Krooman

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Red List (1939–40) — OCR

6 records

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Ship type: Hull Tug

Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)

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RED LIST INDEX 1939 40

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, RED LIST INDEX 1939 40. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Table OCR

Base Ship-Watchful	D
[44] Taransay D (Captain M/S) D	Yarmouth.
Lexa	Yarmouth.
10th	Minesweeping Flotilla.
Paddle	Minesweepers.
[25] P Sandown XD (s.o.)	Yarmouth.
[43] C Duchess of Rothesay X	Southampton (C. Repairs. 17 August.	and M.). Completes about
[25] P Princess Elizabeth x D
[25] C Medway Queen XD	Yarmouth.
[25] Ryde x D
M/S	Trawlers.
[44] Cape Melville x (Cdr. M/S)	Yarmouth.
	Group 10.
[44] Pelton x D -
[44] Arkwright XD	Yarmouth.
[44] Milford Queen X D
[44]Milford Princess XD
	Group 11.
[44] Nogi x D
[44] Solon x D -	Harwich.
[44] Tamora x D -	Yarmouth.
[44] Contender XD -
	Group 12.
[44] Grampion XD -	Yarmouth.
[44] Suma XD -	Lowestoft.	Repairs. Date
[44] James Lay X	uncertain.
[44] Dorothy Lambert XD	Yarmouth.
	Group 13.
[44] Clothilde XD
[44] Cotsmuir XD -
[44] Madden x D	Yarmouth.
[44] Blighty x D
	Group 14.
[44] Epine XD -
[44] Star of Orkney X/M D	Yarmouth.
[44] Cardiff Castle X D
[44] Their Merit x D	Yarmouth. uncertain.	Repairs. Date
[44] Boy Philip x/s D	Yarmouth.
[44] Genius x/m D	Yarmouth. Repairs. Date uncertain.
[44] Justifier x/s D	Yarmouth. Repairs. Date uncertain.
[44] Margaret Hyde X/S D	Lowestoft.
[44] Rose Hilda x/s D-	Yarmouth. Generator repairs Date uncertain.
[44] Silver Crest x/s D
[44] Feasible x/m D	Yarmouth.
[44] Swift Wing X/M D
The Brit -	Great Yarmouth.
Waldemar	Great Yarmouth. and repairs. certain.	Docking Date un-

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Table OCR

	Page
Anne Melville	21
Anson	17
Antioch II	35B
Appletree	27
Aquabelle	14A
Aquamarine	30
Arab	7
Arcady	8
Archimedes	27
Arctic Explorer	30
Arctic Hunter	12A
Arctic Pioneer	13
Arctic Ranger	32
Arctic Trapper	11
Argo	35B
Argosy	28
Argosy (drifter)	26
Aristocrat	36
Arkwright	15
Arlette	17
Arlette II	2
Arley	10
Armana	4
Arnold Bennett	26
Aronia	12A
A. Rose	17
Arsenal	4
A/S Groups-
1	13
2	5
3	13
4-7	see P.L.
8	4
9-10	10
11	13
12	16
13	21
14	28
15-16	32
17	3
18	28
19	25
20	2
22	33
23	2
24	30
25-26	33
27	8
28	see P.L.
29	19
30	25
31	19
32-34	33
35	7
36	33
37	5
38	21
39	33
40	9A
71	28
81	8
82	19
83	2
84	19
86	3
87	3
88	5
89	9A
A/S Striking Forces	19
10	7
11-12	25
14	7
15-16
Ship.	Fitting out at	Ship.	Fitting out at
Astros	Sunderland.	Margaret Rose
Collena	Liverpool.	Mary White	Sunderland.
Consbro	Immingham.	Night Raider	Hull.
Dorileen	South Shields.	Nordland	Glasgow.
Sunrise	Milford Haven.	Ocean Eddy	South Shields.
George Bligh	Milford.
Girard	Port Glasgow.	Scomber	Liverpool.
James Barrie	South Shields.	Silanion	South Shields.
John Fitzgerald	South Shields.	Star of the Realm	South Shields.
Lord Gainford	Ardrossan.	Wyre	Port Glasgow.

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Krooman

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[62] Overfall X/M D	Lowestoft.
[62] Cloverdale X/M
[62] Reed X/M D -	Grimsby. Refit. Date
[62] Jack Eve X/M	uncertain.
[62] Aurilia X/M -
[62] Eunice and Nellie D [62] Xmas Rose M D	Lowestoft.
[62] Eager X/M D -	Lowestoft. Repairs. Date uncertain.
[62] Fairy Knowe X/M	Grimsby. Refit. Date
[62] Internos X/M D	uncertain.
[62] Rowan Tree -
[62] True Accord X/M D	Lowestoft
[62] Guide On X/M -
[62] Young Jacob X/M D
[62] Jenny McIntosh Armed	with 6-pdrs.
[62] John and Norah X/M X/M D	Grimsby.
Gay Crusader. Motor	Boats.
Jockette II,	Papukura.
Kit Cat.	Quicksilver.
Lady Rita.	Summer Maid.
Lamouette.	Sylvia.
Major.	Usenco,
Omega.	Vedette.
	Wayfarer.

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Table OCR

	Page
A.		Anne	Page	A/S Striking Forces-contd.
		Anne Melville	9		Page
Aarla	19	Anson	21	14	25
Aberdonia	11	Antioch II	17 35B	15-16	7
Aberdour	36B	Appletree	27	17	25
Abronia	35	Aquabelle	14A	18 19	7,9A
Acacia	2	Aquamarine	30	20	25
Achievable	16	Arab	7	21	31
Achroite	16	Arcady	8	Asama	8
Acquire	27	Archimedes	27	Ascona	2
Acushla	11A	Arctic Explorer	30	Ash	14
Adam	10	Arctic Hunter	12A	Asthore	2
Adelaide	9A	Arctic Pioneer	13	Astros	3A
Adml. Sir John Lawford	29	Arctic Ranger	32	Atalanta	37 9
Advance	9A	Arctic Trapper	11	Athenian	11
Adventuress	9B	Ardent	25	Atmah	36A
Advisable	5	Argo	35B	Auld Reekie	22
Aegir	9	Argosy	28	Aurilia	14B
Aelda	27	Argosy (drifter)	26	Autricia	11
Agate	13	Aristocrat	36	Avalanche	8
Agnes Wickfield	35	Arkwright	15	Avanturine	26
A. Haestrap	18	Arlette	17	Ave Maria	28
Ahola	9	Arlette II	3	Avola	35
Aiglon	35B	Arley	10	Avon	3
Aisha	12	Armana	4	Avondale	27
Akita	3	Arnold Bennett	26	Avondale (M.F.V.)	30
Akranes	16	Aronia	12A	Avon Glen	28
Alafoss	16	A. Rose	17	Avon Water	29
Albany	3	Arsenal	4	Ayrshire	7
Alberic	23			Azara	28
Albury	16	A/S Groups		Azur	9
Alcmaria	35A	1.	13
Alcor	3	2.	5
Alder	16	3	13
Aldic	14	4-7	see P.L.
Alex Watts	36A	8	4	B.
Alexander Scott	23	9-10	10
Alexandrite	15	11	13	B.3	9B
Alfredian	17	12	16	Bacchante	25
Alice	19	13.	21	Badger	13
Alicia	15	14.	28	Bandolero	32
Alida	14	15-16	32	Bankwood	22
Aliped .V	30	17.	3	Banshee	35A
Alisdair	14	18.	28	Barbain	29
Alma	36A	19	25	Barbara	14
Almandine	16	20	2	Barbara Robb	29
Aloha	14A	22.	33	Barbarian	18
Aloma	3	23	2	Barbican	29
Alouette	25	24	30	Barcliff	18
Alouette II	14A	25-26	33	Barcombe	9
Altair	5	27	8	Barcote	29
	5	28.	see P.L.	Barcroft	29
Altona		29	19	Barfair	20
Alvis	14A	30.	25	Barfield	18
Amalfi	12		19	Barlow.	29
Amalia	5	31.	33	Barmouth	18
Amaranth	22	32-34 35.	7	Barndale	29
Amazone	9A		33	Barnehurst	20
Ambassador	20	36	5	Barnesness	29
Amber	32	37.	21	Barnestone	29
Amethyst	13	38.	33	Barnwell	29
Amiable	9B	39	33	Barra	18
Ampulla	17	40.	28	Barrage	9
Amroth Castle	14B	71.	8	Barranca	29
Amsterdam	9	81	19	Barthorpe	29
Amsterdam (trawler)	6	82	2	Basset	13
A.N.2	36	83.	19	Basuto	9
Andanes	5	84.	3	Bay	2
Andradite	15	86.	3	Beau Saada	14
Andelle	18	87	5	Beaulne Verneuil	2
Andre et Louis	35B	88	9B	Beaumaris Castle	27
Angle	7	89		Beaver	16
Annie	3A	Striking Forces		Bedfordshire.	3
Vesta Ankh	9	A/S	32	Bedouin	6
	23	10.	7	Beech.	16
Ann Hill		11-12
Anna	3
Ship.	Fitting out at	Ship.	Fitting out at
Astros	Sunderland.	Lord Gainford	Ardrossan.
Consbro	Immingham.	Margaret Rose
Curlew	Glasgow.	Mary White	Sunderland.
Dorileen	South Shields.	Night Rider	Hull.
Sunrise	Milford Haven.	Nordland	Glasgow.
George Bligh	Milford.	Ocean Eddy	South Shields.
Girard	Port Glasgow.	Scomber	Liverpool.
Heron	Glasgow.	Silanion	South Shields.
James Barrie	South Shields.	Star of the Realm	South Shields.
John Fitzgerald	South Shields.	Teal	Glasgow.
Kingfisher	Elderslie.	Wyre	Port Glasgow.

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Krooman

Liddoch

Lucille

3B 3

Martinet

Monimia

TNA ADM 199 2429 SMALL CRAFT SERVICE LIST

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 2429. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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KROOMAN (United Towing Co. Ltd.)

1938

R(T98C)

800 IHP

8.39

£26.12. 2 £168.15. 0

TNA ADM 199 795

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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OCR text

27
MESSAGE
To O. in C Portsmouth
0120/14th Juno
OUT
Repeated C. in C Western Approaches
c. in C Nore
Date 14/6/40
Seatrans, Newhaven
Seatrans, Plymouth
Seatrans, Falmouth
Commodore in Charge Sheerness
Seatrans, Littlehampton
Divisional Transport Southsmpton
N.O. 1/c Ramagate.
P/L by T/P
From D of S.I.
The following craft when no longer required for
Operation Cycle should be directed as follows. Tugs PERSIA
and TANGA proceed to Plymouth as Boon as possible and report
to S.T.O. on arrival. Both tugs should be kept at Plymouth
b
ready to sail at short notice. Instructions to S.T.O. will
follow. Tugs CONTEST and QUEENS CROSS tow barges WESTOLIFF
WOKING BRENTLAND and LINCOLN from Newhaven to Felmouth
reporting to S.T.O. on arrival. Tug FOREMOST 87 tow barges
VARSITY and VIGIL from Littlehnmpton to Falmouth. Tug
KROOMAN tow barge SERLO from Southampton to Falmouth. Tug
HEADWAN tow S.B. DORRIEN ROSE from Newhaven to Orchard
Drydock, Blackwall, London and return to Sheerness to tow
barges JULIA and CHARLES I from Shoorness to Scapa. Tug
FAIRPLAY ONE proceed to Sheornese and tow barges BASKET and
CHEEKIE from Sheerness to Portsmouth for dolivery to N.S.O.
Tug WATERCOOK proceed to Falmouth. Tuge SUN XI and CRESTED
COOK proceed to Ramsgate for orders.
0120/14.
for D. of S.T.
D of P (3)
C.O.R.T.
M. (3)
D of S.T.
D.T.D. (2)
D.T.D. (Basement)
D.S.V.P.
Msl
68

TNA MT 40 36

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40 36. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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SAM H	Dumb	[ ] Harker, Ltd. Knottingley	25.4.40 Dover	3.5.40	Merman
			Believed returned to Gravesend
SEAMEW C	Motor	[ ] J.W.Cook & Co. London.	18.4.40 Calais Not known to have returned	7.5.40	Bureaucrat
SEAGULL 0	[X] Dumb	[ ] [ ] do. Not	[ ] 18.4.40 Dover known to have returned	9.5.40	Merman

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No.
TO
DOVER
LETTER
OF.
940,
SPIRIT BARGES.
NAME
Dumb or
Owner
Date of
Proc-
Name
Motor.
Requis-
eeded
Date
of
itioning
to
Tug
/ADA
Dumb
J.Harker,Ltd.
15.5.40.
London.
22.5.40.
Prizeman.
Knottingley.
Believed returned to Gravesend.
CHARLOTTE
Dumb
J.Harker,Ltd.
7.5.40.
Gravesend.
10.5.4.0.
Scotsman
Knottingley.
Believed returned to Gravesend.
DARIUS
Dumb
do
15.4.40.
Thames.
17.4.40.
Headman
Believed returned to Gravesend.
/DAUNTLESS C
Motor
J.W.Cook & Co.
18.4.40.
Calais
7.5.40
Bureaucrat
London.
Not known to have returned.
DRAKE C
Dumb
do
18.4.40.
Dover
9.5.40
Merman
Not known to have returned.
GANNET C
Dumb
do.
18.4.40.
London
22.5.40.
Prizeman.
Believed returned to Gravesend.
JEAN
Dumb
J.Harker, Ltd.
18.4.40.
Gravesend
20.4.40.
Krooman
Knottingley.
Believed returned to Gravesend.
/JOE
Dumb
do.
7.5.40
do.
10.5.40.
Scotsman
Believed returned to Gravesend.
/MARJORY H
Motor
do.
18.4.40.
Dunkirk
24.4.0.
Foremost 87
Not known to have returned.
/R.O.P. No.1.
Dumb
R.O.P.Ltd.,
25.4.40.
Gravesend
25.4.40.
Norman
London.
Believed returned to Gravesend.
/R.O.P. No.2
Dumb
do.
20.4.40
Dunkirk
24.4.40
Foremost 87
Not known to have returned.
R.O.P. No.5
Dumb
do.
18.4.40
Gravesend
20.4.40
Krooman
Believed returned to Gravesend
SAM H
Dumb
J.Harker,Ltd.
25.4.40
Dover
3.5.40
Merman
Knottingley
Believed returned to Gravesend
SEAMEW C
Motor
J.W.Cook & Co.
18.4.40
Calais
7.5.40
Bureaucrat
London.
Not known to have returned
SEAGULL C
Dumb
do.
18.4.40
Dover
9.5.40
Merman
Not known to have returned
24 LICE 1940
Q.H.

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