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EARL

EARL, location unknown, c 1905

(from BW192/3/2/2/12/8/15)

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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

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