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Bonita
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Red List (1939–40) — OCR
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- Ship type: Motor Boat
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre, Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1939, digitised via Internet Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Images have been converted, resized and watermarked for web display; machine-generated table OCR has been added.
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Document Collections — Tagged Pages
14 pagesImaged document collections containing pages whose OCR text or table data has been tagged with the name Bonita. Open a collection to view the page images and transcriptions.
Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre, Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1939, digitised via Internet Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Images have been converted, resized and watermarked for web display; machine-generated table OCR has been added.
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| 827 | Bonita (erWhiteRose,erIris) | Wood Pet.Mot. | AuxYwl Turnnidge | [ ] - 10 | 34.5 345 305 | 85 5:5 | - 40 514 | Crossfield Bros. W.Crossfield | Arnside 1888 | Petrol Motor 2Cy. Gleniffer | Allan H. Beckett alt.fromCut.07 | Rainham | ||
| 828 160607 | Bonita | Wood Pet.Mot. | AuxYwl Cranfield, 31 | 6.42 8:60 9 | 290 35.0 29:0 | 92 5.9 | 5.9 5:7 626 | Falmouth 1890 | Petrol Motor ICy.695mm.-102m Morris,Cowley,25 | W. J. & A. G. Scoones m. | London | |||
| 829 | Bonita | Wood Pet.Mot. | AuxSlp Cranfield, 37 | - 4 | 23:25 23:25 19.6 | 68 47 | - 3:8 280 | E.F.Elkins LaurentGilesd Partners | Christchrch 1935 | Petrol Motor 2Cy.24"-3" WalterD.Fair&Co. | H. M. Bentley "L"O.D. | Lymington |
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| Avontuur (d') | 44 | a. Moïta. | Belle Brune | m. Picard. | Bilam | 5 | Mano II. | Bonita | - | Vineta. |
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| Hurra II | 7 | Moonshine. | Inconnue | 49 | a. Aloha. | Iris | 10 | a. Bonita. |
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| Wayward | 20 | a. Samphire. | White Rose | 10 | a. Bonita. | Wulp | 13 | Melanie. | Zaire | 14 | m. Nivag. |
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| m. Wappy II 11 | a. Bonita Bonito 10 | a. m. Galatea | 10 | m. Laranda II | 10 | m. New Moon 10 | a. Seerabe 10 |
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| (Designed only.) | Attilio Costaguta.) | m. Asra 5 | m. Carolita 292 | a. Bonita 10 | (Late Wm. Crossfield.) | |
| m. Cecebe 15 | m. Kittihawke 41 | m. Coronet - | a. Hannah 14 | a. Bonita 10 |
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| Caernarvonshire. | a. Toucan 6 | m. Chouang-HI 51 | a. Bonita 4 | T. M. Tons | sons, Ltd.) |
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| Wherstead Road, Ipswich. | m. Gay Crusader 11 | m. Felicia 358 | a. Bonita 4 |
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| Beatty, Earl, 6, Upper Belgrave Street, London, S.W.1.-R.Y.S. a. Noroît 136 | Beaumont, Flight Lt. J., Yew Tree, Hamble, Hants. m. Ruth 8 Beaumont-Thomas, | Beckett, Allan H., 93, Montpelier Gardens, London, E.6. Eth. a. Bonita 10 | Beedle, Maj. E. B., M.B.E., Dunedin, Lasswade, Midlothian. Cnq.-For.-Hld.-L.S.-Ocn. a. Sandook (P.O.) 6 | Beghin, Henri, Thumeries (Nord), France.-Y.C.F. a. Lielahti 134 |
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| Benson, Capt. C. E., Shawford Park, Shawford, Hants. m. Morvyth 3 | 55, Argyll Road, London, W.8.-Lym. a. Bonita 4 Bentzen, Einar, Kirkegaten, 12, Oslo, Norway. Bubbi 5 | Två Bröder 7 Berger, George W., 810, Prospect Street, New Haven, Conn., U.S.A.-N.Yk. m. Althea | Berlingieri, Prof. Avv. Giorgio, Via Roma 10, Genox,-R.Y.C.I. a. Flam Bernadotte | Berriedale-Johnson, W. H., Thornhill, St. Mary's Road, Long Ditton, Surrey.-Hay.-Lon.C.-Sth. m. Sigurd 27 |
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| Cocksita II 5 | Cresta 5 a. Raven 53 | Alice 20 | Magdeburg 23 | Tons a. Bonita (P.O.) 9 |
| Schimmelmann, Count II. C., Lindenborg,pr. Vaarst, Denmark.-Dan. m. Meteor 89 | Schnedler-Sörensen, Ed., Hellerup, Denmark.-Dan. m. Palle 2 24 | Schooley, A. E., 16, Water Lane, Great Tower Street, London, E.C.3. Heron (P.O.) 137 | Schulze, F. A., 7, Antoinette Laan, St. Mariaburg, Antwerp. a. Express 18 | Scoones, W. J., 34, Malford Grove, Snaresbrook, London, E.18.-Nrw. a. Bonita (P.O.) 9 |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 2429. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| BONITA (J. Scooves) BONNIELASS (Southgate Bros.) | Misc. Misc. | 9 | IHR IHR | 5.7.40 7.40 | 6.1.41 6.41 | Free |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40 36. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| M.V. BONITA" M.V. BRITISHER. M.F.B. DOROTHY HELENA | TM2779/41 TM.5435. | 10-6-40 9-6-40 | 19.6.40 13-6-40 | wand | tn Retained at hrwhaver. Taleen 9/018/7 /21 Shorlan R.No, G. ANDREW. STNGA Navil |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40 36 Pt 2. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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DUNKIRK CLAIMS COMMITTEE Payments made since presentation of Report on 21st July 1941. Repairs and Total Loss Vessel. Type Claimant Paper No. Hire and Replacements Remarks. Expenses £. s. d. £. S. d. £ S. d. "LARK" S/Barge Dover Harbour Board O. 9315/40. 8. 5. "BARBARA JEAN" T.O.9296/40. 18. 7. "ROYALTY" T.O.9298/40. 13. 4. 14. "PANDORA" Punt A. Read T.M. 5152/41. 30. "KATHLEEN" 17' Boat C. Morris 4918/41. 266. -. "FOLKESTONE M/V Spraggs Bros. 9201/40. 110. BELLE" (c/o Adams) 99. 17. -. "BLUEBIRD" M.L. Mrs. G. Ragless T.M. 4136/40 20. -. "OLIVE MAY" M/Barge Samuel West Ltd., T.0.8532/40 30. "LADY ROSEBERY" AS/barge = T.0.9306/40 20. -. "GLENWAY" 100. -. 65. "RIVER TOY" M/B. C.H.Elkington T.M. 2766/41 "ALPHEUS" M/Barge S. Instone & Co., T.0,9104/40 90. -: i, "SHERFIELD" J.J.Prior (Transport) Limited T.0.9423/40 66. -. Dover Harbour Board " 9. 1. "SHAWFORD" Prior (Trans) Ltd. 11 30. -. i, "CAROLINE" Row Boat H.E. Parker 5206/41 28. -. "SHRIMP" Skiff " " 3. 17. -. "FERROCRETE" M/Barge Assoc.Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd., T.0.7976/40 50. ex "HIGHLAND 28' Royal Mail Lines T.M.6352/40 PRINCESS" Lifeboat Limited 236. 5. ". "NEW PRINCE OF Southend Motor Nav: Balance of "Total Loss" WALES" P.M.B. Company Limited T.M. 3887/40 : ! 120. : : 1236. Compensation. "SHAMROCK" P.M.B. A. Barrell c/o T.M.3898/40 ! : 415. Balance of "Total Loss" W.G. & S. Beecroft Compensation "BONITA" M/V S.W. Newton c/o T.M.2779/41 30. -- 50. -. Wannop & Falconer ex "GLOUCESTER 13 Union Castle Mail T.M.9092/40 96. 7. -. Lifeboat No.12 CASTLE" Lifeboats S.S. Co. Ltd., 315. 8. 4. 7 Lifeboats 234. 14. -. Fitting out 6 Lifeboats which replaced missing ones. "SKYLARK III" M/V Mrs. M. Corsan T. 0.9203/40 487. i. "QUEEN OF M/V Bowmaker Ltd., T.M.3716/40 700. i Advance on account ENGLAND" "EMPRESS" M/V = " " 300. ! Advance on account "KNOWLES" Aux. London & Rochester T.O.7764/40. 8. 6.11. S/Barge Trading Co.Ltd., "THYRA" Aux London & Rochester S/Barge Trading Co. Ltd., " 14. 9. 3. "PUDGE" Aux. London & Rochester S/Barge Trading Co. Ltd., 21. 8. 6. London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd., 75. -- -: Dover Harbour Board 10. 11. "CABBY" London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd., "SCONE" 14. 3, London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd., "SEINE" M/Barge 38.10. 8, London & Rochester T.O.8949/40. 66. 8. 1. Trading Cox Ltd., C/f £ 893.18. - £1,145. 3. 4. £3,432. 5. -
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