Craft

Fleet No

Built at

Hull

Cost

Owner

Launch Date

EARL

180

Saltley Dock

Wood

£500

FMC

6.1895

Steamer Registrations

Place

PH Number

Captain

Date Inspected

Date Registered

Birmingham

939

Thomas Crockett

15.6.1895

28.6.1895

Steamer Gaugings

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

Port of London

GJC

9449

11807

11t 6cwt

6.3.1895

20.5.1911

Hull Composition

Bottom elm, kelson  pitch pine, sides lining and gunwale oak

Maintenance

Date

New iron cabin both sides, new gunwale top strakes forward 3’’, and deck and new planks in counter. Counter strengthened inside with linings

Considerable work to boat £60

11.6.1904

11.6.1904

1913

Boiler

Type

Tubes

PSI

Cost

Cochrane

34 x 2¼’’

100 lbs

Maintenance

Date

Retubed

Retubed

Retubed at Fazeley Street

New UAC mattress

New boiler ex Ruston Proctor £110

14.12.1901

11.1904

1.1908

8.1908

1913

Engine

FMC Haines

Maintenance

Date

New standard and other engine wood

8.1908

Propeller Shaft

Maintenance

Date

New stern bush

New shaft

New shaft and bush

3.1906

1.1908

8.1908

Steamer History

Date

First “new” wooden steamer

Millner letter “ Crockett hits Gayton gauging stage”

FMC/TWM Telegram “with important goods for Birmingham”

TWM telegram“passing Stoke Bruerne” and letter commenting on water situation

Millner letter Passed Gayton on Thursday night at 10.00

Millner letter “ran into bottom gate at lock 17”

Millner letter “With GENERAL when G’s butty ORANGE sank”

Millner letter mentioned when “Mason was questioned”

Warren/TWM “ report re tunnel dispute” Captain James

30.6.1896

9.11.1905

9/10.11.1905

10.11.1905

18.1.1906

4.2.1911

2.5.1913

22.4.1923

Fate

Sold to Charles Court jnr. of Stockley for £50

Date

11.1925