Craft

Fleet No

Built at

Hull

Cost

Owner

Launch Date

COLONEL

65

Saltley Dock

Iron Composite

£560

FMC

6.1899

Steamer Registrations

Place

PH Number

Captain

Date Inspected

Date Registered

Birmingham

1040

21.9.1899

27.10.1899

Steamer Gaugings

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

Port of London

GJC

14058

11697

27.4.1900

11.4.1911

Hull Composition

Maintenance

Date

Sideplate under guard in hold below motor struck by sharp object almost piercing plate; drilled out and rivet put in

3.1908

Boiler     

Type

Tubes

PSI

Cost

Danks (Corrugated flue)

44 x 2¼’’

110 lbs

Maintenance

Date

Retubed

Retubed

Boiler damaged by J Saunders, driver. Flue collapsed. Repaired by J Thompson and tubes beaded over

Tubes still good

Tubes still good

10.1901

10.1903

3.1904

5.1906

11.1908

Engine

FMC Haines

Maintenance

Date

Propeller Shaft

9’ 1½’’     ( 8’ 1½’’ – 10’’ – 2’’ )

Maintenance

Date

New shaft and bush

10.1903

Steamer History

Date

Mentioned in Hayes’ notebook quoting both engine and boiler details

Inns/TWM “re dispute with Harris’ boats” Captain J Barker

Mentioned in Millner letter on journey to Brum with Capt H. Neal

FMC/TWM “Enters Blisworth Tunnel while tug coming through with wide boat”

1902

21.4.(1907)

27.10.1913

18.8.1914

Conversion to motor    

At

Cost

Engine

Cost

Date

 Saltley Dock

£310

15hp Bolinder Model NE  (Pollock 1111)

4.9.1924

Motor Registrations

Place

PH No

Captain

Date Inspected

Date Registered

Birmingham

1548

Samuel Stokes

14.4.1934

17.5.1934

Motor Gaugings

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

BCN

GJC

1307

12166

12166

12166

-7 cwt

+11 cwt

14.7.1927

16.8.1927

11.7.1931

28.6.1938

Maintenance

Docked at Uxbridge

Docked at Saltley

2.1936

1.1939

Motor History

Date

DeSalis note “Cylinder of NE has worn ½mm in 7 years”

TWM/JY “fouled guard iron on gate on Lock 8 Buckby and broke piece out” Capt J Boswell

Undated

13.3.1927

Fate

Sold to Leonard Leigh Ltd, Birmingham

Date

11.11.1941