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Sightings

Ref	Date	Source	Captain	Crew	Butty	Notes
SWAN	3.1911					Launched Uxbridge
	24.3.1911					Inspected
Uxb 457	28.3.1911	Reg				Registered
	1.10.1911	Millner L	Newton			Tunnel transgression
	13.2.1912	Millner L				Repair at weighdock at Braunston
Uxb 457	10.5.1912	Dav CIJ	Chas Newton
	c 1913					Hull sold to J W Winship

Documents on file

Examining Officer’s Report	pc	24.3.1911
Letter Warren/Millner re conduct of Swan’s captain	pc	1.10.1911
Letter FMC/Millner re above	pc	4.10.1911
Letter FMC/Millner re above	pc	10.10.1911
Engineering Article re use of Oil Fuel	pc	29.3.1912
Letter FMC/Millner re docking of Swan	pc	13.2 1912
Letter FMC/Millner re above	pc	22.2.1912
Leaflet re use of oil fuel	pc	not dated

Millner Letters

1.10.1911 I have to inform you that Fellows Morton wide boat the SWAN whent through the tunnel from the south end without having a flag man at the north end Newton the Captain said there was never another Engine coming so they whent in but that must be stopped they do not no when Mr Griffiths or Mr Faulkner Engines are comming in tunnel as we shall be following with a train of boats we shall verey likely have to push back to the end again. F Warren/Millner

4.10.1911 We beg to acknowledge receipt of yours of yesterday re report from the captain of your Blisworth Tug of the conduct of the captain of our boat SWAN. This boat is now in London and we are sending on your letter foor investigation and requesting our Mr Clayton to ask the captain to call at your office as he passes by. FMC/Millner

10.10.1911 Further to our letter of the 4^th inst, respecting our boat SWAN. Mr Clayton of London writes that he has seen the captain (Newton) who states that you have been misinformed in this matter. As a matter of fact on this occasion he (Newton) did send his man over to the north end of the Tunnel to stop any traffic whilst his steamer was passing through, and as far as we can glean a misunderstanding has arisen, owing to observations passed between the captain of the tug and C Newton, and by the latter’s remarks we are afraid that he misled the Tug captain. However Newton assures us that his man was sent forward to give the necessary warning, and it has always been customary for him to do this, and of course he will continue to do so in the future. Our Brentford people have requested Newton, who left there on the 8^th, to call and see you on his return. FMC/Millner

13.2.1912 Our Steam Motar Wide Boat SWAN is disabled owing to a defect in her condenser tubes. We are unable to get at them here owing to their being below water line which will necessitate her being sent to our Dry Dock at Uxbridge. But it has occurred to the writer that pahaps you would allow the use of your weighing dock here to enable us to inspect them and effect the necessary repairs. The boat has not been weighed and during the time she would be there she could be weighed. Would you kindly wire us in Birmingham in the morning if we may use the Dock for the purpose named. Of course we do not wish to put you to inconvenience in the weighing of boats FMC/Millner

22.2.1912 Re Motor Wide Boat SWAN. The repairs to this boat have been effected. Please accept our thanks for the use of your weighing dock at Braunston. With regard to our suggestion that this boat should be weighed, we found it impracticable, as there was only just room to get her in the dock and no room for the index staffs, so under the circumstances we shall have her weighed at Brentford. She would leave Braunston today for Brentford. Ironmonger/Millner

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Last recorded c1913

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