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FLEET LIST:
HORNET - WASP
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HORNET
Built 1880 by A D
Lewis and Co, Blackwall. L61.6’. B14.2’. D7’. 26grt. 25nhp 2cyl compound steam
engine by A Wilson, Vauxhall. ON95433.
1880 Delivered to
Mr Seth Taylor, London
named Sunbeam. 1888 Sold to Gaselee for
£1050. Renamed Hornet. 2-3-1898 Barges being towed
collided with anchored SS Charlaw off RegentsCanal Dock. 1937
Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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LEE
Steam Launch Tug
Built 1892 by Howaldtswerke AG, Dietrichsdorf (Yd 255) 5grt 3nrt, 15.18 x 4.79 x 2.01m (1896: 49.8 x 15.7 x 6.6ft) 16nhp 65ihp C2cyl 10¼",18"x12" by builder ON105819
1892 Delivered to Kintzel & Lauser, Kiel named Greif. 16-4-1896 Owner London & Tilbury Lighterage, Contracting & Dredging Co Ltd, London, renamed Lee.
1898 Sold to Charles Gaselee London, Used for carrying 50 eel boxes on deck and towing Dutch eel boats from Thameshaven to Billingsgate. 2-1900 For sale through J Constant, London. 26-5-1900 Owner John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd, Liverpool and shipped to Nigeria. 3-1911 British registry closed as "broken up on the River Niger".
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LIONESS
Built 1867 at
Bow. Iron screw tug. L62.4’. B13.1’. D7.3’. 42grt 24nhp 2cyl compound
steam engine. ON56820
1867 Delivered to William Vokins, London.
1882[by] Owner George Spicer, Gravesend.
1889 Owner John W. Spicer. 1891 Owner Joseph Constant, London.
1892 Owner Charles E. Gaselee, London
. 1897 Owner Phillip Margetts, CanningTown,London.
1898 Owner George Margetts, CanningTown,
renamed Klondyke.
1900 Owner George & Phillip Margetts, CanningTown.
1903 Owner Phillip Margetts, CanningTown.
1906 Owner William & Sarah Margetts, CanningTown.
1913 Owner Ernest Lawrence Brown, Bristol.
1921 Owner William H. Slocombe, Cardiff.
1923 Owner John Smith & William Union, Cardiff.
1924[by] Owner William Union, Cardiff.
1936 Scrapped at Cardiff.
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LIZARD
Built 1899 by J Scarr, Beverley. L69.8’. B16.7’. D8.9’. 61grt. 350ihp 2cyl
compound steam engine by Morley, Southampton.
ON112644.
1899 Delivered to
Charles Gaselee, London.
Cost £3750. 1934 Sold to John B Bradley, Forest
Gate, London. 1938
Sold to Charles E Wilson, Forest Gate, London.
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MAMBA
Photo Rays colln
Photo W Armstrong
Built 1935 by
Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby. L75'. B17'. D8.5'. 67grt. 390bhp 6cyl British
Polar Atlas diesel engine by Plenty and Son, Newbury. ON164545
17-8-1935 Launched. 1935
Delivered to Gaselee & Son Ltd., London.
Cost £7023. 1966 Transferred to Gaselee & Knight Ltd., London.
19?? Sold to Alan C. Bennett & Sons Ltd., Rochester.
25-7-1974 Arrived at Thomas W. Ward Ltd., Grays, for scrapping.
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MARY C
Launch tug.
No details
known.
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MOSQUITO
Photo J Grainger colln
Built 1893 by
Summers & Scott Ltd., Gloucester.
L67.6'. B16.2'. D8'. 54grt. 50nhp 2cyl compound steam engine by builder.
ON101978.
1893
Delivered to Charles E. Gaselee, London.
Cost £2900. 1919 Owner Herbert S. Gaselee, London.
1935 Transferred to Gaselee & Son Ltd., London.
1939 Scrapped by Thomas W. Ward Ltd., Grays.
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MUSCA
Built 1922 by
Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby. YN 781. L72.5'. B18.6'. D9.1'. 75grt. 380ihp
2cyl compound steam engine by Earles Ltd., Hull.
ON146648.
10-1922
Delivered to Gaselee & Son Ltd., London.
Cost £7663. For many years the 'TowerBridge
Tug'. 7-1940 Requisitioned by Admiralty as armed minesweeper. 10-1945 Returned
to owners. 22-12-1960 Arrived at T.W. Ward Ltd., Grays for scrapping
. [£1850].
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NAJA [1]
Photo G Lane colln.
Built 1924 by
Alexander Hall & Co Ltd., Aberdeen.
YN 593. L72'. B18.1'. D8.5'. 72grt. 300ihp 3cylTE steam engine by builder.
ON148526.
1-1925
Delivered to Gaselee & Son Ltd., London.
Cost £6150. 16-1-1941
Suffered damage following near miss by bomb at Tower Bridge.
One crew killed [G Carter, Boy; body never found,] and one died later in hospital [J Reeves, Engineer]. 3-1941 Returned to service
following repairs. 12-7-1944 Sank after taking direct hit from V1 rocket
[doodlebug] whilst changing crews as Tower Bridge Tug. Six crew killed. 1944
Salved and scrapped.
Lost 12 July 1944 NAJA
Captain George Parks; Mates F A Callahan and A Murray; Engineer W J Carter; Firemen R A Carter and N Hill.
W J Carter was father of the boy killed on Naja in 1941 and R A Carter was brother of W J Carter.
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NAJA [2]
D Lane colln.
Built 1936 by
T. van Duijvendijk., Lekkerkerk. YN 20. L72.5'. B18'. D7.9'. 56grt. 300bhp 4cyl
Bolinder diesel engine. ON183133.
1936
Delivered to Phillips Tug & Lighterage Co Ltd., (Phillips Mills & Co
Ltd), London
named Servis.
10-10- 1942 Req by Admiralty. 13-9-1944
Returned to owners. 1946 Sold for £7500 to Gaselee & Son Ltd., London,
renamed Naja.
1952 Re-engined 300bhp 10.5"x13.5" Crossley two stroke diesel. 1967
Transferred t o Gaselee & Knight Ltd., London.
1973 Scrapped by T.W. Ward Ltd., Grays.
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OUSE
Photog unknown. G Robinson colln
Built 1890 by
J.S. Watson (Gainsborough) Ltd., Gainsborough. Towing barge. L86.8'. B18.3'.
D7.3'. 84grt. 20nhp steam engine. ON95820.
1890
Delivered to T.F. Wood & Co Ltd., York. 12-9-1917 Req for Admiralty service
at Oban, renamed Ouston.
24-10-1919 Returned to owner, renamed Ouse.
1957 Sold to H.W. Webster & Sons Ltd., Gravesend and converted to diesel
tug. 1959 Acquired by Gaselee & Son Ltd., London.
1966 Transferred to Gaselee & Knight Ltd., London.
1973 Owners J.P. Knight Ltd., Rochester.
No further trace.
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PRIDE OF
SHEPPEY
Launch tug.
No details
known.
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RANA
Photo Richard Emmett.
Built 1951 by
Cochrane and Sons, Selby. Screw Tug. L80'3''. B21'6''. D8'6''. 98grt. 750bhp
5cyl British Polar Diesel engine. Acquired 1965. Disposed 1975. Official No.
184541.
19-7-1951
Launched. 1951 Delivered to Gaselee and Son Ltd., London.
1-5-1965 Sold to Ship Towage [London] Ltd. 27-1-1969 Transferred to London Tugs
Ltd. 1-1-1975 Owners Alexandra Towing Co. [London] Ltd. 3-1975 Transferred to
Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd., Swansea. 8-1979 Sold to Humphrey and Grey Lighterage
Ltd., London
renamed Redriff.
1984 Sold to Bennett Bros., Rochester,
renamed Rana.
1990 Company restyled Medway Lighterage Ltd. 8-2006 Converted to houseboat and
moored at Hoo, River Medway?
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RELIEF
Built 1872 by
Watson Ltd., Blackwall. L59.10. B12.4’. D5.10’. 23grt. 24nhp 2cyl compound
steam engine by A Young Ltd, Blackwall. ON110128
???? Owner J
G Hammond,London
named Daystar.
1899 Purchased by Gaselee for £275 renamed Relief. 1908 Sold to Harrison
and Tidswell, London.
1924[by] Owners Harrisons
[London]
Lighterage Co., London.
1937 Believed scrapped.
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RESULT
Built 1889 by
Stewart & Latham Ltd, Blackwall. Iron. L75'. B 16.1'. D8.8'. 75grt. 250ihp
2cyl compound steam engine by Ross and Duncan Ltd., Glasgow.
ON96648.
1889 Delivered to John W Spicer et al, London.
1892 Owners J W Spicer & Charles Gaselee, London.
1897 Sold to NV Sleepdienst Hoek van Holland,
Maasluis renamed Katwijk. 1901 Sold to
Internationale Sleepdienst Maats. NV, Rotterdam.
1906 Sold to French interests.
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REVENGE
Built 1895 by
Hawthorn & Co Ltd., Leith. YN52.
L93.2'. B18.4'. D10.2'. 117grt. 300ihp 2cyl 15"x32"x24"s
compound steam engine by builder. ON104878.
5-1895
Delivered to George Elgood Gush, London.
[Partner to Charles Gaselee]. 1898 Sold to George W. Looker., Limehouse. 1901
Renamed Red Rose. 1904 Sold to D.
Vitali & Co, Naples,
renamed Marino. 1915 Requisitioned
by Italian Navy at Taranto.
1919 Returned to owners. 1940 Requisitioned by Italian Navy at Taranto.
19?? Returned to owners. 1954 Owners Soc. Ing. Rama., Syracuse.
1956 Owners Cia Costruzioni Generali Sarl., Syracuse.
1956 Deleted from Italian register. 1962 Not listed LR.
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SAURIA [1]
Built 1937 by
Cochrane and Sons Ltd., Selby. L75’. B17’. D8.6’. 66grt. 450bhp 6cyl British
Polar diesel engine. ON165613.
22-9-1937 Launched. 1937 Delivered to
Gaselee and Son Ltd., London.
Cost £8654. 1963 Sold to George Wimpey & Co Ltd., renamed GW66. 1969 Scrapped.
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SAURIA [2]
Photo A Hughes colln.
Photo courtesy Rick Vince.
Built 1968 by
Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd., Hessle. YN S856). L101.1’. B25.8’. D12.6’.
165grt. 1360bhp 6cyl Ruston
diesel engine. ON335875. IMO 6817730.
8-1968 Delivered to Gaselee & Son (Felixtowe) Ltd., London.
1975 Acquired by Alexandra Towing Co (Felixtowe) Ltd., London.30-7-1984 Damaged
by collision with MV Julio Antonio Mella whilst assisting vessel off
Felixstowe. 1987 Sold to Odisseas III Shipping Co, Thessaloniki,
renamed Triton. 1988 Sold to Stavros
Karapiperis, Piraeus,
renamed Karapiperis VI. 25-4-1991 Sank following
terrorist attack and explosion at Perama Anchorage. 3-5-1991 Vessel salved and later
scrapped.
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SCORPION
Built 1886 by
Newall Ltd., Bristol.
Designed by James Pollock Ltd., London
ship number 24. L66.6’. B13.7’. D6.10’. 40grt. 40nhp 2cyl
12"x26"x18"compound steam engine. Boiler 8'8"dia x
9'6". 100psi. ON91943.
1886 Delivered to
??. 7-1887 Acquired by Charles Gaselee, London.
Cost £2300. 1925 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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SNACA
Built 1908 by
Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd., Rowhedge. L61.7. B13.7’. D7.5’. 46grt. 150ihp 2cyl
compound steam engine. ON129171.
1908 Delivered to
Wilson and Co Ltd., London,
named Prince of Wales. 1911 First regn London.
1914[by] owner Stephen Penney, Grravesend. 1918[by] Owner Gordon K Evans, Gravesend.
1924 Sold to H Rue & Co Ltd., London.
1929[by] Owner John Bradley, London.
1931 Acquired by Gaselee and Son Ltd., London
for £250. Renamed Snaca. Employed on
contract for the widening of PutneyBridge. 1934 Sold to
Kellock Ltd., on completion of Putney contract, probably for scrap.
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SURPRISE
Built 1894 by
Montrose Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. L72.5’. B16.4’. D9.7’. 64grt.
150ihp 2cyl 14"x28"x28"s compound steam engine by Gourlay
Bros. ON104781.
20-1-1894 Launched
to order of Constants Ltd, London.
Hull later towed to Dundee for engine to be fitted by Gourlay Bros. 1894
Delivered to Charles Gaselee, London.28-10-1912
Collided with tug Mystic [James W Cook] in Upper Pool. 1927 Scrapped by Kellock
Ltd.
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TAVISTOCK
Built 1888 by
Newall & Co Ltd., Bristol.
L69.2’. B14.3’. D7.6’. 49grt. 45nhp 2cyl compound steam engine by builder.
ON95432.
1888 Delivered to
Herbert G. Radford, London.
1895 Sold to Phillip Margetts, CanningTown. 1897 Sold to
George E. Gush, London.
[£1450]. 1906 Sold to Herbert D. Gaselee , London.
1911 Sold to John Mitchell & George Pattison, Gravesend.
1913 Sold to George Murrell, London.
1924[by] Owner Frank F Fowler, Blackfriars, London.
1925 Owners Murrell's Wharf Ltd., London.
1925 Sold to Trafalgar Towing Co (1920) Ltd., [Richard G. Odell] London.
1934 Owner R.G. Odell, Margate.
1948 Scrapped.
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TAYRA
Photo R Finch colln.
Built 1926 by A.
Hall and Co Ltd., Aberdeen.
YN 600. L85.9’. B21.7’. D11’. 106grt. 1nrt. 500ihp 3cylTE
13"x21.5"x35"x24"s steam engine by builder. ON149704.
8-1926 Delivered
to Gaselee & Son Ltd., London.
Cost £8080. 12-9-1939
Req by Admiralty. Based at Naval Control, Southend and later in Scotland. 25-9-1944
Returned to owner. 1946 Re-engined 5cyl 700bhp British Polar diesel by Richards
of Lowestoft. . 1-1947 Wheelhouse damaged
and and skipper Albert Taylors ribs broken following collision with MV Port Alma
in Erith Rands. 1968 Scrapped by Scrappingco, Willebroek. [£1,000]
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TED WEBSTER
Launch tug.
Built 1933 at
Sittingbourne. L37.6’. B10’. D4.1’. 11grt. 44hp. ON163391.
1933 Delivered to
H W Webster and Sons Ltd., Gravesend. 194?
Req by Admiralty. 12-2-1945
Towed from Portsmouth
to Gravesend by trawler. 1959 Acquired by
Gaselee and Son Ltd., London.
20-6-1966 Arrived T W Ward Ltd., Grays for scrapping.
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TRANSPORT
Built 1901 by
Hawthorn and Co Ltd., Leith. L69.9’.
B17.1’. D10.3’. 79grt. 300ihp 2cyl compound steam engine. ON114695.
17-6-1901 Launched. 1901 Delivered to
Fawcus Coal Transport Co Ltd., London.
1905 Owners Transport and Lighterage Co., London.
1914 Sold to Southern Lighterage Company, London.
1925 Sold to Gaselee and Son Ltd., London
for £700. 1930 Sold to Wilson Ltd., London
for £245. 1934 Owners John B Bradley & Charles E Wilson, Forest
Gate, London. 1934
Scrapped.
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VESPA [1]
Photographed in Liverpool in 1945, towing a surrendered U-boat. Photog unknown.
Built 1921 by
Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby. YN 707. L75’. B21.2’. D9.5’. 92grt. 400nhp
3cylTE steam engine by Earles Ltd., Hull.
ON146131.
20-8-1921 Launched. 1921 Delivered to
Gaselee & Son Ltd., London.
Cost £7562. 7-1940 Req by Admiralty, served at Liverpool.
10-1945 Returned to owners. 1946 Sold for £7000 to Harrisons
(London) Ltd., London,
renamed Markrock.
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VESPA [2]
Photo Rays colln
VESPA Photog unknown/Tony Atkinson colln.
Built 1934 by Alexander Hall and Co Ltd., Aberdeen.
YN652. Screw Tug. L75'6''. B18'1''. D9'6''. 72grt. 6nrt. 480bhp 8cyl
4SCSA 12.5"x19"s Mirrlees-Bickerton Day diesel engine. Official No.
163552.
1934 Built for Frederick Leyland and Co. Ltd, as
Brodstone. 1939 Transferred to Blackfriars Lighterage
Ltd., renamed Evelyn Brodstone.
1946 Sold to Gaselee and Son Ltd. London.24-8-1946 Renamed Vespa. 1953 Sunk in collision in Gallions Reach,
River Thames with MV Malmo. Four crew
rescued from river by Tayra. Salved. 1953 Re-engined with 525bhp British
Polar Diesel engine. 1-5-1965 Sold to Ship Towage [London] Ltd. 27-1-1969
Transferred to London Tugs Ltd. 7-1970 Sold to Harry Rose [Towage] Ltd, Poole,
renamed Wendy Ann. 1972 Re-engined at
Husbands Shipyard, Marchwood, Southampton with Mirrlees-Blackstone ESSL6 600bhp
diesel engine with Lister auxiliary, Blackstone gearbox 3 : 1 reduction, screw
6'6'' diameter. 1981 Company ceased trading and taken over by PooleHarbour Commissioners.
1996 Sold to Laxey Towing Co. Ltd., Douglas I.o.M. 2009 Still in service
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VIPER
Photog unknown. B Hunt colln
Photog unknown.
Built 1907 by
Jonker and Stans, Dordrecht.
L69.2’. B16.5’. D8.3’. 54grt. 250ihp 2cyl compound steam engine. ON123772.
1906 Delivered
to??? 1907 Acquired by Gaselee and Son Ltd., London.
1951 Scrapped.
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WASP [1]
Built 1879
by Hanna, Donald & Wilson,Paisley. Screw tug. L51’. B10.9’. D6’.
16grt. 27nhp 1cyl HP steam engine by builder. Boiler 6'dia x L8'.
ON94274.
1879 Delivered to Pile and Co., London, namedMallard. 1880 Owner Mr Chantler, London.
22-1-1880 For sale by auction at 85, Bankside, London.
1880 Sold to Charles Edward Gaselee, London
renamed Wasp. 1881 Sold to Mr Hemmings,London. 25-6-1883
Offered for sale by auction at Custom House Stairs, London.
1883 Owner Charles Edward Gaselee, London.
1887 Owners Charles Edward Gaselee & Howard Vyse Welch, London.
1888 Sold to Joseph Westwood, Millwall. 1895 Sold to John Kent, Cardiff.
1896 Sold to Henry William Dove Stepney, London.
1912 Sold to William George Marriott, Rotherhithe, London.
1923 Scrapped.
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WASP [2]
Built 1888 by Edward Wales., Hull.
Designed by James Pollock Ltd., London,
ship number 36. L59.7’. B14.1’. D7.4’. 39grt. 30nhp 2cyl
11"x22"x18" compound steam engine by builder. Boiler 8'dia x
8'6". 100psi. ON94368.
1888 Delivered to
Joseph Constant, London.
1888 Owner Charles Gaselee, London.
1890 Sold to Robert and James Jones and Henry Beynon, Swansea.
20-4-1894 Sank following collision 1 mile W by S of Mixon Buoy, Bristol
Channel. Salved. 1896 Owners Robert Jones and Ann Beynon, Swansea.
1917 Scrapped.
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WASP [3]
Built 1890 by Stewart & Latham Ltd , Blackwall. L67.5’. B15.1’.
D7.8’. 45nhp 2cyl compound steam engine by Vulcan Ironworks Ltd., Hull.
ON98109.
1890
Delivered to Charles Edward Gaselee, London.
Cost £2850. 1919 Owner Herbert Stephen Gaselee, Claygate. 1935 Owners Gaselee
& Sons Ltd, London.
1939 Scrapped by G Cohen Ltd., Silvertown.
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WASP [4]
Photo K Watson colln.
Built 1939 by
Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby. YN 1200. L70.5’. B17’. D7.2’. 67grt. 450bhp
2SCSA 6cyl 9.752X16.5" British Polar diesel engine by British Auxiliaris
Ltd., Glasgow.
ON167263.
1937 Delivered to Gaselee & Sons Ltd., London.
Cost £9807. 14-1-1963
Sold for £11250 to Wimpey (Marine) Ltd., London,
renamed GW 67. 1969 Scrapped in South
Wales.
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