TOUGH & HENDERSON LIMITED - VOKINS AND COMPANY
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TOUGH AND HENDERSON LIMITED
including
Robert Thomas Tough and Robert Neal Tough.
Funnel;
Yellow with two red rings.
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ALEXANDRA
Built 1877 by
Harvey and Co., Hayle. Iron paddle tug. L62'. B13.4'. D7.3'. 36grt. 30nhp 1cyl
18.5"x16"s lever steam engine by builder. ON96585.
1877
Delivered to Harry Keep, London.
19-1-1881 12.00 [Owners given as Tough and Henderson, London] Struck sunken
Cory barge Lowestoft neart Blackwall Point and had to be run ashore to prevent
sinking. 15-7-1886
Ran from TemplePier
to Richmond
to demonstrate to members of the National Smoke Abatement Institute the
advantages of the Thompson Smoke Consuming Furnace. 1902 Owners Tough and Henderson,London.
1910 Owner Robert Tough, Blackfriars. 1910 Owner R N Tough, London.22-10-1917
Sold to T A Thompson and Co., Hull.
1921 Transferred to Thompson Towage Co Ltd., Hull.23-10-1926
Sold to United Towing Co Ltd., Hull.
1927 Scrapped.
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BARNES
Photo D Waller colln
Built 1922 by
Danziger Werft, Danzig
L64.6'. B14.2'. D7.5'. 49grt. 305ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by builder.
ON146689.
12-1-1923
delivered to Robert Neal Tough, Blackfriars. 18-2-1930 Owners Tough
and Henderson Ltd., London.
22-1-1951
Sank at moorings near BlackfriarsBridge.
Salved and returned to service. 7-4-1961 Arrived at T.W. Ward Ltd.,
Grays, for scrapping.
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CUBOW
Built
1953 by Cochrane Ltd., Poplar. L46'. B11'. D6.8'. 27grt. 3cyl Crossley diesel
engine.
1953
Delivered to W.J.R. Whitehair Ltd., London
named Kenneth G.
196? Sold to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
197? Sold to Cubow Ltd., Woolwich, renamed Cubow. 19?? Sold to Tough &
Henderson Ltd., London.
1983 Sold to Hastings
Bros., Brentford. 1983 Re-engined 190bhp RollsRoyce Eagle diesel. 19??
Renamed KG.
2005 Sold to Murphy Marine Services, renamed Kiera G. 2006 Still in existence.
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HAM
Photo R Albanese/ K.B.P.S. colln.
Rebuilt as diesel tug. Photo K Blair.
HAM august 1975 Photo Tony Atkinson.
Built
1925 by van Duijvendijk, Lekkerkerk. YN 3. L58.1'. B14.8'. D6.5'.
44grt. 180ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by H K Smits, Kinderdijk. ON148726.
1925
Delivered to Robert Neal Tough, Teddington, named Ham. 1931 Transferred to Tough &
Henderson Ltd., London.
1961 Re-engined 240bhp 8cyl Bergius diesel engine. 1966 Owners Clements Tough Ltd.,London.
1969 Acquired by John Dickinson & Co Ltd., London.
1978 Sold to Thames & General Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1979 Sold to Stephen L. Clarke, Queenborough. 197? Sold to W.F. Mayhew,
Queenborough. 27-11-1981 Sank off Southend-on-Sea, salved and repaired. 1982
Sold to J.T. Palmer & Sons Ltd., Gravesend,
renamed Nipaway.
1988 Sold to Stan Clifford. 2004 Scrapped. -------------------------------------
HAMPTON
Built 1898 at
Berkhampstead. Composite. L64'. B14'. D6.5'. 36grt. Steam engine. ON129104.
1911 Owner Robert
Tough, Blackfriars. 1924 Still owned.
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KINGSTON
Built 1892 by
G Napier and Sons, Southampton. Iron. L62.8'. B13.5'. D7.1'. 37grt.
200ihp 35nhp 2cyl compound steam engine. ON129103.
5-9-1892 Launched. 1892 Delivered to
Tough and Henderson, London.
1905 Owner Robert Tough, Blackfriars. 1910 Owner R. N. Tough, London.
11.9.1917 Sold to T. W. Thompson & Company, Hull.
1921 Transferred to Thompson Towage Company Ltd., Hull.
1921 Sold to Associated Transport Company Ltd., (George R. Nicholson), Liverpool.
1926 Sold to Richard Reynolds, Liverpool.
1930 Sold to Harold Edwards, Liverpool.
1933 No longer listed in Mercantile Navy List.
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QUEEN
Built 1862 at Millwall.
Iron. L56.6'. B12.1'. D6.6'. 27grt. 25nhp 1cyl steam engine. ON44988
1862 Delivered to Samuel Williams, London.
20-11-1875 Skipper Benjamin Low fined three pounds for towing 13 barges,
contrary to by-laws. 1875 Sold to Robert Tough & George Henderson, London.
1903 Scrapped.
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RICHMOND
Photo K Watson colln.
Built 1888 by
Alley & McLellan, Polmadie, Glasgow. L63'. B13.1'. D6'. 25nhp 3cylTE steam
engine by builder. ON95485.
1888 Delivered to Robert T. Tough, London.25-9-1903
Robert Thomas Tough summonsed for creating excessive smoke nuisance. 1908 Owner
Robert N. Tough, London.5-8-1916 Req
by Admiralty. 23-3-1917
Returned to owner. 1930 Transferred to Tough & Henderson Ltd., London.
1944 Sold to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1944 Sold to Henry D. Lane., London.
1945 Owners James Humphrey & Queenie Lane,London. 1948
Owners Lane Towing Ltd., London.
No further trace.
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SHEEN
Photo A Hughes colln
Built 1925 by John
Chambers, Oulton Broad. L64', B14.9'. D7.6'. 52grt. 43nhp 2cyl
12"x25"x16"s compound Steam engine. 160psi boiler by Ruston
and Hornsby, Lincoln.
ON148571.
3-1925 Running
trials. 1925 Delivered to Tough & Henderson Ltd., Teddington. 28-1-1932
Sailing barge Wilshire, under tow, laden with bricks, holed following collision
with sailing barge Valkyrie in Southwark Reach. 1958 Re-engined 300bhp diesel. 7-5-1958 Towed Douglas Fir
tree 225 feet long and weighing 37 tons from docks to KewGardens for use as a
flagpole. 1966 Owners Clements Tough Ltd., London.
1978 Acquired by Thames & General Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
198? Seen on river at Penryn, Cornwall.
198x: spotted on ChurchBeach on the PenrynRiver at Penryn, Cornwall
(GBR), in use as a houseboat, not operational 2005 Seen on Strood buoys.
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SHEPPERTON
Built 1896 at Southampton.
L71.8'. B14.2'. D5.2'. 49grt. 75nhp steam engine ON144580.
1920 First regd London.
1921 Owner Robert N Tough, London.
1930 Same owner.
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TEDDINGTON [1]
Built 1917 by
Tough and Henderson ltd., Teddington. L57.5'. B9.3'. D4.5'. 17grt. 130ihp 2cyl
compound steam engine by F J Harker, Stockton.
. ON140410.
1917 Delivered to
Robert Neal Tough, London.1-5-1918 Req
by Admiralty. Possibly served in Egypt.3-9-1919
Returned to owners. 1920 Transferred to Tough and Henderson Ltd., London.
1935 Sold to French owners.
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TEDDINGTON [2]
Photo RGR Colln
Built 1949 by Brooke Marine Ltd., Oulton Broad. L26.6'. B8.6'. D4.1'. 6grt.
150bhp 6cyl Thornycroft diesel engine. ON183192.
2-1950 Launched. 1950 Delivered to Tough & Henderson Ltd.,
Teddington. 1957 Still owned. 19?? Sold to Ted Harris, Brentford. 19?? Sold to
P. Walsh. 2006 Still in existence.
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UNION LIGHTERAGE COMPANY LIMITED
Funnel; Black.
The Union Lighterage Company was incorporated in1862. In
1900 Richard Lambert was Company Secretary and Manager, and became Managing
Director before his death on 13-3-1928.
On a sad note Assistant Manager George Recknell disappeared on 16-10-1901 and his body
was recovered from the river on 29-10-1901.
In 1922 ChairmanThomas Renshaw Westray. a well known figure in London
shipping circles died.
In 1933 the diesel electric tug Lectro was delivered to the company, built
specifically to fulfill a contract with Shell and BP Ltd to tow petrol barges
between Shell Haven and Fulham. in 1962 Union Lighterage came under the
ownership of Wharf Holdings Ltd, but continued trading under its own title
along with Butlers and Colonial Wharves Ltd and Lamberts Barge Hire Ltd. On 30-3-1983 a legal notice
proposing voluntary liquidation for these three subsidiary companies was
published and a final meeting with the liquidator was held on 19-9-1983. Premises owned
by Union Lighterage Company over the years included EbnersWharf, Millwall and AnchorBay Slipway, Manor
Road Erith.
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AID
Built 1877 by
Millwall Docks & Engineering Works Ltd., Millwall. Iron. L60.6’.
B12.3’. D6.7’. 32grt. 250ihp 1cyl steam engine by builder. ON77018.
1877 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
8-6-1885 Barge Iron Horse, under tow, struck and holed the bow of SS Swift off
St Katherines Dock entrance. 20-11-1886 Beached barge Clara, holed by prop of
SS Osprey, on beach at Tower
of London. 1892 Sold
to Francis & Richard Lambert, London.
1896 Sold to William Cory & Son Ltd., London.
1898 Sold to Richard Waters, London.
1900 Sold to Robert Forster, Scotswood-on-Tyne. 1920 Sold to Northumberland
Shipbuilding Co Ltd., Howden. 1927 Sold to Robert Sword., Newcastle.
1932 Scrapped.
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BANCO
Photo D Asprey colln
Photo RGR colln.
Built 1927 by Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby. YN1007. L77.7'. B21.6'. D11'.
107grt. 650ihp 3cylTE 14"x21.5"x35"x24"s steam engine by
Plenty and Son Ltd., Newbury. ON149942.
30-8-1927 Launched. 11-1927 Running
trials. 1927 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
26-8-1939 Barge Albion, being towed, collided with pleasure steamer Queen of England
in south navigable arch of WaterlooBridge. 1966 Sold to
Tsavliris (Salvage & Towage) Co Ltd., Piraeus,
renamed Nisos Kalymnos. 19?? Sold to N
E Vernicos Shipping Co Ltd., Piraeus
renamed Vernicos Katerina. 1981
Scrapped.
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BRENT BROOK
Built 1948 by
Henry Scarr Ltd., Hessle. YN599. L68'. B19.5'. D7.4'. 68grt. 520bhp
British Polar diesel engine. ON182895.
1948 Delivered to River Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1965 Sold to W.J.R. Whitehair Ltd., London.
196? Sold to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1971 Sold to A.u.H. Huntemann, Hamburg,
renamed Lowe. 1973 Converted for
pushing by Schiffswerft Johann Oelkers KG., Hamburg-Neuhof. Re-engined 8cyl,
1080bhp diesel. 1996 Sold to Carl Robert Eckelmann, Hamburg.
2005 Still in service
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BRONCHO
Photo RW colln.
Built 1921 by
Philip & Son Ltd., Dartmouth.
YN 610. Designed by James Pollock Ltd., Faversham. Ship No 992. L71'. B17.7'.
D9.3'. 69grt. 250ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by builder. ON146536.
1922 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
Cost £9,500. 16-1-1967
Scrapped by T.W. Ward Ltd, Grays.
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BRUNO
Photo RGR colln
Built 1914 by
Bergenhout, Rotterdam.
YN 573. Designed by James Pollock Ltd., London,
ship number 573. L75.9'. B20.6'. D10.8'. 100grt. 470ihp 2cyl
17"x36"x24" compound steam engine. Boiler 13'dia x 10'. 140psi.
ON135318.
1914 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.17-8-1914 Req
by Admiralty. 24-7-1916
Towed captured German submarine UC-5 upriver to TemplePier for public
display. 10-3-1919
Returned to owners 18-8-1940
Req by Admiralty as auxiliary patrol vessel. 194? On War Office service. 23-3-1944 On Admiralty
service. 28-2-1946
Laid up. 194? Sold to R.G. Odell Ltd., London.
No further trace.
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CHAMPION
Built 1890 by Union Lighterage Co Ltd, Blackwall. Steel screw tug. 56 grt. 69.0 ftx16.2 ftx8.5 ft C2cyl 15",30"x20" 45nhp by J Stewart & Sons, Blackwall ON98128
11-7-1890 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd, London. 5-1905 Owner John G Hammond, London. 7-1905 Owner Herbert H Kent, London. 1-1908 Owner Frank A Stone, Erith. 6-1913 Owner The General Wharfage & Supply Co Ltd - mng FA, J & D Stone, Erith. 9-1947 Owner Horace H Barber, Barking. 5-1953 Scrapped.
Built 1902 by
Lobnitz & Co Ltd., Renfrew. YN 554. Designed by James Pollock, London.
Ship No 105. L71'. B17.1'. D9.4'. 250hp 2cyl 14"x30"x22"
compound steam engine by builder. ON115909.
1902 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.22-11-1912
Barge Ellen under tow with five other barges collided with SS Umona in Erith
Roads. Ellen heavily damaged and had to be beached to prevent sinking and her
cargo of tea ruined. 1936 Sold to T. Scholey & Co (Thames)
Ltd., London. 11-1940
Req by Admiralty for auxiliary patrol service. 27-11-1945 Returned to owner. 1947 Sold to Lane Towing Ltd, London. 1949 Sold to James & Alfred White, Erith, Kent. 1953 Owners Sarah, James & Alfred White, Erith. 1957 Owners W E White & Sons (Towing) Ltd, Erith 1962.
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DITTO
Photog unknown
Built 1930 by
Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby. YN 1094. L77.6'. B21.6'. D11.3'. 109grt.
600ihp 3cylTE 13"x23"x37"x26"s oil fired steam engine by C
D Holmes Ltd., Hull.
ON162507.
25-9-1930 Launched. 1930 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1940 In collision with tug Irande off ConvoysWharf. In danger of
sinking she was beached by Irande at Millwall. 1953 Sold to Walter
Pigott, Grimsby.11-8-1953 Renamed Lady Alma. 1954
Owners re-incorporated as J. H. Pigott & Son Ltd. 1965 Renamed Lady Biddy. 1965 Sold to Tsavliris (Towage &
Salvage) Ltd., Piraeus,
renamed Nisos Milos. 1973 Sold to N.E.
Vernicos Shipping Company, Piraeus,
renamed Vernicos Sophia. 1977 Scrapped
at Lalrion by S Karidis.
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HEMBO
Photo A Hughes colln.
Photo RW colln.
Built 1952 by
Philip & Son Ltd., Dartmouth.
YN 1241. L81.3'. B20.1'. D8.3'. 80grt. 560bhp 7cyl Ruston
Hornsby diesel engine. BP5.7t. ON184757.
1952 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1971 Sold to S.B. Towage Ltd., Gravesend.
197? Sold to Greenhithe Salvage Company, Greenhithe. 1976 Owners S. B. Towage
Ltd., Gravesend. 1979 Sold to Frank Pearce
(Tugs) Ltd., Poole, renamed Pullwell Zulu. 1980 Crankshaft broken, laid up
for spares. 1982 Scrapped.
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HERO
Photog unknown
Built 1898 by
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., Blackwall. Designed by James Pollock Ltd., London,
ship number 90. Steel screw tug. L74.6'. B18.7'. D10.9'. 83grt. 67nhp 2cyl
16"x35"x24" compound Boiler 12'dia x 10'. 130psi. Steam engine.
ON110091.
3-1899 Completed and delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd.Philpot Lane, London. 1932 Owners W J R Whitehair Ltd.,15, Seething Lane, London.
195? Owners Alpha Towage Ltd, London.
195? Scrapped.
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JACKAL
For details see
under William Cory and Son [2]
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JUNO
Photo B Hunt colln
Built 1902 by
Lobnitz & Co Ltd., Renfrew. YN 553. Designed by James Pollock, London.
Ship No 104. L71'. B17.1'. D10'. 66grt. 250ihp 2cyl 14"x30"x22"s
compound steam engine by builder. Boiler 10'6"dia x 9'6".
120psi. ON 115898.
1902 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London
named Juno. 1933 Sold to Arthur Heather., Margate.
1948 Sold to Harrisons (London)
Ltd., London. 1-6-1948 Renamed Birchrock. 1- 1949 Sold for £2000 to The Ridley
Steam Tug Co Ltd., Newcastle,
renamed Mildred II. 1955 Owners Ridley
Tugs Ltd., Newcastle.
9-1955 Laid up. 11-1956 Offered for sale for £2000. 6-1957 Scrapped at Gateshead
by C W Dorkin Ltd.
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LECTRO
Photo R W Colln.
Built 1933 by
Henry Robb Ltd., Leith. YN 197.
Diesel-electric tug. L86.4'. B22.1'. D9.6'. 120grt. 2x 360bhp 4SCSA 6cyl
12.5"x19" Mirrlees-Bickerton-Day diesels driving BTH 580hp electric motor.
ON163390
m,21-9-1933 Launched by Lady Linlithgow.
10-1933 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1972 Owners Lambert Barge Hire Ltd., London.
1995 Deleted LR 'existence in doubt'. [197? Believed scrapped at Wouldham, Kent]
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LEO
Built 1893 by Richardson
Duck, Thornaby-on-Tees. YN414. L70.3'. B16'. D8.4'. 56grt. 30nhp 2cyl compound
steam engine. ON101997. 17-4-1893
Launched. 5-1893 Delivered to Commercial Lighterage Co Ltd, London.
1911 Owners Union Lighterage Co Ltd, London.
1920 Owners R G Odell Ltd, London.
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LINGO
Photo RW Colln.
Built 1964 by J.
Bolson & Son Ltd., Poole. YN
547. L82.3’. B20’. D9’. 83grt. 627bhp National diesel engine. ON306097.
1964 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London,
named Lingo. 1971 Sold to Lambert Barge
Hire Co Ltd, chartered to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1974 Sold to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London,
renamed Merit. 1983 Transferred to Cory
Waste Management Ltd., London.
1990 Transferred to Cory Environmental Ltd., London.
1993 Re-engined 1196bhp Mirrlees-Blackstone ESL6 diesel, BP11tons. 2006
Still in service.
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RIO
[1]
Built 1934 by
Henry Robb Ltd, Leith. YN 201. L75.3'.
B20.1'. D7.3'. 80grt. 310bhp 6cyl 4SCSA Ruston
Hornsby diesel engine. 18bhp Lister auxiliary engine. ON163553.
1934 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1971 Sold for scrapping at Sheerness. 8-1974 Arrived at T W Ward Ltd.,
Grays for scrapping
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RIO
[2]
Built 1935
by T. van Duijvendijk's Scheepswerf, Lekkerkerk. YN 18. 80grt. 60bhp Bolinder
diesel engine.
1935 Delivered to Greenhithe Lighterage Co Ltd., Greenhithe, named Calliope. 1959 [by] Reengined Gardner
diesel. 198? Privately owned. 198? Sold to General Port Services Ltd., London,
renamed Rio.
19?? Sold to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.12-9-1998
Seen at CanaryWharf.
2007 Still in existence at Hoo Marina.
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RODEO
Photog unknown
Built 1924
by James Pollock Sons & Co Ltd., Faversham. YN 1140. L55.6'. B14.5'.
D6'. 37grt. 120bhp Gardner
diesel engine ON148524.
12-1924 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.26-4-1941 Req
by Admiralty for skid towing M/S duties. 2-10-1944 Returned to owners. 1971 Sold for
Scrapping. 8-1974 Arrived at T.W. Ward Ltd., Grays, fro scrapping.
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TORO
Built 1908 by
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., Blackwall. Designed by James Pollock Ltd., London.
Ship No 177. L71.5'. B17.6'. D9.5'. 87grt. 46nhp 2cyl
14"x30"x22"s compound steam engine. Boiler 10.5'x9.5' 130psi.
ON125674.
1908 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London
named Toro. 1934[post] Sold to B.
Jacob & Sons Ltd., London.28-6-1944
Damaged by flying bomb off Rotherhithe. 1951 Sold to W.R. Cunis Ltd., London.
1956 Reengined 537bhp 2x Blackstone diesels driving two in/one out Brevo
gearbox, renamed William Ryan.
197? Sold to Redland Ltd., London.
198? Owners Cleanaway Ltd., London.
2000 Sold to Paul Williams and Colin Bullock for private use. 12-2009
Advertised for sale at Hoo, Kent.
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TRINCO
Photo RW colln.
Built 1950 by
Philip & Son Ltd., Dartmouth.
YN1212. L81.3'. B20.1'. D7.8'. 77grt. 480bhp 6cyl Ruston
Hornsby diesel engine. ON183294.
1950 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1970 Sold to Electro-Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Gravesend.
1971 Scrapped.
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ULCO
Photog unknown
Built 1924 by J.
Cran & Somerville Ltd., Leith. YN 132.
Designed by James Pollock and Sons Ltd., Faversham, ship no 1094. L83.6'.
B21.7'. D11.5'. 112grt. 600ihp 3cylTE 14"x21.5"x35"x24"s
oil fired steam engine by builder. Boiler 13'6"dia x 14'. 150psi.
ON148496.
1924 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
4-1940 Req for War Office service. 28-11-1945
Returned to owner. 1951 Sold to Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd., London.
1954 Sold to J.H. Pigott & Son Ltd., Grimsby.8-9-1954
Renamed Lady Constance. 1965 Renamed Lady Dora. 1965 Sold to Tsavliris (Towage &
Salvage) Ltd., Piraeus,
renamed Nisos Naxos. 1975 Sold to
Nicholas E. Vernicos Shipping Co Ltd., Piraeus,
renamed Vernicos Marina II. 26-3-1984 Arrived Perama
for scrapping by Kyriazis Brothers. 1985 Demolition commenced.
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UNICO
Photo RGR colln.
Photog unknown
Built 1927 by J.S.
Watson (Gainsborough) Ltd., Gainsborough. YN 1244. L58.3'. B15.6'. D7'. 51grt.
200bhp Gardner diesel
engine. ON149950.
1927 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1971 Sold to J.T. Palmer & Sons, Gravesend,22-7-2013
Towed from Dentonto
Northfleet for scrapping. 1-2014 Scrapped at Northfleet
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UNION
[1]
Built 1880 at
Blackwall. L59.8'. B13.7'. D7.1'. 40grt. 30nhp steam engine. ON82814
1880 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London??
named Union.
18?? Sold to D Radford and Co., London,
renamed Lydford. 1896 Acquired by
William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1914 Sold to General Wharfage and Supply Co Ltd., Erith. 1939 Owner Samuel H
Hallett, Park Place, Greenwich.
1942 Scrapped.
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UNION
[2]
Built 1895 by
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., Blackwall. YN 63. Designed by James Pollock Ltd., London,
ship number 61. L64.5'. B15'. D7.6'. 48grt. 190ihp 2cyl
13"x26"x20" compound steam engine by Evans and Sons Ltd.,
Poplar. Boiler 9'6"dia x 9'. ON104899.
1895 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London named Union. 1924 Sold to Trafalgar Towing Co (1920) Ltd.,
London. 1934 Owner Richard G. Odell, London. 1953 Re-engined 305bhp
Widdop EMB6 diesel. 1972 Owner R.G. Odell Ltd., London. 1973 Sold to
Richard Henderson & Andrew Birthright, Greenhithe. 1973 Re-engined
300bhp Widdop diesel. 1976 Sold to Frank Pearce (Tugs) Ltd., Poole. 1980 Sold
to Laxey Towing Co Ltd., Douglas, Isle of Man. 1984 Sold to Offshore Workboats
Ltd., Renfrew. 198? Sold to Divemex Ltd., Barmouth. 198? Sold to Pounds
Shipbreakers Ltd., Portsmouth. 5-1987 Still in use. 198? Sold for conversion to
yacht, laid up Tilbury. 1990 Scrapped by PLA.
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VAGO
Built 1939 by
Rowhedge Ironworks Co Ltd., Rowhedge. YN 569. L40.3'. B13.1'. D4.9'. 17grt.
Diesel engine. ON167167.
1939 Delivered to
Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 1976 Owners Lambert Barge Hire Ltd., London.
19?? Possibly sold to W J Whitehair Ltd., London. 19?? Owned by Mr B
Birthright, Gravesend. No further trace.
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Also owners of the
small river and coastal tankers:-
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. 1949 Scrapped.
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LION
Built 1865 by J Dudgeon, Cubitt Town, London Iron screw tug. 30grt 11nrt, 58.6 x 12.2 x 7.1ft 25nhp 1 cyl steam engine. ON56819
1865 Completed. 12-7-1867 Owner William Vokins, London. 1885 Owner James Grieg, London. 1885 Owner James Grieg, London 1893 Owner George W Looker and others, Poplar. 1895 George W Looker, Poplar
1899 George W Looker and George T Lookerc. 1903 George T Looker and others, Poplar 1914 Owner Sarah M Looker and others (mng William Looker), Poplar 1917 Owner Charles D Etheredge and others, London. 1922 Owners Rotifer Towing Co Ltd (mng Henry D Lane), Rotherhithe 25-1-1929 Registry closed "broken up".
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, Canning Town,
London. 1898 Owner George Margetts, Canning Town, renamed Klondyke. 1900 Owner George &
Phillip Margetts, Canning Town. 1903 Owner Phillip Margetts, Canning Town. 1906
Owner William & Sarah Margetts, Canning Town. 1913 Owner Ernest Lawrence
Brown, Bristol. 1921 Owner William H. Slocombe, Cardiff. 1923 Owner John Smith &
William Union, Cardiff. 1929 Owner William Union, Cardiff. 1936 Scrapped at
Cardiff.
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TIGER
Built 1866 by John Dudgeon, Cubitt Town. Iron screw tug. 33grt 10nrt, 56.2 x 11.8 x 7.2ft 25nhp 2cyl 25nhp steam engine by J & N Dudgeon, Cubitt Town. ON63521
1866 Delivered to unknown owner, possibly William Vokins, London 29-10-1869 Owners Edward & John Shelbourne, Limehouse. 9-1876 Owner Robert Miller, Battersea 2-1878 Owners William J Cante, William Martin, George Beckett and John Johnson, London 9-1882 Owners William Martin, George Beckett, Charles Grubb and William McNeale, London 5-1883 Owner Daniel Radford, Exeter 6-6-1891 Owner James Watkins, London 8-6-1891 Owner David Sime, Blackwall 3-1893 Owner Herbert H Kent, London 4-1894 Owner David Sime, Blackwall 29-11-1905 Registry closed "broken up".
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VALKYRIE
Photo G. Staden colln.
Built 1957 by
Vokins & Co Ltd., Brentford. diesel engine. 1957 Delivered to Vokins & Co Ltd., Brentford named Valkyrie. 1975 Sold to Thames &
General Lighterage Co Ltd., London , renamed Thames II. 1980 Acquired by William Cory
Ltd and laid up for sale.19?? Sold to General Marine Services, London, renamed Major. 200? Sold to John Read, Brentford.
2007 Sold to M&J Marine Services, Richmond. ------------------------------
VAMPIRE
Photo G Staden colln No details known ex Cemarco. [
APCM] 19?? Acquired by Thames and General Lighterage Co Ltd., London,
renamed Thames III.
1980 Acquired by William Cory Ltd., London and laid up for sale. --------------------------------
VANOC
Photo J Tiley colln.
Built 1937 by
Richard Dunston Ltd., Thorne. L66'. B17.6'. D6.8'. 58grt. 390bhp diesel engine.
ON165584. 1937 Delivered to Vokins & Co Ltd., London, named Vanoc.1975 Sold to Thames & General
Lighterage Co Ltd., London, renamed General
I. 1983 Sold to Ron Livett, London, renamed Warrior. 1984 owners Thames & Medway
Towage Ltd., London. 19?? Re-engined 860bhp Diesel. 5-2013 Reported as 'about
to be scrapped'. --------------------------------------------------------
VARLET
Photo J Tiley.
Built 1937 by
James Pollock Sons and Co Ltd. Faversham, YN 1581. L38.4'. B10.5'. D4.2'.
13grt. 60bhp 2cyl Widdop diesel engine. ON165490.
1937 Delivered to Vokins & Co Ltd., London.
26-10-1942 Req by Admiralty for fire-fighting service.
5-3-1946 Returned to owner. 1971 Sold to Albert Coffey, Ilford. 198?
Acquired for preservation by Museum of London in Docklands. 2009:
still in existence ------------------------------------------------
VASSAL
Photo A Hughes colln
Built 1938 by
James Pollock Sons & Co Ltd., Faversham. YN 1684. L38.2'. B10.5'.
D4'. 13grt. 60bhp 2cyl Widdop diesel engine. ON165519.
1938 Delivered to Vokins & Co Ltd., London. 1975 Sold to Thames
& General Lighterage Ltd., London. 1980 Acquired by The Mercantile
Lighterage Co Ltd, London. 1982 Owners J Darling (Import & Export Services
Ltd, London. 1982 Sold to General Marine Services, London, renamed Vassel. 6-2012 Advertised for sale, £10,000, engineless, in West Yorkshire, as Vassell. ----------------------------------
VELOX
Built
1898 by Rennie, Greenwich. L70'. B16.2'. D8.3'. 60grt. 55nhp 275ihp C2cyl 15"x29"x18" steam
engine by S Young and Son, Blackwall. . ON108384.
4-1898
Launched. 1898 Delivered to Vokins & Co Ltd., London. 28-3-1911 Barge
Ribble under tow collided with tug Kennet in Bow Creek off Great Eastern
Railway Wharf. 9-1918 Req for Admiralty service. 1-1920 returned to owner. 15-4-1924 Owners Clements Knowling Ltd., Brentford. -----------------
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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. -----------------------------
VISTA
Photo's A Hughes colln
Photog unknown
Built 1940 by
Richard Dunston Ltd., Thorne. L68.9'. B18'. D7.4'. 71grt. 420bhp British Polar
diesel engine. ON167613. 1940 Delivered to Vokins and Co Ltd., London, named Vista. 1975 Sold to Thames & General
Lighterage Co Ltd., London, renamed General
IX. 1980 Acquired by Cory Lighterage Ltd., London. 1982
Sold to Hastings Bros., London. 198? Sold to John Reed. 199? Sold to Bill
Blake, Barking. 199? Sold to Thames and Medway Towing Company, Gravesend. 2010
Owned by Mr D Birthright [Medtow Marine].
Photo Ben @ liquid highway.
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VIVACITY
Photo D Asprey 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[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. -----------------------------------------
VORACIOUS
Photog unknown
photog unknown
Photo Rays colln
Photo W Armstrong
Built 1929 by
Crabtree and Co Ltd., Gt. Yarmouth. YN186. L69'. B17.1'. D8.3'. 64grt. 22hp
2cyl compound steam engine. ON161271 1929 Delivered to General Steam Navigation Co Ltd., London. Named Gull. 10-7-1940 Req for Admiralty
service. 30-1-1946 Returned to owner. 195? Sold to Vokins & Co Ltd.,
London, renamed Voracious.
1960 Rebuilt, re-engined 500bhp diesel. 1972 Sold to Michael J. Batty,
Singapore and shipped as deck cargo from Hamburg to Singapore. Departed
Thames 2-8-1972]. Renamed Gregory B.
1976 Believed sold to Persian owners. No further trace. -----------------------------------
VORTEX
Photog unknown
Photo Rays colln
Built 1947 by
Henry Scarr Ltd., Hessle. YN510. L70.8'. B19.1'. D8.3'. 77grt. 465bhp Diesel
engine. ON181810. 1947 Delivered to APCM Ltd., London
named Snowcem.
1962 Sold to Vokins Ltd., London
renamed Vortex.
1975 Sold to Thames & General Lighterage Ltd., London
renamed General III.
1980 Taken over by Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
198? Owners General Marine Services Ltd., London.
1992 Register closed. 200? Converted to houseboat moored at Hoo,Kent. ------------------------------