WILLIAM CORY AND SON LTD [2]
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LIST: IRIS - RELIANCE
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updated 17-3-2014
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IRIS
Workboat.
Built 1980 by
William Cory Ltd., Charlton. L28.6'. 80bhp diesel engine.
1980 Delivered.
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JACKAL
Photo A Hughes
colln.
Photo G
Lane colln
Built 1876 by
Thomas A. Young & Son, Blackwall. L63.2’. B12.3’. D7’. 37grt. 30nhp 1cyl
steam engine by builder. ON91931.
1876 Delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1886 Sold to Vokins & Co Ltd., London.
1891 Sold to Beadle Brothers Ltd., London.
1896 Acquired by William Cory & Son Ltd., London.
1912 Sold to Ernest Freak, Greenwich.
1914 Sold to Charles & Arthur Etheredge Ltd., Limehouse. 1922 Owners C.
& A. Etheredge Ltd., Limehouse. 1923 Sold to Edward T. Crawley, Green
St., London
E6. 1930 Sold to Henry D. Lane,Cherry Garden
Pier, Rotherhithe. 1935 Scrapped.
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JOAN
Workboat
Built 1974. 19bhp
Diesel engine.
1974 Delivered. 20-5-1980 Sold to G
J Lane.
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KATHLEEN
Steam launch
No details known.
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KESTON
Built 1904 by
Edwards & Co Ltd., Millwall. L49.4’. B13.1’. D4.6’. 22grt. 75ihp 2cyl
compound steam engine by Hoskins. ON118467.
1904 Delivered to
J P Knight Ltd., London.
1916 Sold to William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1934 Owners Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1935 Scrapped.
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LYDFORD
Built 1880 by
T A Young, Blackwall. L59.8’. B13.7’. D7.1’. 40grt. 30nhp 2cyl steam
engine by Young and Co, London.
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. 1934[by] Owner Samuel
H Hallett, Park Place, Greenwich.
1942 Scrapped.
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MERANO
Built 1949 by
Philip & Son Ltd., Dartmouth,
YN 1191. L42.7’. B12.8’. D4.8’. 23grt. 102bhp 6cyl Crossley diesel engine.
BP3tons. ON182370.
3-1949 Launched.
5-1949 Delivered to R & J H Rea Ltd., named Falgarth. 1950 Sold to
Cory Lighterage Ltd., London2-3-1950 Renamed
Request. 1953 Transferred to The Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London
, 28-5-1953
Renamed Merano. 1966 Reengined 230bhp Crossley diesel. 1982 Sold to
Greenhithe Salvage & Medway Towing Services London.
2010 Owned by Mr B Birthright, Gravesend.
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MERCEDES
Photo RGR
Colln
Built 1935 by R
Dunston, Hessle. L66’. B17.6’. D7.3’. 60grt. 480bhp Crossley diesel engine.
ON164554.
1935 Delivered to
General Wharfage and Supply Co Ltd., London,
named Silverstone. 5-3-1941 Sunk after setting off aircraft
laid mine 3 miles above Rochester bridge near Aylesford, River Medway,
whilst towing barges Rockstone, Sandstone, Stonecurb and Cestone. All
eight men on board lost. Later repaired and returned to service. 1945
Sold to Wm Cory and Son Ltd., London
renamed Mercedes. 5-3-1969 Arrived at T W Ward Ltd., Grays
for scrapping.
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MERCEDES II
Photo RGR
Colln
Built 1949
by James Pollock Sons & Co Ltd., Faversham. YN 1925. L83.6’. B21.4’. D7.8’.
92grt. 615bhp British Polar diesel engine. ON184379.
3-1951 Delivered to Silvertown Services Lighterage Ltd., London
named Silverbeam. 1971 Sold to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London,
renamed Mercedes II. 1972 Re-engined 800bhp Lister-Blackstone ESS8
diesel BP9tons. 1982 Sold to Darling Bros. Ltd., London.
1982 Sold to Cleanaway Ltd., London,
renamed Jean Raby. 2003 Sold to Medway Towing Services, Sevenoaks,
renamed Silver Beam. 2016 Still in service.
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MERCURIAN
Photo Ray's
colln
Built 1954 by Bay
Wharf Construction Ltd, Greenwich.
L43.9’. B13.3’. D7’. 21grt. 132bhp 4cyl Ruston
Hornsby diesel engine. ON186144.
1954 Delivered to The Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1954 Transferred to William Cory & Son Ltd., London.
1976 Reengined. 1983 For sale. Possibly later converted to fishing vessel
for South Coast owners and renamed. 20?? Owners Thames Towage Ltd., South Benfleet, Essex renamed Viking II. 2015 Still in service.
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MERIT
Photo RGR
Colln.
MERIT august 1976 Photo Tony Atkinson.
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. 2009 Laid up for sale. 7-2012 Sold to S Walsh, London. 3-2020 Sold to Palmers Marine Services Ltd, Gravesend.
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MERSINA
Photo Ray's
colln
Built 1955 by
Richard Dunston Ltd., Thorne. L80’. B19.6’. D9.6’. 79grt. 670bhp Ruston
Hornsby 6V9BXM diesel engine. BP8.3t. ON186212.
1955 Delivered to William Cory & Son Ltd., London
named Repulse. 25-2-1953 RenamedMersina. 1957 Transferred to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
1976 Re-engined 750bhp Mirrlees Blackstone EWSL6 diesel. 19?? Transferred
to Cory Environmental Ltd., London.
2011 Sold to Thameside Services, London.
5-2013 Sold to General Port Services Ltd., London,
renamed GPS Vincia.
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MISTY
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 Cannon Brook. 1995 Owners Environment Agency, London.
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NEPTUNE
Photog unknown A Hughes colln
Built 1880
by A.D. Lewis., East Greenwich. L62’.
B13.6’. D6.9’. 33grt. 40nhp 2cyl steam engine by A Wilson and Co., Vauxhall
iron Works, London.
ON98035.
1880 Delivered to unknown owner. 6-1-1889
Suffered damage after fouling London Bridge in thick fog.
1890 Sold to James & Charles Harrison, London.
1896 Acquired by William Cory & Son Ltd., London.
1916 Transferred to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1926 Transferred to Cory, Bowring Coal Company Ltd., Antwerp,
and renamed CORBOWRING II.
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OLIVE
Photo courtesy
Monte Jones [New Zealand].
On the reverse is written, by Montague William Thomas Jones, " Launch
Olive I had charge of as apprentice 1899-1903. Seated Bob Smith and boyBrooks.
Myself standing and engineer William Kichtill with head out of hatchway. The
man on the other side is a passenger [ a stranger]".
Photo courtesy
of Monte Jones [New Zealand]
and believed taken at Corys Yard at Charlton in the early 1900's.
Steam Launch L48'
No details known.
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ONWARD
Built 1875 by
Hodge, Millwall. L59.3’. B12.5’. D6.6’. 34grt. 25nhp steam engine by builder.
ON73646.
1875 Delivered to
Richard Cory, Lambeth, London.
1886 Sold to William Vandersteen, Limehouse. 1911 Owner James Roose Francis, London.
1919 Scrapped.
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PIONEER
Unregistered canal
tug.
No details known.
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PURFLEET
Built 1906 by G
Rennie Ltd., Greenwich.
L70’. B18’. D9.8’. 73grt. 360ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by Plenty and Son.
ON123748.
1906 Delivered to
Steam Ship Owners Coal Association, London.18-4-1912
£500 salvage award for assistance to pleasure steamer London
Belle, adrift in thick fog off Woolwich. SS Hornby Castle had collided with
laid up pleasure steamer, badly damaging her and breaking her moorings. Tug
managed to get line aboard and safely beach her near the Arsenal jetty. 1914
Acquired by William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1916 Transferred to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1938 Scrapped.
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RAJAH
Built 1895 by
Earles and Co Ltd., Hull.
YN399. L68.8’. B15.1’. D7.7’. 57grt. 45nhp Steam engine by builder. ON105757.
10-1895 Delivered
to William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
3-1896 Lighter Ruby, under tow and laden with 250 tons of chalk, struck and
damaged Rochester Bridge.28-4-1897
£80 award for assistance given with other tugs to SS W D Cruddas which had
fouled her propeller with a mooring buoy chain off Greenwich.
10-1902 Owners fined £50 after tug collided with and broke two piles of the
new Vauxhall Bridge.
1929 Scrapped.
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RAMESES
Photog unknown
Built 1896 by G.
Rennie & Co Ltd., Greenwich.
L71.5’. B15.1’. D8.4’. 58grt. 280ihp 2cyl 16"x32"x18"s compound
steam engine by Plenty and Son. Boiler 10'6"dia x 10'. 125psi. ON108162.
1896 Launched,
named Regalia. 25-8-1896
Running trials on Thames. 1896 Delivered
to William Cory and Son Ltd., London,
renamed Rameses. 1929 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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RANGER [1]
Built 1898 by R.
Stephenson Ltd, Hebburn. L60.3’. B14.1’. D7’. 48grt. 31nhp 2cyl compound steam
engine by Hedley and Boyd. ON110119.
1898 Delivered to
Frederick C Dobbing, London.
1904 Owner Catherine Dobbing, Chislehurst,Kent. 1906
Acquired by William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1916 Owner Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1926 Transferred to Cory, Bowring Coal Company Ltd., Antwerp,
and renamed Corbowring III. No further trace.
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RANGER [2]
Photo RGR
Colln
Built 1930 by
Crabtree & Sons Ltd., Great Yarmouth.
YN 190. L68.5’. B18.6’. D8.9’. 76grt. 365ihp 3cylTE steam engine by builder.
ON161389.
1930 Delivered to Cory Lighterage Co Ltd., London.
13-4-1964 Arrived at Thomas W. Ward Ltd., Grays, for scrapping.
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REALM
Whilst in P L
A ownership. Photo RGR colln.
Built 1890 by Murray
Brothers, Dumbarton. Screw tug. L68.5'. B14.1'. D8'. 42.88grt.
280ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by J G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock. ON97635.
1890 Delivered to J. Murray, Glasgow named Cambria. 23-5-1890 Regd Glasgow. 6-6-1890 Sold to John W Crook and William Krieger, Plaistow, London. 3-1892 Sold to to Messrs Elmore and Scott, 45 Bankside, London. 5-1896 Acquired by
William Cory Ltd., London,
renamed Realm. Reboilered and fitted with steam steering gear. 23-3-1897 Capsized and sank
whilst towing laden coal hulk Mark Lane
from Tilbury Dock. Master, Engineer and Fireman lost. Mate picked up by boat
from hulk. Enquiry found that tug was not of sufficient size or power for this
tow. Later salved. 1899 Sold to London Grain Elevator Company. 1909 Transferred
to PLA. 1946 Owner R. A. Garrett. 1947 Believed scrapped.
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RECLAIM
Photo Alan
Chapman
Photo PRB
Built 2009 by
Damen Shipyards, Hardinxveld. Damen Shoalbuster 2208S. L22.35m. B8.64m. D2.99m.
1200bhp 2x Caterpillar 3412 diesel engines. Twin screw. BP16.9t. MMSI
235078639.
24-11-2009 Launched. Hull
built in Poland
and towed to Holland
for completion. 12-2009 Arrived Hardinxveld for completion. 31-7-2010 Completed
for Riverside Resource Recovery Ltd., London
and departed Holland
for delivery. 1-8-2010
Arrived Charlton.
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RECOVERY
Photo Alan
Chapman
Built 2009 by
Damen Shipyards, Hardinxveld. Damen Shoalbuster 2208S. L22.35m. B8.64m. D2.99m.
1200bhp, 2x Caterpillar 3412 diesel engines. Twin screw. BP16.9t. MMSI
235078634. Callsign 2DGB2.
28-10-2009 Launched. Hull
built in Poland
and towed to Holland
for completion. 17-11-2009
Arrived Hardinxveld for completion. 4-6-2010
Handed over to Riverside Resource Recovery Ltd., London.6-6-2010
Arrived Charlton.
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RECRUIT [1]
Built 1901 by
Stothert Ltd., Bristol.
L69’. B17’. D8.5’. 59grt. 19nhp 2cyl compound steam engine by builder.
ON112850.
1901 Delivered to
William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1934 Owners Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1934 Scrapped.
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RECRUIT [2]
At Chatham 13-4-2011.
Built 1952 by
Richard Dunston Ltd., Thorne. L80’. B19.6’. D9.6’. 91grt. 670bhp Crossley
diesel engine. ON184630.
1952 Delivered to Cory Tank Lighterage Ltd., London.
1983 Transferred to Cory Waste Management Ltd., London.
1990 Transferred to Cory Environmental Ltd., London.
1996 Re-engined 1196bhp Mirlees-Blackstone ESL Diesel. 2006 Still
in service. 2011 Sold to Thameside Services, London.
11-2012 Badly damaged on buoys off Gravesend
when a ship leaving Tilbury Power Station Jetty lost all power and collided
with her and Mersina. 2013? Believed sold to General Port Services and possibly
renamed Cervia?
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RECTOR
Photog unknown. A Hughes colln
Built 1916 by
Rennie Forrest Shipbuilding, Engineering & Dry Dock Co Ltd., Wivenhoe. YN
1251. L73.3’. B20’. D10.2’. 106grt. 450ihp 3cylTE
14"x25"x35"x24"s steam engine by Plenty and Son Ltd. BP6t.
ON140264.
1916 Delivered to
Cory Colliers Ltd., London.
2-6-1917 Req by UK War Office for service at Dunkirk, Managers C. Rowbotham
and Sons Ltd., London.22-10-1919
Returned to owners. 1922 Transferred to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1923 Transferred to R & J H Rea, Southampton.22-6-1942
Damaged during air raid at Southampton.
1946 Transferred to Cory Lighterage Ltd. London.
1952 Transferred to R & J H Rea Ltd. 1954 Transferred
to William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1954 Scrapped.
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REDEEM
Photog unnown. D Jessop colln
Built 1925 by
Cochrane and Son Ltd., Selby. YN957. L74.5’. B18.6’. D9.5’. 78grt. 250ihp
3cylTE steam engine by Plenty and Son Ltd., Newbury. ON148649.
9-4-1925 Launched. 1925 Delivered
to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
23-6-1934 Edward Allen, aged 19, lost overboard and drowned off Ford’s jetty,
Dagenham. 17-3-1941 Sunk in collision with tug Cullamix off Rainham, Essex.
Five crew saved by Cullamix, mate Frank Argent, fireman Percy Mulley and
lightermen George Baxter, Bill Harlin and 'Agile' Beadle. Two men lost,
skipper Bill Stavers and engineer Bill Walden. Later salved and returned to
service. 1-2-1960 Arrived at T W Ward Ltd., Grays, for scrapping.
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REDOUBT [1]
Photo B Hunt
colln.
Built 1914
by Montrose Shipbuilding Co Ltd., Montrose. L71.5’. B18.2’. D8.4’. 63grt.
300ihp 3cylTE steam engine by W V Lidgerwood, Coatbridge.
ON135787.
1914 Delivered to Tilbury Coaling Co Ltd., Tilbury, named Tilco. 1938
Acquired by Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1947 renamed Redoubt. 1951 Scrapped.
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REDOUBT [2]
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
named Blizzard. 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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REDOUBT [3]
Photos Alan
Chapman.
Built 2009 by
Damen Shipyards, Hardinxveld. Damen Shoalbuster 2208S. L22.35m. B8.63m. D2.99m.
1200bhp. 2x Caterpillar 3412 diesel engines. Twin screw. BP16.9t. MMSI
235078641. Callsign 2DGB5.
25-11-2009 Launched. Hull
built in Poland
and towed to Holland
for completion. 12-2009 Arrived Hardinxveld for completion. 31-7-2010 Completed
for Riverside Resource Recovery Ltd., London
and departed Holland
for delivery. 1-8-2010
Arrived Charlton.
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REGAIN
Photo Pete
Bullimore
Photo Alan
Chapman
Photo PRB
Built 1997 by
Delta Shipyard, Sliedrecht Holland. L72.9'. B25.6'. D6.3'. 138grt. 1610bhp 2x
8cyl Caterpilar 3508B-DITA diesels engines. Twin screw. ON
19-7-1997
Launched. 12-12-1997
Delivered to Cory Environmental PLC., London.
2008 Still in service
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REGAL
Photog unknown. D Jessop colln
Built 1928 by
Cochrane and Son Ltd., Selby. L74.5’. B19.6’. D10.6’. 91grt. 550ihp 3cylTE
steam engine by McKie and Baxter Ltd., Paisley.
ON160351.
9-11-1927 Launched. 1928 Delivered to
William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1934 Owners Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
15-12-1938 Barge Carlisle, under tow, sank in Woolwich Reach following
collision with SS City Of Brussels.
6-7-1962 Arrived at T W Ward Ltd., Grays, for scrapping.
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REGALIA
Photo B Hunt
colln
Built 1898 by R
Stephenson & Co, Newcastle.
L60.3’. B14.1’. D7’. 48grt. 190ihp steam engine by Hedley and Boyd Ltd.
ON110113.
1898 Delivered to Francis Deveraux Lambert, London.
1911 Acquired by William Cory & Son Ltd., London.
1916 Owner Cory Lighterage Ltd., London. 1922
Sold to George Dove, Limehouse. 1930 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
[Vessel was fitted
out and used as an inspection launch for use of the Cory directors. It was
unlikely to have ever been used for towage by Cory.]
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REGARD [1]
Built 1927 by
Dibles Ltd., Southampton. L69.8’. B18.6’. D9.2’. 74grt. 300ihp 3cylTE steam
engine by Plenty and Son Ltd., Newbury. ON160353.
1927 Delivered to
William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1934 Owners Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1956 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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REGARD [2]
Photo RGR
Colln
As Regarder
10-2012. Photo PRB
Built 1958 by
James W. Cook (Wivenhoe) Ltd., Wivenhoe. L73.6’. B18.7’. D8.9’. 69grt. 409bhp Ruston
Hornsby diesel engine. ON187819.
7-1958 Delivered to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1974 Re-engined 500bhp Lister-Blackstone diesel. 1982 Sold to Erith &
Dartford Lighterage Co Ltd., Erith, renamed Sir James D. 1984 Sold to
Braithwaite & Dean Ltd., London
renamed Regard. 1991 Sold to Alan C. Bennett & Sons Ltd., London,
renamed Regarder. 1994 Sold to General Marine Ltd., London.
2012 Still in service.
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REGENCY
Photo RGR
Colln
Built 1929 by Crabtree & Sons Ltd., Great Yarmouth.
YN189. L69.5’. B18.6’. D8.9’. 76grt. 365ihp 3cylTE steam engine by builder. ON161358
1929 Delivered to
Cory Lighterage Ltd, London.31-4-1941
Sank after setting off aircraft laid mine off Rainham Essex. Six aboard saved,
two lost. Salved and repaired. 1952 Transferred to William Cory and Son Ltd., London. 22-8-1960 Arrived at T W Ward Ltd.,
Grays, for scrapping.
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REGENT
Built 1891 by J
& W Dudgeon, Poplar. L69’. B15’. D7.7’. 47grt. 50nhp 2cyl Steam engine.
ON99032.
1891 Delivered to
William Cory and Son Ltd., London. 1924[by] Owner Alfred Wetherfield, Barking.
1934[by] Owners W J R Whitehair Ltd., London.
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REGINA
Built 1887 by
Thames Ironworks Ltd., Blackwall. L68.5’. B14.1’. D7.5’. 40grt. 50nhp 2cyl
compound steam engine by T AYoung Ltd, Blackwall. ON95438.
1887 Delivered to
William Cory and Son Ltd., London. 1916 Req for Admiralty service. 1918
returned to owner. 1934 Owners Cory Lighterage Ltd., London. 1935 Scrapped.
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REGIS
REGIS about to
pass under BlackfriarsBridge.
Arthur William Goad on deck. Photo B Freeman colln.
Built 1936 by
Henry Scarr Ltd., Hessle. YN 378. L74.7’. B19.1’. D9.6’. 81grt. 530ihp 3cylTE
steam engine by Plenty and Son, Newbury. ON165360.
1936 Delivered to
Cory Lighterage Ltd., London. 1956 Transferred to William Cory & Son Ltd.,
London. 19?? Transferred to Cory Tank Lighterage Ltd., London. 19?? Transferred
to Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 13-2-1964 Arrived at T.W.
Ward Ltd., Grays, for scrapping.
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RELAY
Photo 2010 by
Alan Chapman
Built 1949 by
Philip & Son Ltd., Dartmouth. YN 1187. L48’. B13’. D4.9’. 23grt.
102bhp 6cyl Crossley diesel engine. ON183051.
1949 Delivered to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London. 1952 Owners William
Cory & Son Ltd., London. 1968 Owners Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1970 Owners Mercantile Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 1974 Sold to Thomas Hughan
and Co Ltd, Greenwich. 1975 Renamed Westerham. 1980 Sold to Thames
& Medway Towing Co Ltd., Erith, renamed Scoundrel. 2005 Lying at
Pipers Wharf, Greenwich. 2010 Still in service. 3-2014 Towed to Erith for
scrapping.
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RELENTLESS
Photo Ray's
colln.
Built 1949 by Richard Dunston Ltd., Thorne. YN755. L70’. B17.6’. D7.3’. 61grt.450bhp
6cyl SCSA British Polar diesel engine. ON182994.
6-1949 Delivered to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London. 1952 Transferred to William Cory and Son Ltd. 1966 Transferred to Mercantile
Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 1970 Transferred to Wm Cory and Son Ltd. 1976 Sold for breaking up at Blackwall but believed
later registered at Lagos, Nigeria.
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RELIABLE
Built 1923 by Cox
and Co Ltd., Falmouth. L73.9’. B19.1’. D8.7’. 77grt. 300ihp 2cyl compound steam
engine by builder. ON146702.
1923 Delivered to
William Cory and Son Ltd., London.
1932 Forced draught system fitted to boiler. 1934 Owners Cory Lighterage Ltd.,
London. 1958 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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RELIANCE
Photog unknown. A Hughes colln
Built 1901 by G.
Rennie & Co Ltd., Greenwich.
L69’. B16.3’. D8’. 54grt. 275ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by Plenty and Son
Ltd., Newbury. ON115792.
1902 Delivered to Frederick R. Pelly, London.
1911 Sold to William Cory & Son Ltd., London.
1916 Transferred to Cory Lighterage Ltd., London.
1940 Scrapped.
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