004 Sold to Mick ...., Canvey Island, renamed CHARLOC. 200? Sold to Thames Towage Ltd (Brian Allen & B Cooper), Benfleet. 5-2007 Sold to ????, at Kyle of Lochalsh. 2007 reengined 575bhp Mirrlees Blackstone diesel. 2009 Sold to Highland Towage and Salvage (Neil Morrison & Keith Gillies), Kyle of Lochalsh, renamed DUICH HIGHLANDER (reg Stornoway). 20?? laid up in Loch Duich, between Ault a Chruinn and Shiel Bridge, Scotland. 2018 still laid up.
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MARGARET
LOCKET
Photo Bob Sheridan colln.
Photog. unknown.
Built 1951 by
Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby. YN 1374. L70.7'. B18.1'. D7.3'. 74grt. 460bhp
6cyl British Polar diesel engine. ON184562.
18-8-1951 Launched
named Margaret.
1951 Delivered to Charrington Gardner Locket Co Ltd., London.
Renamed Margaret Locket.1965 Transferred to Charrington Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1969 Sold to F.T.Everard & Sons Lighterage Ltd, Greenhithe, renamed P.B. Everard. 1981 Sold to W.G.S.
Crouch & Sons Ltd., Greenhithe, renamed Jayne Spearing. 1984 Sold to
Tidal Marine & Dredging Services (Essex)
Ltd. 1984 Sold to Riverway Development Co Ltd.,London.
1988 Sold to J.G. Jakubait & Sons., London.
1992 Registration cancelled, believed scrapped.
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MIRIAM
As OLYMPIAN, 22-9-2010, Chatham Reach, River Medway. Photo Alan Chapman.
Built 1956 by Charrington Gardner Lockett Ltd., Dartford.
L41.5'. B12.3'. D4'. 16grt. 105bhp Thornycroft diesel engine. ON187450.
1956
Delivered to Charrington Gardner Lockett Ltd., London.
1965 Transferred to Charrington Lighterage Co. Ltd., London.
1970 Sold to W.G.S. Crouch Ltd, Greenhithe, renamed Miriam Spearing. 1979 Sold to Mervin
Street, Higham,Kent.
199? Sold to Alan C. Bennett & Sons Ltd, Rochester,
renamed Aboma II. 2008 Owners W Bennett and M Thomas, Olympic Towage. Rebuilt
and reengined 350bhp Scania diesel renamed Olympian.
9-2010 Still in service.
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PRINCE
REGENT
Built
1906 by Edwards and Co.,Millwall. YN566. L64.9'. B15.6'. D8.3'. 52grt. 249ihp 2cyl compound steam
engine. ON123691.
1910 Owners Gardner, Locket & Hinton Ltd, London.
1924 Owners Charrington Gardner and Locket Ltd., London.
1957 Owners Clements Knowling & Co Ltd, London.
1958 Scrapped.
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REGENT
Photog unknown. B Hunt colln
Launch tug
Built by Charrington Gardner Lockett Ltd., Dartford.
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HERBERT W . CLARK & Son
[ERITH] LTD
FOR TUGS
OWNED AFTER 1948 SEE UNDER ERITH TOWING COMPANY LTD.
FLORENCE
Built 1869 at
Victoria Dock, London.
Iron. L59.6'. B13'. D6.5'. 30grt. Steam engine. ON60106.
1870[by]
Owner George Parker Bidder, Dartmouth.
1875[by] Owner Alex Chaplin, Cannon
Street, London.
1880 Owner Thomas P Hollick, 2, Walbrook, London.
1882 Owner Thomas P Hollick, 48, St.Thomas Rd., Hackney, London. 1883 Owner Jabez Hollick, 5 Portland Place, Lower Clapton, London. 1888 Owner Joseph Westwood, Napier Yard, Millwall. 1896 Owner Edward
William Higgs, 7 Halstow Rd, Westcombe Park, Greenwich.
1902 Owner H. W. Clarke and Son Ltd., Erith. 1919 Owner John G
Hammond, 77, Mark lane, London.
1920 Owner Charles Kent, Hull.
1926 Register closed.
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HERBERT
CLARKE
as Harbour Light. Photo B Hunt colln.
Photo B Hunt colln
Built 1892 by
John Cran & Co Ltd, Leith.
YN 30. Iron Screw tug. L64’. B13.4’. D7.5’. 45grt. 4nrt. 165ihp steam
engine. ON99126. Callsign JMRL.
1892 Delivered to James Waterson, Belfast
named Harbour Light.
1907 Owner John Cooper, Belfast.11-10-1910
Collided with ferry near Spencer Basin.
1912 Owners Charles & Arthur Etheredge, 113, Fenchurch St., London.
1922 Owners C. & A. Etheredge Ltd., 84, Narrow St., Limehouse, London.20-2-1928
Girted and sank in ten seconds whilst towing collier Parkhill from Regents Canal
Dock. George Laming, Mate, Harry Vinton, Engineer and Harry Watson
drowned. Skipper George Wells was rescued from river by a police
launch. All from Gravesend.
Later salved. 17-9-1935
Aground in Barking Creek just below A13 bridge whilst towing lighter. Refloated
next tide. 1936 Owners Etheredge's Transport & Shipping Agency Ltd., 84, Narrow St, Limehouse, London.
1937 Owner Herbert W. Clarke & Son (Erith) Ltd., Erith, renamed Herbert Clarke. 1948 Scrapped. Register closed.
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CLEMENTS, KNOWLING AND CO. LTD.
Including
James Clements, George Knowling and Clements, Tough Ltd.
Funnel:
Yellow with black top separated by narrow red band with monogram "JC"
in red.
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ALBION
[1]
In Lane ownership. Photo G Lane colln.
Built 1880 by
Thames Iron Works Ltd., Blackwall. Iron. L64.9'. B13.7'. D7'.
33grt.150ihp 30nhp 1cyl steam engine by Ormerod Grierson. ON89633.
1880 Delivered to unknown owner.[Unregistered]. 1884 Owner Frederick Cole, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea.
1888 Reengined 2cyl compound steam engine by Plenty, Newbury 1897 Owner George
Collier, High St., Brentford. 1916 Owners Clements Knowling & Co Ltd, Goat Wharf. Brentford. 1929
Owner Henry Lane, Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe. 1936
Scrapped. Register closed.
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ALBION[2]
Built 1897 by
A W Robertson, CanningTown.
32grt. 120ihp 2cyl compound steam engine. [Unregistered.]
1897
Delivered to Thames Steam Tug Co Ltd., named Thames?? 1936 Sold to Clement
Knowling Ltd, renamed Albion??.
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BLACKFRIARS
Coaling Hulk
Built 1862 by G W
Gill, Chatham. Spritsail barge. 39.78grt. L72.4'. B14.4'. D4.9'. ON44620.
8-10-1862
Completed for Alfred Smith, Rochester and William Lee, Holborough. 8-1-1868
Owner William Lee. 16-2-1882 Sold to Daniel Lee Smith, Halling. 27-11-1896 Sold
to Eliza and William Lewis Wall, Canning Town. 8-3-1898 Sold to Hermann
Hammond, Barking. 9-3-1899 Sold to Eliza Wall, Canning Town. 2-11-1918 Sold to
Samuel West Ltd., London. 19-2-1919 Sold to Albert Hutson, Maidstone. 20-2-1920
Sold to William Ambrose Ellis, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. 16-7-1920 Register
closed and sold to Clements Knowling for use as a tug coaling hulk at
Brentford.
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BRENTONIAN
Photo D Castle colln
Built 1955
by P.K. Harris & Sons Ltd.,Appledore. YN 63. L56.9'. B16.4'. D5.9'. 37grt.
324bhp 6cyl 8.75"x11.5" 4SCSA Blackstone ER4M diesel engine. BP
5.5 tons. ON186316.
1955
Delivered to Clements, Knowling & Co Ltd., London.
25-2-1962 Sold to United Towing Co Ltd., Hull, renamed Bargeman. 1974 Renamed Riverman. 1-4-1978 Transferred to
Humber Tugs Ltd., Grimsby. 1995 Sold for scrap at New Holland, but resold to
Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd., Burntisland, renamed Ross End. 2004 Sold to W. Barbour,
Lowestoft. 2005 Overhauled at Lowestoft, renamed Riverman. 13-7-2008 At St Osyth for
sale £27500.
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CEEKAY
Built
1930 at Stadscanaal. L63.1'. B15.6'. D5.8'. 54grt. 400bhp diesel engine.
ON186013
1930
Delivered to unknown owner at Terneuzen, named Cornelia. 19?? Possibly sold, renamed Bolnes XVI.
1953 Sold to Clements, Knowling & Co Ltd., London. Renamed Ceekay. 29-10-1970 Arrived T Ward
Ltd., Grays for scrapping.
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CLYDE
Built
1872 by Thomas B. Seath & Co., Rutherglen. YN 122. Iron screw tug. L54.5'. B10.5'. 22grt.
20nhp 1cyl steam engine by A Campbell and Son, Glasgow. ON68438.
1872
Delivered to Ward Brothers, 22 Beer Lane, London. 1882 Owners Ward & Co, Beer Lane,
London. 17-9-1889 Bows damaged following collision with SS Wakefield at
Charlton Buoys. 1891 Owners G W Ward and Sons Ltd., Beer Lane, London. 1896 Sold to Robert
Grey, London. 1899 Owner Joseph Constant, Fenchurch St., 1900 Owner Stephen Wheeler, St Helena Wharf, Richmond, Surrey. 1902 Sold to
James Clements & George Knowling, High St, Brentford. . 1911 Scrapped. 1916 register closed.
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CRESS
Built 1919 by
Lobnitz Ltd., Renfrew. L45.1'. B10'. D4.8'. 13grt. ON142274.
1920 Owner
Andrew Inglis, Greenock. 1921[by] Owners United Alkali Co Ltd., Liverpool.
1933[by] Owners Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Liverpool. 1938 Same owner,
1957[by] Owned by Clements Knowling Ltd., Brentford.
[May originally have been a dredger but designated tug in 1957 MNL.]
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DIANA
Built 1883 by
Thames Iron Works, Blackwall. Iron. L67'. B13.3'. D8'. 45grt 40nhp 1cyl
steam engine by T A Young, London. ON91930.
1883
Delivered to unknown owner. 1886 Owners Vokins & Co Ltd, London. 1893
Reengined 195ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by Plenty. 1916 Owners Clements
Knowling & Co Ltd. 16-4-1923 Skipper Richard Lewis fined £10 for
navigating at a speed likely to endanger the public. He had overturned a rowing
eight near Richmond. 3-1949 Scrapped
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DONOVAN
Built 1890 by Westwood Baillie & Co, Poplar. Iron screw tug. L70.5'. B15.1'.
D7.7'. 53grt. 247ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by Vulcan Iron Works. ON96694.
1890 Deliverd to Vokins & Co Ltd, 47, MarkLlane, London. 1898 Owners G Knowling & J
Clements, High St., Brentford, London. 1930 Scrapped. Register closed.
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DUNDEE
Built
1892 by Knowling & Co, Kew Bridge. Wood screw tug. L56'9'. B12.4'. D6.8'. 30grt.
95ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by Mumford. ON105849.
1892 Deliver to unknown owner. 1896 Owners George Knowling & James
Clements, Brentford. 1916 Owners Clements Knowling & Co Ltd. 1920 Scrapped.Register closed.
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ENTERPRISE
Built 1899 by
J P Rennoldson Ltd , S Shields. Steel screw tug. L70.4'. B16.2'. D9.3'. 70grt. 275ihp 2cyl
compound steam engine by builder. ON110773
1899 Delivered to Ouse Navigation Trust, York. 1915 Owner William G
Bingham, Hull 1916 Owner Clements Knowling & Co Ltd, Brentford. 1917
Reengined 300ihp 3cylTE steam engine by Earle and Co, Hull. [Second hand built
1893]. 1938 Scrapped Register closed.
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EXCELSIOR
Photo D Asprey colln.
Built 1891 by
Knowling and Co., Kew Bridge. Wood screw tug. . 59.5'x12.5'x6.4'. 28grt. 5nrt. 30nhp 95ihp
2cyl compound steam engine by Mumford, Colchester. ON105826.
1891 Launched
[Unregistered]. 15-5-1896 Owners George Knowling, Kew Bridge and James
Clements, Brentford. 1915 Scrapped. Register closed.
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FENLAND
Photo Rays colln
Built 1929 by
Werf Concordia (S. Seymonsbergen), Amsterdam. Steel screw tug. L54.6'. B14.5'. D6.2'. 38grt.
200bhp Kromhout 4M4 diesel engine. ON161328.
1929
Delivered to C.W. Beckett & Co Ltd., Hampton-on-Thames. Named Seaby. 26-4-1941 Req by UK Admiralty.
5-7-1945 Returned to owner. 1947 Sold to Borough of Wisbech. 1948 Renamed Fenland. 1956 Sold to Clements,
Knowling & Co., London. 1957 Re-engined Paxman RPH12 (TP4), 400bhp.
1966 Owners Clements-Tough Ltd.,Brentford. 1978 Sold to Thames & General
Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 1980 Owners Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1980 Sold to N. Cardy Ltd., Maldon. 1990 Sold to Allan C. Littlewort, Maldon.
1991 Sold to Alfred C. Littlewort, Isle of Wight. 1998 Sold to Julian
Sciville, Rochester. 2000 Sold to Fraser Yates, Ipswich. 2020 Still in
existence.
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FLORESCO
Photo D Castle colln
Built
1898 by Dundee Shipbuilding Co., Dundee. YN116.Steel screw tug. L67.5'. B17.6'.
D8.4'. 58grt. 275ihp 2cyl compound steam engine. ON108387.
3-6-1898
Launched. 1898 Delivered to J Constant, London. 1905 Sold to William
H Shepherd, Eastcheap, London. 1924 Sold to Flower and Everett Ltd.,
Grosvenor Rd, London. 10-3-1925 Lighter Clematis, under tow, sank following collision with SS
Steersman in Lower Pool. 1937 Sold to Clements Knowling & Co
Ltd, Brentford. 195? Scrapped.
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FURY
Photo J Grainger colln.
Built 1879 by W Walker & Co, Deptford. Iron. L62.9'. B12.5'. D6.7'.
32grt. 30nhp 2cyl steam engine by Alexander Wilson. ON81602.
1879 Delivered to Henry Covington, Pimlico. 17-1-1881 Skipper William Horlock
fined forty shillings for 'navigating at a speed as to cause damage to river
bank' at Putney the previous March. 1895 Owner James Clements, Brentford. 1898
Owners J Clements & George Knowling. 1916 Owners Clements Knowling & Co
Ltd, Brentford. 1939 Scrapped.
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HARTON
Built 1894 by
Rennie, Greenwich. L69'. B10'. D8.1'. 55grt. 35nhp 2cyl compound steam engine
by Stewart, London. ON104800
1894
Delivered to Harrisons [London] Ltd. 1896 Acquired by William Cory and Sons
Ltd., London. 1924 Owners Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.1929 Sold to Clements
Knowling and Co Ltd., London. 1939 Scrapped.
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JAYCEE
Photo RGR colln
Photog unknown
Jaycee at
Holyhead in August 2012. Photo courtesy Ronnie Roberts of
vessels-at-holyhead.blogspot.com
Built
1954 by P K Harris & Sons Ltd, Appledore YN 55. L56.9'. B16.4',
D5.9'. 37grt. 325bhp 6cyl 4SCSA 8.75"x11.5" Lister Blackstone ER4M
diesel engine. BP5.5t ON186095.
1954 Delivered to Clements, Knowling & Co Ltd, London. 28-2-1962
Sold to United Towing Co Ltd, Hull, renamed Lighterman. 1974 Transferred to
Humber Tugs Ltd. 20-9-1977 Sold to Felixarc Ltd, Felixstowe, renamedGary Gray.
1988 Sold to Heysham Boatmen, Heysham Lancs. 1995 Sank at
moorings at Heysham. 1995 Salved and rebuilt. 1995 Sold to Hampson
Marine Towing, Fleetwood. 199? Sold to Scottish owners, renamed Garry Gray 2006 Seen on Holy Loch.
8-2012 Sank in fish dock at Holyhead. Later salved but sank again. 10-2012
Plans to raise again and then break up locally. 6-6-2013 Raised and
placed aboard crane barge Lara 1 and towed to Liverpool for scrapping
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LITTLE
BRITON [1]
Built
1866 at Blackwall. Iron. L60'. B12'. D6.6'. 27grt. 20nhp 2cyl steam engine.
ON54676.
1866 Delivered to G Lockett & E S Judkins, London.
1870[by] Owner George Lockett, Upper Thames St., London. 1882[by] Owner Henry
Barry, Plaistow, London. 22-10-1886 Ashore in Erith Reach in thick fog. 1887
Owner Joseph Westwood, Millwall. 1891 Owner William Allen, London. 1893 Owner
Arthur Burgin, New Cross, London. 1900[by] Owner Harry Keep, London. 1893 Owners
A, H & H Keep, London. 1900 Owners G Knowling & J Clements, Brentford.
1921 Scrapped.
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LITTLE
BRITON [2]
Built
1918 by W & G Stephens, Banff. Wood. L56'. B14'. D7.2'. 35grt. 150ihp 2cyl
compound steam engine by Plenty and Son. ON160636.
1918
Delivered to War Office, Inland Water Transport Directorate as either AS 314 or AS 315. 1929 Owners
Clements Knowling & Co Ltd, Brentford, named Little Briton. 1946 Scrapped.
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MARGARET
See
under THAMES STEAM TUG & LIGHTERAGE CO LTD.
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MAUD
Photo A Hughes
colln.
Built 1900 by G Rennie & Co, Greenwich. L70'. B17.2'. D8.9'. 63grt.
300ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by T A Young, Blackwall. ON112750
1900 Delivered
to Thames Steam Tug & Lighterage Co Ltd, London. 1929 Sold to Clements
Knowling Co Ltd, Brentford 1954 Scrapped.
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MOSELLE
Built
1887 By D. J. Dunlop, Port Glasgow. YN184. L70.2'. B16.1'. 71grt. 50nhp 3cylTE
steam engine by builder. ON94323.
1887 Delivered to London & Tilbury Lighterage Co., London. 1905
Owners London & Tilbury Dredging Co., London. 1915 Owners R.E.V. James
Ltd., Southampton. 1917 Owners James Dredging, Towage & Transport Co.,
Southampton. 1918 Owners Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co., London. 1924
Owners Clements Knowling & Co., Brentford. 1934 Scrapped.
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PAMELA
ALICE
Photog unknown. B Hunt colln
Built
1914 by Scheepswerf De Groot & van Vliet, Slikkerveer. YN48 L59.8'.
B14.1'. D6.5'. 45grt. 30nhp 3cyl TE steam engine. ON146621.
1914
Launched for Richard d'Hont, Ghent named Edouard [some sources Edouward]. 1916 Owners War
Office, Inland Water Transport Directorate, renamed AS 82. 1922 Owners Clements Knowling
& Co Ltd, London, renamed Pamela
Alice. 1956 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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PRINCE
REGENT
Photog unknown. B Hunt colln
Built
1906 by Edwards and Co., Millwall. YN566. L64.9'. B15.6'. D8.3'. 52grt. 249ihp 2cyl compound steam
engine. ON123691.
1911 Owners Gardner, Locket & Hinton Ltd, London. 1924 Owners
Charrington Gardner and Locket Ltd., London. 1934[by] Owners Clements
Knowling & Co Ltd, London. 1958 Scrapped.
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REX
Built 1889 by Samuda Bros, Blackwall. L69'. B14'. D7.6'. 40grt. 225ihp
2cyl compound steam engine by Young and Sons, London. ON96685.
1889 Owner Henry James, Lambeth. 1891 Owner C F Cory-Wright, London. 1896
Owners William Cory & Son Ltd., London. 1913 Sold to Clements Knowling
& Co Ltd., London. 1934 Scrapped.
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REYNARD
Built
1877 at Stockton. L53'. B10'. D7.5'. 23grt. 30nhp steam engine. ON85072.
1882[by]
Owners London and St. Katherines Dock Company, London. 1892[by] Owner James
Clements, Brentford. 1920 Register closed.
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SCORCHER
[1]
Photo Rays
colln
Built 1878
by Harvey & Co, Hayle. Iron. L62'. B13.4'. D6.8'. 30grt. 24nhp
steam engine. ON108158.
1896 First
registration London. 1900[by] Owners Hope Lighterage, Brentford. 1911[by] Owner
James Clements, Brentford. 1924 Owners Clements Knowling & Co Ltd, London.
1957 Same owners, 1958 Believed scrapped.
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SCORCHER
[2]
Built 1958 by
P K Harris Ltd., Appledore. YN74. L56.9'. B16.4'. D5.9'. 37grt. 325bhp 6-cyl.
8.75"x11.5" 4SCSA Blackstone ER4M type engine made by Lister,
Blackstone Ltd., Dursley. BP5.5tons. ON187084
1958
Delivered to Clements Knowling Ltd., London. 2-1962 Sold to United Towing Co
Ltd., Hull renamed Keelman.
4-4-1978 Transferred to Humber Tugs Ltd., Hull. 1995 Sold for scrapping
but resold to Briggs Marine Contractors, Burntisland, renamed Ross Lyn. 2004 Sold to Barbour,
Lowestoft.
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SHEEN
Built 1925 by John Chambers, Oulton Broad. L64'. B14.9'. D7.6'.
52grt. 43nhp steam engine. ON148571.
1925
Delivered to Tough & Henderson Ltd., Teddington. 1958 Reengined 300bhp
diesel. 1966 Transferred to Clements Tough Ltd., Brentford. 1978 Sold to Thames
& General Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 198? On Penryn River, Cornwall,
believed used as houseboat. 2015 On River Medway.
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STORM
QUEEN
See under
Woods Lighterage.
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SUNBURY
[1]
Photo B Hunt colln.
Built 1880 by Richard S Smith, Preston. Iron. L60.5'. B13.5'. D5.5'.
32grt. 35nhp 2x2cyl 12.5"x12.5"x18"s compound steam engines by
builder. Twin screw. ON115812.
1880
Delivered to unknown owner. 1902 Owners G Knowling & J Clements, Brentford.
1916 Transferred to Clements Knowling Ltd., Brentford. 1923 Scrapped
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SUNBURY
[2]
Photo B
Hunt colln.
Built 1889 by
J & G Rennie Ltd., Blackfriars. L54.9'. B11.9'. D6.4'. 29grt. 24nhp 1cyl
steam engine by Machier. ON96688
1889 Delivered to Surrey Commercial Docks Co., London, named Greenland. 1903 Re-engined 2cyl compound
by Baird. 1909 Transferred to PLA. 1923 Sold to Clements, Knowling Ltd,
Brentford, renamed Sunbury.
1946 Scrapped.
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SWIFT [1]
No details
known.
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SWIFT [2]
Built 1936 by
James Pollock and Sons Ltd., Faversham. YN1528. L41'. B10.6'. D5.3'.
60bhp Widdop engine.
4-1936 Launched. 5-1936 Completed. No other info.
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TEDDINGTON
Built 1949 by
Brooke Marine Ltd, Oulton Broad. L26.6'. B8.6'. D4.1'. 6grt. 42bhp diesel
engine. ON183192.
1949 Delivered to Clements Knowling & Co Ltd, Brentford. 1966
Transferred to Clements Tough Ltd, Brentford.
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VELOX [1]
Photo B Hunt
colln.
Built 1898 at Greenwich. L70'. B16.2'. D7.6'. 60grt. 55nhp steam
engine. ON108384.
1898
Delivered to Vokins and Co Ltd., London. 1924 Sold to Clements Knowling Ltd.,
London.
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VELOX [2]
On River
Crouch 3-3-2010.
Photo P Vannuffel.
Built 1949 by Richard Dunston Ltd., Thorne. L41.3'. B12.1'. D5.0'.
20grt. 120bhp Diesel engine. ON183058.
1949 Delivered to Clements Knowling Ltd., London. 1950 Acquired by
PLA. 19?? Sold to London River Services, Charlton. 19??
Owners London Docklands Museum. 19?? Owner Alan Jubb. 199? Owner
Alan Pratt, Rainham Kent. 2007 Sold to Crouch River Services, Burnham on
Crouch. Reengined 8cyl Gardner diesel. 2010 Still in service.
Photo P Vannuffel.
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VIGILANT
Built 1899 at Greenwich. L70.1'. B16.7'. D8.9'. 63grt 80nhp steam
engine. ON112651.
1899
Delivered to Vokins Ltd., London. 1947 Sold to Clements Knowling Ltd., London.
195? Scrapped.
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VIVACITY
Photo K Watson
colln
Built 1910 by G Rennie & Co, Greenwich. L70'. B17.3'. D8.8'.
68grt. 375ihp 2cyl compound steam engine. ON129194.
1910 Delivered
to Vokins & Co Ltd, London. 1924 Owner Vokins Ltd. 21-12-1937 Collided with
and sank motor barge Dee off Butlers Wharf. 1934 Still owned Vokins. 1938[post]
Sold to Clements Knowling & Co Ltd, Brentford 12-1940 Req by
Admiralty for patrol service. 23-8-1945 Returned to owners. 1957 Scrapped by T
W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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VIXEN
Built 1872 by John Dudgeon, Cubitt Town, Poplar. Iron. L55.6'.
B12.9'. D6.7'. 33grt. 24nhp 2cyl oscillating steam engine by Brassey and Betts
Ltd., Liverpool. Engine built 1857. ON65678.
1872
Delivered to Thames Steam Tug & Lighterage Co Ltd, London. 1-1876 Owners
and skipper appeared in court charged with navigating in a manner to harm
public, i.e. towing 11 barges in single line near Albert Bridge. Case dismissed
as no bye-laws in place at this time limiting number to six. 1889
Reengined 40nhp 2cyl compound steam engine by Young & Sons, Blackwall
1897 Owners Fielder Hickman & Co Ltd, London. 1910 Owners Mercantile
Lighterage Co Ltd, London. 1913 Owners Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow.
1919 Owner Emanuel Smith, Ham Wharf, Brentford. 1927 Sold to Clements Knowling
& Co Ltd, Brentford. 23-2-1937 Fouled and extensively damaged moorings off
Putney whilst towing 6 barges. 1947 Scrapped.
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WEYBRIDGE
Built
1916 by George & Thomas Smith, Rye. Wood. L52.6'. B12.8'. D5.8'. 24grt.
80ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by Plenty and Son Ltd. ON139188.
1917 Delivered to Clements Knowling & Co Ltd., London. 1924 Still
owned. 1937 Deleted from register.
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JAMES W COOK AND CO. LTD.
James W Cook originally began trading about 1874 as
wharf owners. On May 22nd 1897 Messrs J W Cook and Co Ltd was formed, to
operate as going concerns the businesses of James W Cook and lighterage
company Ross and Deering. Among the new companies assets at this time
were Millwall Wharf and Plough Wharf, both situated at Cubitt Town on the Isle
of Dogs and Orchard Wharf at Blackwall. They also owned a warehouse in
Creechurch Lane, two steam tugs and 73 lighters.
The Bulk Oil Steamship Company, operating a fleet of coastal tankers
with names beginning Pass of ------ was also owned and operated by Cook's
from offices at 130-138, Minories, London. In 1947 They purchased part of
an old shipyard at Wivenhoe on the River Colne in Essex. Many tugs and
lighters were built here, but one of the largest vessels built was the
sail training ship Lord Nelson. As the London lighterage industry went into
decline J W Cook were taken over by William Cory and Sons Ltd in April
1958. They became part of The Mercantile Lighterage Company, under a Cory
rationalization scheme, in 1961. Cory continued to operate the
shipyard at Wivenhoe until very recently.
BLIZZARD
Photo RGR
colln
Built 1916 by Crabtree and Co., Gt. Yarmouth. YN160.
L70.8'. B18.2'. D8.9'. 70grt. 40nhp 2cyl compound steam engine by builder.
ON139128.
1916 Delivered to James W. Cook & Co Ltd., London. 195? Re-engined
440bhp Crossley diesel. 1958 Sold to William Cory & Son Ltd., London. 1961
Transferred to Mercantile Lighterage Ltd., London, renamed Redoubt. 1965 Transferred to William Cory
& Son Ltd., London. 1972 Scrapped by T.W. Ward Ltd., Grays.
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BREEZY
Photog unknown
Built 1914 by
Rennie Forestt Ltd., Wivenhoe. YN1232. L70.9'. B18.9'. D8.7'. 40nhp 3cyl TE
steam engine by Crabtree Ltd., Gt. Yarmouth. ON136723.
1914
Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 195? Owner Wiles Lighterage Ltd., London.
195? Reengined 390bhp British Polar diesel. 1958 Sold to Wm Cory and Son Ltd.,
London. 1962 Transferred to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 1968
Laid up. 5-2-1971 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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CLOUDY
Photo C.C. Beazley (Kevin Blair/Andrew Wiltshire collection)
Built 1948 by J W Cook Ltd., Wivenhoe. YN1001. L34.3'. B10'.
D3.4'. 11grt 100bhp Ruston Horrnsby diesel engine. ON184264.
1948 Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 1958 Sold to Wm Cory and Son
Ltd., London. 1961 Transferred to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1983 Sold to CBM London. 19?? Owner Mr Wilson, Cherry Garden, Rotherhithe. 2010
Still in existence at Canvey island. 6-2020 Scrapped at Canvey Island.
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COBORN
Photo B
Hunt colln.
Built 1893 by
Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co Ltd Blackwall. L61.8'. B14'. D6.6'.
36grt. 30nhp steam engine. ON102790.
1893
Delivered to M. Cohen, London. 1911[by] Sold to James W. Cook & Co Ltd.,
London. 16-4-1914 Swamped and sank off Greenhithe with the loss of five men including Richard John Harrison, Griffiths, King, Barrett and Littles. Skipper Ross and boy Swaith saved by another tug. . 1934[by] Owner Thomas Gardiner, East Greenwich. 1939 [by] Owner Lane
Towing Ltd., (Henry D. Lane), London. 1949 Sold to Alfred E. White, London.
195? Scrapped.
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DAUNTLESS
Built 1884 by Joseph S. Watson, Blackwall. L56'. B13.1'. D7.2'. 37grt.
30nhp 2cyl compound steam engine by G S de Ritter, Limehouse. ON89659.
1884
Delivered to William Ross & Richard Deering, London. 1897 Sold to James W.
Cook & Co Ltd., London. 1916 Sold to Richard Grainger, Hull. 1919 Owner Ada Augusta
Grainger, Hull. 1927 Scrapped.
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GUSTY
Photog unknown
Photog unknown. Cox colln.
Built 1913 by Montrose S.B. Ltd., Montrose. YN56. L71'. B18.1'. D8.1'.
62grt. 43nhp. 2cyl compound steam engine. 1941 Reengined 385bhp
diesel. ON135236
6-1913 Delivered to James W. Cook & Co Ltd., London. 15-11-1917
Req by War Office for service at Dunkirk, managers C. Rowbotham & Sons
Ltd., London. 14-6-1919 Returned to owner. 1-1-1920 Captain Thomas George Nichols awarded OBE for services rendered during WW1. 13-8-1932 Fred Ennes fell overboard off Orchard Wharf and was drowned. 23-4-1940 Case heard in Admiralty Court regarding collision with coaster Daniel M in Greenwich Reach. 1941 Re-engined 385bhp diesel.
1951 Rebuilt. 1958 Sold to William Cory & Son Ltd., London. 1962
Transferred to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 10-1967 Arrived at
T.W. Ward Ltd., Grays, for scrapping. [£225].
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HAZY
Built 1949 by J W Cook Ltd., Wivenhoe. YN1008. . L35.6'. B10'. D3.4'.
11grt. 105bhp Ruston Hornsby diesel engine. ON184265.
1949 Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 1958 Sold to Wm Cory and Son
Ltd., London. 1961 Transferred to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 1983
Sold. 1984 Owners Barnard Piling and Dredging Ltd., Kingston-on-Thames. 19??
Owner RJ Turk, Kingston.
19?? Owner J Please, Kingston.
200? Owner Colin Bullock. 2009 Advertised for sale at £5499.
Later at Hoo Marina, River Medway. 2011 Reported to have left Hoo by road
transport for River Humber.
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HURRICANE
Photo Rays
colln
Built 1938 by Richard Dunston Ltd., Hessle. YN396. L78.1'. B20.1'.
D8.4'. 90grt. 660bhp 2SCSA 4cyl 14.25"x23.5" diesel engine by
Sulzer Bros Ltd., Winterthur. ON166578.
1938
Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 29-11-1939 Req by Admiralty as boarding
vessel. 1944 Transferred to Stores Dept., Sheerness. 1946 Returned to
owners. 1958 Sold to Wm Cory and Son Ltd., London. 1969
Reengined Lister Blackstone diesel engine 1983 Sold to Braithwaite
and Dean Ltd., London. After 1995 Sold to Thames and Medway Towage., London.
2004 Derelict at Charlton and later Deptford Creek.
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MISTY
Photo RGR
Colln
Built 1951 by J W Cook Ltd., Wivenhoe. YN1034. L35.6'. B10'. D3.4'.
11grt. 100bhp Ruston Hornsby diesel engine. ON184457.
1952 Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 1958 Sold to Wm Cory and Son
Ltd., London. 1961 Transferred to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1983 Sold to Thames Conservancy Commissioners, London, renamed Cannonbrook. 1995 Owners Environment
Agency, London. 1-2010 Acquired by Broads Authority, Thorpe, Norfolk.
Transferred to Lake Lothing by lowloader and now has Gardner engine.
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MYSTIC
Photo B Hunt colln.
Built 1899 by Lytham S B Co Ltd., Lytham. YN264. L71.5'. B17'. D9.9'.
75grt. 50nhp 2cyl 16"x34"x22"s compound steam engine by builder.
ON110067.
1899
Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 1914 Owners Archibald McAusland and
Frederick Turner, Hull. 1914 Sold to the Troy Steam Towing Company Ltd., (John
Robson, manager), Hull. 25-6-1915 Req by Admiralty. 13-9-1915 Returned to
owners. 6-7-1916 Req by Admiralty for Humber Boom service. 20-9-1916 Returned
to owners. 1916 Sold to War Office, renamed HT12. 1918 Transferred to Admiralty
serving Ostend and Southampton. Renamed Mystic. 1932 Sold to Victor and
Charles Roberts, Bristol renamed Avoncock.
1933 Scrapped by J Cashmore Ltd., Newport Mon.
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RESOLUTE
Built 1891 by A.W. Robertson & Co, Lea Shipbuilding Works,
Canning Town. L65.6'. B15'. D8.1'. 51grt. 220ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by
builder. ON99022.
1891
Delivered to William Ross & Richard Deering, London. 1897 Sold to James W
Cook & Co Ltd., London. 1915 Sold to R.E.V. James Ltd., Southampton.
1915 Sold to Resolute Co Ltd., Manchester. 1915 Chartered to Edmund Nutall
& Co Ltd., Liverpool, for construction work at Cammell Laird Ltd. 1920 Sold
to James H. Lamey and John & Edward Marwood., Liverpool. 1928 Lost off
Hoylake.
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SHOWERY
Photo C.C. Beazley (Kevin Blair/Andrew Wiltshire collection)
Built 1952 by J W Cook Ltd., Wivenhoe. L35.6'. B10'. D3.4'. 11grt.
90bhp Ruston Hornsby diesel engine. ON184640.
1952 Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 1958 Sold to Wm Cory and
Son Ltd., London. 1961 Transferred to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1983 Sold to J Read. 1987 Sold to Hastings Bros Ltd. 199? Sold to Max Couper,
Battersea renamed Pablo.
2005 Still in existence.
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SQUALLY
Launch of
SQUALLY. Photo Roy Treble colln.
Built 1946 by J W Cook Ltd., Orchard Wharf, Blackwall. L34.3'. B10'.
D3.4'. 11grt. 90bhp Ruston Hornsby diesel engine. ON184454.
1946 Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 1958 Sold to Wm Cory and Son
Ltd., London. 1994 Scrapped.
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STORMY
Built 1916 by Crabtree Ltd., Gt. Yarmouth. YN159. L71.2'. B18.2'.
D8.9'. 72grt. 40nhp. 300ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by builder. ON139115.
1916 Delivered to J W Cook Ltd., London. 1958 Sold to Wm Cory and Son
Ltd., London. 16-10-1961 Arrived at T W Ward Ltd., Grays, for scrapping.
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Also owners
of the registered barges;
Bittern C; Corncrake C; Drake C; Gannet C; Seagull
C; Sheldrake C.
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B E COPEMAN LTD
PLODDER
Photo D Asprey
colln
Built 1931 by
T. van Duijvendijk, Lekkerkerk. YN 14. L46.4'. B12.3'. D5.3'. 23grt. 100bhp
2cyl Kromhout diesel engine. ON162625.
1931
Delivered to John & Josephine Crisp, London named Plodder. 1932 Sold to William Soanes
Ltd., London. 1933 Sold to Orient Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 8-4-1942
Req by Admiralty for port duties in South Atlantic. 17-11-1942 Purchased by
MoWT and transferred to West Africa. 28-10-1945 Laid up. 1948 Sold to C.
Crawley Ltd., London. 1951 Owners Argosies Ltd., London. 1954 Sold to B.E.
Copeman Ltd., London, Re-engined 330bhp 6cyl Parr & Dunwoody diesel
engine. 1962 Sold to W.J. Woodward, Fisher Ltd., London, Renamed Duke Shore. 1973 Sold to Erith &
Dartford Lighterage Co Ltd., Erith, renamed Betty. 198? Owners McCann Towing Co.,
London, renamed Freedom.
198? Sold to Greenhithe Salvage Services, Greenhithe, Renamed Duke Shore. 198? Owners Medway Towing
Services, Rochester. 200? Sold to Mr Clifford Brown as private vessel. Laid up
in Barking Creek. 30-4-2013 Purchased by Euan Maybank and Rachael Smith. Now
powered by Caterpillar 240 t/diesel engine.
Photo B Hunt
colln
Photographed
5-2013 by Euan Maybank. Thanks to Euan for the latest history.
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WILLIAM CORSAN
LAUREL
Built 1835 at
North Shields. Wood paddle tug. L54.3'. B13'. D6.7'. 36grt. 15nhp steam engine
by Bettering. ON9053.
1835
Delivered to unknown owner. 17-12-1846 Owner became William Corsan, London.
1854 Owner became Rachael Corsan, London.
No further trace.
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H COVINGTON & SONS LTD
ADUR II
Built 1909 by
Hepple & Co Ltd., S. Shields. YN598. Designed by J Pollock, London.
Ship No 264. L56.2', B14.4'. D7.1'. 54grt. 40nhp 2cyl
13"x26"x18"s compound steam engine by builder. ON132701
3-10-1909 Launched for J
Pollock Ltd., London,
Named Radiant. 1910 Completed for
Thomas R. Westray, London,
renamed Adur II. 1914 Sold
to R. E. V. James Ltd., Southampton. 5-8-1914 Req for Admiralty service at Portsmouth.15-3-1919
Returned to owner. 1919 Sold to London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Company and London & South Western Railway Company. 1922 Sold to the
Southern Railway Company, London.
1928 Sold to ShorehamHarbour
Trustees. 1938 Sold to Peter Foster & Company, Hull. 19-7-1938
100% (5-year) mortgaged to the National Provincial Bank, London.
19.10.1942 Mortgage redeemed in full. 11.1942 Sold to H. Covington &
Sons Ltd, London. 6-5-1946 Sold
to the Standard Lighterage Company Ltd, Liverpool
for £1050. 10- 8-1946 Capsized and sank 1 mile North of
Hartland Point, Bristol Channel
during her delivery voyage. Chief Engineer found dead, clinging to a raft
by Clovelly lifeboat which recovered rest of crew from water. The
subsequent enquiry heard from surviving crew members, some of whom had
contacted their families telling them to engage solicitors if they did not
return, that the vessel was a floating death trap, leaking badly [it had
sunk in Newhaven Harbour enroute on the 15th of June!], carried no lifeboat for
the sea voyage, the raft had no oars, tanks, or distress flares, lifejackets
had no tapes and the pumps had not worked for at least three hours before the
accident.
To view the
official enquiry report click HERE
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BENCLUTHA
Built 1895 by
William Hamilton & Co Ltd., Port Glasgow. YN120 L70'. B16.4'. D9'. 70grt.
52nhp steam engine. ON105710.
1895
Delivered to H Covington & Sons Ltd, Battersea. 1915 Req for Admiralty
service at Harwich. 1919 Returned to owners. 1-7-1926 In Fountain
Dry Dock, Rotherhithe. 1940 Sold to R G Odell Ltd., London.
1968 Scrapped.
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ENGADINE
Built 1940 by J Pollock Sons & Co Ltd, Faversham (Yd 1783) 23grt 4nrt, 50.1 x 13.1 x 4.5ft. 2SA 8½"x12" 150bhp diesel engine by H Widdop & Co Ltd, Keighley. ON 168020
8-1940 launched. 30-9-1940 to H Covington & Son Ltd, London. 28-5-1942 requisitioned by Admiralty as NAT 118. 2-1944 purchased by MOWT and sent to East Indies Command as Engadine. 26-5-1944 British registry closed. No further trace.
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FURY
Built 1879 by W Walker & Co, Deptford. Iron. L62.9'. B12.5'. D6.7'.
32grt. 30nhp 2cyl steam engine by Alexander Wilson. ON81602.
1879 Delivered to Henry Covington, Pimlico. 17-1-1881 Skipper William Horlock
fined forty shillings for 'navigating at a speed as to cause damage to river
bank' at Putney the previous March. 1895 Owner James Clements, Brentford. 1898
Owners J Clements & George Knowling. 1916 Owners Clements Knowling & Co
Ltd, Brentford. 1939 Scrapped.
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LYNMOUTH
Photo B
Hunt colln.
Built 1892 by
Schlesinger Davis & Co., Wallsend. YN 164. L60.5'. B15.7'. D7.5'.
45grt. 150ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by Hedley and Boyd, North
Shields. ON101962.
1892
Delivered to Henry Covington, Battersea. 1905 Owners Harry, Herbert &
Frederick Covington, Battersea. 1910 Owners H. Covington & Sons Ltd.,
Battersea. 1940 Scrapped.
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Also owners
of the Thames
Spritsail sailing barges;-
Arthur ;
Britannic ; Chieftain ; Clara Ann ; Cutty Sark ; Daring ; Edwin; Fleur De Lis ;
Frank ; Freddy ; George ; Harriet ; H.C. ; Henley ; Industry ; James & Ann
; James Covington ; Kingfisher ; M.A.C. ; Maggie (ketch); Maria ; Marian;
Martha; Mary ; Mayor; M.M.C.; Monarch ; Noclaf ; North Kent ; Old England ;
Pebble ; Pickwick ; Polly ; Sam Weller ; Start; Tam O'Shanter ; Thistle;
Violet.
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