F T EVERARD [1]
Built 1916 by H Paans, Roodvaart. L63.1'. B16.2'. D7.3'. 56grt. 13nrt. 3cylTE steam engine by H Bolnes BV, Krimpen aan de Lek. ON145218.
1916 Completed for The Shipping Controller, London. 5-1921 Sold to F T Everard and Sons Ltd., London renamed Fred Everard. 9-1926 Renamed F T Everard. 8-1928 Scrapped at Greenhithe by owners.
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F T EVERARD [2]
Photog unknown
Built 1928 by Fellows & Co Ltd., Great Yarmouth. YN 321. L83'. B21.6'. D11'. 124grt. 550ihp 3cylTE 13.5"x22"x36"x27"s. steam engine by Plenty and Son Ltd., Newbury. ON160596.
10-1928 Delivered to F.T. Everard & Sons Lighterage Ltd., Greenhithe. 16-4-1940 Req for Admiralty service. 4-6-1946 Returned to owners. 1951 Sold to Fowey Tug Co Ltd., Fowey. 13-11-1951 Renamed Tolbenny. 1961 Transferred to Fowey Harbour Commissioners, Fowey. 1965 Sold to W.J. Reynolds Ltd., Plymouth, renamed Tactful. 1973 Sold for scrapping to Davis & Cann Ltd, Plymouth. 1979 Registration closed. [Vessel no longer navigable] 1984 Vessel finally scrapped.
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JESTER [1]
Built 1947 by Fellows & Co Ltd., Great Yarmouth. YN 358. L40.8'. B11'. D3.6'. 12grt. 4cyl 4SA Newbury diesel engine.
1947 Delivered to F.T. Everard & Sons Ltd., London. 1949 Renamed Joker. 1977 Re-engined 6cyl 4SA Dorman diesel. 1983 Leased to South Thames Shiprepairers Ltd., Greenhithe. 1985 Reverted to F.T. Everard & Sons Ltd. 1990 Sold to HCH Services Ltd.,Greenhithe.1990 Sold to Seawork [Marine International Transmissions], Queenborough. 199? Sold to N.E.Murray of Queenborough. 2002 rebuild commenced. 2006 Reengined. 2006 Returned to service renamed Jester. 2010 Still in service.
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JESTER [2]
Built 1944 by Fellows & Co Ltd.,Great Yarmouth. YN 346. L40.8'. B10.9'. D3.3'. 12grt. 4cyl Newbury C Diesel engine.
1944 Delivered to F.T. Everard & Sons Lighterage Ltd., Greenhithe named Joker. 1949 Renamed Jester. 1963 Scrapped at Greenhithe by owner, engine re-used in Jester [3].
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JESTER [3]
Built 1963 by F.T. Everard & Sons Ltd., Greenhithe. L40.7'. B11'. D3.6'. 12grt. 4cyl Newbury diesel engine [ex Jester [2]].
1963 Delivered to F.T. Everard & Sons Lighterage Ltd., London. 1974 Re-engined 6cyl 4SA Dorman diesel. 1985 Scrapped by M. Imms, Shepperton.
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JOKER
Built 1932 by T van Dulvendijks NV, Lekkerkerk. L45'. B10.5'. D3.7'. 4cyl 4SA Petrol/paraffin Kelvin engine by Bergius Co Ltd., Glasgow.
1932 Delivered to Greenhithe Lighterage Co Ltd., Greenhithe, named Tattoo. 1935 Reengined 4cyl 2SA diesel by Atlantic Engine Co Ltd., Wishaw. 1939 Sold to F T Everard and Sons Ltd., Greenhithe, renamed Joker. 5-1942 Req by Admiralty. 16-7-1942 Lost in heavy weather south of Bolt Head whilst in tow of tug Caroline Moller.
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P B EVERARD [1]
Photo Rays colln
Built 1943 by Richard Dunston Ltd., Thorne. YN T473. TID class tug. L65'. B17'. D7.4'. 54grt. 220ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by North Eastern Maritime Engineering Co Ltd., Sunderland. ON169364.
25-1-1944 Launched. 21-2-1944 Completed for MoWT, named TID 64. 4-1946 Owners Ministry of Transport, London. 5-1946 Sold to French Government, renamed Claude. 8-1955 Sold to F.T. Everard & Sons Lighterage Ltd.,London, renamed P.B. Everard. 7-1964 Laid up with surveys overdue. 1969 Sold for scrap to Stour Salvage Ltd.,Harwich.
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P B EVERARD [2]
See Margaret Locket, Charrington Gardner Locket Ltd.
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R A EVERARD
Photo Rays colln
Built 1943 by Richard Dunston Ltd.,Thorne. YN 377. L71.2'. B20.5'. D10.6'. 88grt. 400ihp 3cylTE steam engine by Plenty and Son Ltd., Newbury. ON168410.
1943 Delivered to River Lighterage Co Ltd., London named Pinklake. 1960 Sold to W E White & Sons (Towage) Ltd., London. 1961 Sold to F.T. Everard & Sons Lighterage Ltd., London, renamed R.A. Everard. 1962 Re-engined 771bhp 7cyl 2SA L Newbury Diesel. 1975 Re-engined 8cyl 4SA Lister Blackstone diesel. 3-1990 Sold to H.C.H. Services Ltd., Greenhithe, renamed Carole H. 4-2010 Sold to Graham Jewis, Oare Creek, Faversham. Believed sold for use as houseboat at Faversham.
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S.A. EVERARD
Photo Rays colln
Built 1939 by Fellows & Co Ltd., Great Yarmouth.YN342. L84'. B21.6'. D10'. 124grt. 812bhp 8cyl 2SCSA 12.5"x16.75" Newbury diesel engine. ON167348.
11-1939 Delivered to F.T.E. Lighterage Ltd., London. 1976 Re-engined 800bhp 8cyl 4SA Lister Blackstone diesel. 1990 Sold to HCH Services Ltd.,Greenhithe, renamed Hazel E. 2006 Laid up at Greenhithe for over two years. 11-2006 Sold to General Port Services Ltd., Chatham, with proposal to rename as Nubia. 2009 Engine removed and hull scrapped by owners at Chatham.
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Also owners of a large fleet of Steam and Motor coasters and the Thames Spritsail sailing barges:-
A.K.; Agnes Mary; Alert; Alf Everard; Anglo-American; Anne; Ash; Britisher; Briton; Cambria; Despatch; Dreadnought; Fred; Elizabeth; Energy; Ethel Everard; Evelyn; Fair Wind; Fortis; Fred; Fred Everard; Gerty; Greenhithe; Harriet Howard; Her Majesty; Heron; Hibernia; Hilda; I. Brouncker; Industry; Jane; John Bayly; Joseph Augustus; Lady Marjorie; Lady Mary; Lady Maud; Landwick; Lina; Lively; Lord Kitchener; Lucy; Mabel; Martha; Marguerite; Martinet (Ketch); Mary Graham; Minnie; Mira; Mona; Monica; Myrtle; Nellie Mary; Nile; Pride of the Colne; Princess; Prompt; Queen Bee; Royalty; Sara; Scot; Scotia; Sophia; Spencer; Spring; Sunbeam; Veronica; Will Everard.
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W J WOODWARD FISHER LIMITED
Details of tugs of this company are very sketchy and hard to come by. Many were very small diesel Launch tugs. Any further information, however small, gratefully received.
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AWLOT
Built 1929 by T van Dijvendijk, Lekkerkerk.
1973 Sold. No further details.
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BILLDORA [1]
L49.9'. B12.8'. xD4.8'. 39grt.
29-5-1942 Req by Admiralty for use in East Indies as special service boat.
11-11-1943 Sunk by enemy action. [Circumstances and position unknown].
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BILLDORA [2]
Photo J Woodman/B Hunt colln
Steel launch tug. 42'x12'x5.9'. Single screw. 75HP 3cyl Bolinder W7M33 diesel engine.
Bare hull fitted out by W J Woodward Fisher. 197? Advertised for sale in Exchange and Mart for £2500. 2002 Houseboat at Brentford.
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DUKE SHORE
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. No further trace.
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IKANGOIT [1]
Built 1934. L32'. D8.8' x D3'. 11grt.
1941 Sold to Grand Union Canal Co.
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IKANGOIT [2]
Scrapped Poplar 1967.
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IKANOPIT
Frederick George Smith at helm. Photo © J Smith colln.
Built 1920 Faversham. L29.9'. B8.7'. D4.4'. 7grt. 20bhp diesel engine. ON161476.
1934[by] Owner William J W Fisher, Loampit Hill, Lewisham.
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KANDO
Scrapped Poplar 1967.
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OPABOUT
Built 1931 by T van Dijvendijk, Lekkerkerk.
1973 Sold.
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OPON [1]
L29.6'. B 8.2'. D2.9'. 8grt.
Built 1933? 1942 Sold.
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OPON [2]
L50' x B12'. Ruston & Hornsby diesel engine.
1973 For sale.
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OTAZEL
Built 1936 by T van Dijvendijk Lekkerkerk.
1973 Sold.
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SHALLDO
Built 1958 by Thames & General Works Ltd., Limehouse, London. L41.2'. B10'. D5'. 13grt. 3cyl Gleniffer diesel engine. ON366529
1958 Delivered to W.J. Woodward, Fisher Ltd., London. 1972 Sold to Cory Ship Towage Ltd., London, renamed Tregarth and transported by road to Devon. 1977 Reengined 120bhp Gardner GLX diesel. 1985 Owner restyled to Cory Towage Ltd., London. 1-1990 Sold to H. & H. Towing Services, Torpoint, renamed Torbrook?. 199? Sold to Seastructures Ltd. 2004 Sold to Offshore Wokboats Ltd., Renfrew. 2006 Still in existence.
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WILLDO
Built 1958 by Thames & General Works Ltd Limehouse, London. L40'. B10'. D5'. 13grt. 3cyl Gleniffer diesel engine. ON364145.
1958 Delivered to W.J. Woodward, Fisher Ltd., London. 1972 Sold to Cory Ship Towage Ltd., London, renamed Torgarth. Transported by road to Devon. 1985 Owner restyled to Cory Towage Ltd., London. 1-1990 Sold to H. & H. Towing Services,Torpoint to be renamed Tormill?? 2000 Still in service
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WILLIAM FLOWER
See in Flower and Everett list below.
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FLOWER AND EVERETT LIMITED
Funnel; Yellow with broad red band.
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BANKSIDE [1]
Photog unknown
Built 1944 in Germany. 390bhp.
1944 Delivered to German owners named Bornhoved. 1947 Owners Flower & Everett Ltd, London, renamed Bankside. 1967 Sold. 19?? Owners Shipbreaking (Queenborough) Ltd, Queenborough Kent.
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BANKSIDE [2]
Built 1925 by Alexander Hall Ltd., Aberdeen. YN596. L77.5'. B19.6'. D9.4'. 90grt. 37nrt. 76nhp 3cylTE steam engine by builder. Acquired 1925. Disposed 1966. Scrapped 197? Official No 148664.
8-1925 Delivered to T. C. & D. Co Ltd., London, named Mincing Lane. 1938 Transferred to Silvertown Services Lighterage Ltd., London, renamed Silverlane. 31-12-1939 On RN service with Thames Balloon Barrage. 12-11-1940 To RN examination service. 7-2-1946 to 23-5-1946 laid up. 1953 Rebuilt and re-engined with 480bhp Crossley diesel engine. 1966 Sold to Flower and Everett Ltd, renamed Pursuer. 1967 Renamed Bankside. 1969 Transferred to Land Reclamation Services Ltd., London. 197? Sold to A. B. King, Gravesend, renamed Pursuers. 197? Scrapped by Mayer, Newman, Erith.
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CHELSEA
As MEADS. Photo B Hunt colln.
Built 1940 at Thorne. L68.6'. B19.6'. D8.9'. 67grt. 41hp ON167424.
1940 Delivered to River Lighterage Co Ltd, London, named Meads. 195? Owners Flower & Everett Ltd, London, renamed Chelsea. 197? Owner Ken Woods, Newhaven.
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EMPRESS
Built 1896 at Falmouth. L65.3'. B11.2'. D6.4'. 28grt. 18nhp steam engine. ON108013.
1900[by] Owner William J Thomas, Falmouth. 1910[by] Owner John W Flower, London. 1918[by] Owner Emanuel Smith, Brentford. 1926[by] Owner Henry D Lane, Rotherhithe. 1935 Still owned. No further trace.
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GARRICK
Built 1942 250bhp
1942 Delivered to unknown owner. 19?? Owners W.G.S. Crouch & Sons Ltd., Greenhithe, renamed Mabel Spearing. 19?? Sold to Flower & Everett Ltd., London, renamed Garrick. No further trace.
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GRACE
Built 1902 by George Brown & Co Ltd., Greenock. YN 9. L71.4’. B17.4’. D8.9’. 70grt. 350ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by Colin, Houston and Co Ltd., Glasgow. ON115882.
19-6-1902 Launched. 8-1902 Running trials. 1902 Delivered to Farnham Grimes & John Flower, London, named Grace. 1913 Owners Flower & Everett Ltd., London. 1914 Sold to The Tilbury Coaling Co Ltd., London. 1938 Acquired by Cory Lighterage Ltd., London. 1947 Renamed Request. 1949 Sold to Alpha Towage Co Ltd., Greenwich. 1950 believed scrapped in Belgium.
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GROSVENOR
Built 1912 at Greenwich. L70'. B16.6'. D8.1'. 65grt. 70hp Steam engine. ON135170.
1912 Delivered to B Jacob and Sons, London, named Jacob. 3-5-1924 Barges Europe and Cecil laden with grain and in tow, sunk by collision with SS City of London off Charlton. 28-6-1944 Damaged by flying bomb off Rotherhithe. 1957 Owners B Jacob and Sons Ltd., New Cross, London. 1958 Converted to motor tug 480bhp by Greenwich Marine Engineering Company. Sold to Flower and Everett Ltd and renamed Grosvenor. 1974 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.
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PULFORD
Photo B Hunt colln.
No details known.
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TUDOROSE
Photo Rays colln
Photo J Painter colln
Built 1936 by T van Duijvendijk, Lekkerkerk. YN 22. 580bhp 4cyl Atlas diesel engine.
1936 Delivered to Flower & Everett Ltd, London. 1972 Owners Electro-Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Gravesend. 19?? Owner J Wilkes, Strood. 1981 Owners Gravesend Towing Services, Gravesend. 1981 Sold for scrapping at Queenborough 2001 Reported still at Queenborough. Believed eventually scrapped at Group Six Wharf, Milton Creek, Sittingbourne.
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VANGE
Photog unknown
Built 1936 by T. van Duijvendijk's Scheepswerf, Lekkerkerk. YN 21. 38grt. 375bhp Atlas diesel engine.
1936 Delivered to Flower & Everett Ltd., London named Vange. 1942 Requisitioned by Admiralty for service in West Africa. 1943 Ownership transferred to MoWT. 194? Returned to owners. 1971 Sold to W.G.S. Crouch & Sons Ltd., Greenhithe, renamed Lads Spearing. 1984 [By] Believed scrapped.
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WELLINGTON
Photo Rays colln
Built 1899 by Joseph Scarr, Beverley. L68.9'. B16.6'. D8.7'. 61grt. 350ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by J G Fay and Company, Southampton. ON112683.
1899 Delivered to Robert Grey, London. 1901 Owners Henry Grey and Thomas & George Woodward, London. 1915 Owners Arthur J Humphery & Henry Grey Jr Ltd, London. 1926 Owners Humphery & Grey (Lighterage) Ltd, London. 1937 Owners Herbert & Reginald Philp, London. 1942 Owners Flower & Everett Ltd, London. 1949 Scrapped.
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WILLIAM FLOWER
Photo B Hunt colln
Built 1890 by David J Dunlop & Co, Port Glasgow. YN200. L65.3'. B14'. D7.8'. 45grt. 175ihp 2cyl compound steam engine by builder. ON98160.
1890 Delivered to John W Flower & John Everett, London. 1896 Owners John W Flower & Farnham Flower Grimes, London. 1913 Owners Flower & Everett Ltd, London. 1936 Owners Sims & Ovenell Ltd, London. 1939 Owner Samuel H Hallett, Greenwich. 1941 Owner William J Woodward Fisher, Lewisham, London. 1951 [by] Scrapped.
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JAMES FOXWELL
ELLEN
See under George P White.
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G.F. & A. J. FULLER
ECLIPSE
Built 1877 by J Watson, Blackwall. L59.6'. B11.9'. D6.8'. 30grt. 25nhp 1cyl steam engine by Plenty and Son Ltd., Newbury. ON79671.
1877 Delivered to unknown owner. 1879 Owners George Augustus and Albert Fuller, Millwall. 1884 Reengined 2cylinder compound by G A & A Fuller. 1882[by] Owner George Fuller, Millwall. 25-9-1888 Collided with and damaged tug Traveller off Globe Pier. Stoker John Henry Mason drowned after being knocked overboard from Traveller in collision.1893 Owner Albert Fuller, Millwall. 1895 Sold to George Knowling, Kew. 1896 Owner Rayner and Hayball Ltd., Brentford. 1898 Owner John Hawkins Ltd., London. 24-1-1903 Collided with SS Vane Tempest near Waterloo Bridge, which was also damaged in collision. 22-10-1918 Hired for US Navy use. 19-11-1918 Returned to owner. 1920 Owner Henry Lane, London. [Eclipse Tug Co Ltd]. 1924 Sold to Henry Wilders, Plaistow. 30-10-1931 Refloated and beached after sinking near Woolwich. 1932 Scrapped.
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