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Captain |
Crew |
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Butty |
Notes |
SWAN |
3.1911 |
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Launched Uxbridge |
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24.3.1911 |
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Inspected |
Uxb
457 |
28.3.1911 |
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Reg |
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Registered |
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1.10.1911 |
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Millner L |
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Tunnel transgression |
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21.11.1911 |
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Heston CIJ |
Chas Newton |
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13.2.1912 |
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Millner L |
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Repair at weighdock at Braunston |
Uxb 457 |
10.5.1912 |
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Dav CIJ |
Chas Newton |
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c 1913 |
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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 |
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 4th
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 8th, 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
Current
owner:
Last recorded c1913