Wairakei

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Small Craft Service List

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Red List (1939–40) — OCR

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Ship Details

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Ship type: Motor Yacht
Beam: 10ft 8ins
Length: 42ft
Other names: Brown Owl
Engine: 2 x Lister-Petter Alpha 40hp Diesels
Build year: 1928
Draft: 4ft 6ins
Builder: J A Silver, Rosneath
Displacement: 20 grt

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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Ship: Wairakei

Page: Lloyds_Register_of_Yachts_1939_0645

Document Collections — Tagged Pages

19 pages

Imaged document collections containing pages whose OCR text or table data has been tagged with the name Wairakei. Open a collection to view the page images and transcriptions.

Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)

Internet Archive / Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage Centre

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7617 160326 MPGW

Wairakei (exBrisk, exBrownOwl)

Wood Par.Mot. Elec.Light

TwnSc

1524 19:09 18

39.95 42.4 40.7

1085 5.9 61 4.5

Jas.A.Silver, Ld. JohnBain

Rosneath 1928

2 Paraffin Motors each4Cy.3"-4}" Bergius,Gls.

*An honyA.Sanderson

Greenock

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7618

Wairakei

II Wood

TwnSc

17:95

49.7

11.6

Jas.A.Silver,

Rosneath

2 Petrol Motors

F. G. Cox

Greenock

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M.N.W.F. Shalimar

M.P.G.W. Wairakei

M.P.S.Q. Sheila

M.P.Z.N. Altair

M.Q.S.P. Elspeth

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Brisk	50	m. Clarinda.	Caltha	20	a. Armyonde.	Carte Blanche	118	m. Mandolin.	Charmian	6	a. Charmina.
Brisk	18	m. Wairakei.	Camalote	148	m. Tequara.	Caryl	12	Vagrant II.	Charobel	18	m. Jomarna.
Brisk	9	m. Miss	Camargo	11	Sagittario.	Caryl	5	Karenna.	Chasna	7	a. Tana.
Brown Owl	18	m. Wairakei.	Capella	5	Helicon.	Cecily	16	m. Deria-I-Nour	Chione	42	a. Nephin.

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m. Gitana 29

m. Benita

a. Arktur 27

m. Wairakei II 27

m. Morwenna

a. Esen 25

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a. Lowena

m. Wairakei

m. Isis

m. Pussyfoot

m. Biorlinn

m. Ikona

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m. Avila 18

m. Maricelia(see page 607)

m. Wairakei II

(Late A. V. Beltrami.)

m. Commodore 15

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a. Santa Cruz	41		m. Centaurus	31	m. Mero	11	m. Wairakei 18	m. Pollywog 15
a. Scolopax	20	Short Bros., Ltd.,	m. Cerf II	9	m. Mirodor	12	m. Wairakei II 27	m. Pussyfoot 17

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Coveney, Eric W., 4, Banstead Road, Ewell. Surrey. L.S.

Cox, F. G., Landfall, Stoke Bishop, Bristol. Btl.-L.S.-Mtr. m. Wairakei II 27

63, Addison Road, London, W.14. Lon.-Mtr.-Pks. a. Jill 5

Craig, J. Kirke, Collalis, Balmore, Stirlingshire. C.Cor.-C.Crz.

Craven, Sir Charles W., The Abbey House, Furness Abbey, Lancs. Mtr.-Nav.-Wnd.

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Sadgrove, H. F. V., 34, Blenheim Road, Moseley, Birmingham,-Bry.-Sev.M. m. Daphne Too 15

St. Margaret's Trust, Ltd. 62, St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C.2. a. Seabat 22

Salvage, Samuel A., 200, Madison Avenue, New York. N.Yk. m. Colleen -

Sandars, J. F., Lowder Mill, Haslemere, Surrey. Lon. m. Sandena 10

Sanderson, Anthony A., Hillway Close, Ilsham Drive, Torquay, Devon.-Crz.-Oxf.-Tor. m. Wairakei 18

RED LIST INDEX 1939 40

TNA

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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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3A
WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND-continued.
3B
NEWLYN.
SWANSEA-continued.
WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND continued.
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Magnetic Ship.
DARTMOUTH
Motor Boats.
BRIXHAM
(Under administration of F.O.I.C. Cardiff.)
Miss Brittany
-
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
[45] Bushwood - Swansea.
New Roseland
Blanche Maraerite
-
Newlyn.
Motor Boats.
Examination Service.
Chas. Jeannine
Galtea
-
-
-
Rose Marie II
-
Roger Beck
-
De Drie Gezusters
Onward
-
-
Brixham.
Swansea.
-
Victor
-
Eliz. Guilbert
-
Torbay Belle
-
Harbour Defence Patrol Craft.
Femina
-
-
[24] Hanyards -
-
ST. IVES.
Swansea.
Henrik Conscience
Dartmouth.
[24] Rose Marie
-
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Lucien Christian -
Motor Boats.
Oscar Auguste -
BARRY.
Asthore - -
-
Renaissance -
87th A/S Group (Yachts).
Family
-
-
EXMOUTH
St. Pierre -
-
[43] Migrante AD
-
Swansea.
Francis
-
-
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
St. Ives.
Sirius
-
[24] Zaza AD
.
-
Falmouth.
Good Will -
Motor Boats.
-
Zee Meeuw
-
Examination Service.
Leonid
-
-
Nazarene -
1
-
Lass o'Doune -
Motor Boats.
Golden Wings
,
Exmouth.
Our John -
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Faune
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Chimaera
-
Barry.
Harpado -
-
Kit Alan
-
-
Belle Vue
-
Dartmouth.
River Patrol.
Naiad
-
-
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Grit -
-
-
Motor Boats.
PADSTOW.
White Lady
-
-
Jopa
-
,
Exmouth.
Madam Elizabeth
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
River Patrol.
Norma - -
Morcede - -
Motor Boats.
Leander II
-
Omnia
-
-
Barry.
Cornishman
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Sargola
-
-
Dartmouth.
Sea Flight
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Forget-me-not -
Silver Elk
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Silver Cloud
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Ocean Pride
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Peel Castle
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Padstow.
FOWEY.
Rose Bud
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TEIGNMOUTH
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Trawlers, 12-pdr.
Trevessa -
-
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
[11] Chiltern
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-
SALCOMBE
United Boys II
River Patrol.
Fowey.
-
[11] Cloughton Wyke
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Shamrock -
-
River Patrol.
Storm Cock
Motor Boats.
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Exmouth.
Drifter, 3-pdr.
Valiant
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Sussex County | Fowey.
Eblana II -
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Motor Boats.
Elrayda -
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Salcombe.
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Bird of Dawning
Lamorva - -
APPLEDORE.
River Patrol.
Memette - -
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Royalist -
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Otter II
Venus
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Salcombe.
1
1
Fowey.
Our Katie
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Note.-For Clyde area see pages 18 and 19.
Pamela
Vixen
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Renovel
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Tom Tit
Appledore.
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Swift
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Wairakei -
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[32] Wairakei II -

- -

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Wairakei	3A
Wairakei II	12A

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3A
WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND continued.
3B
SWANSEA-continned.
NEWLYN.
Magnetic Ship.
(Under administration of F.O.I.C. Cardiff.)
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND continued.
Motor Boats.
DARTMOUTH
BRIXHAM
[45] Bushwood
Swansea.
Miss Brittany
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Examination Service.
New Roseland
Blanche Maraerite
Motor Boats.
Roger Beck
-
Rose Marie II
Chas. Jeannine
Galtea
Swansea
Victor
-
-
De Drie Gezusters
Onward
-
-
Brixham.
Harbour Defence Patrol Craft.
ST. IVES.
Eliz. Guilbert
Torbay Belle
-
[24] Hanyards
Swansea.
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Femina
[24] Rose Marie
-
Motor Boats.
Henrik Conscience
Asthore
-
Dartmouth.
-
elosseV
Lucien Christian
Family
-
BARRY.
Oscar Auguste
Francis
-
87th A/S Group (Yachts).
-
HATO
Renaissance
[43] Migrante AD
-
Swansea.
St.
Good Will
Ives.
EXMOUTH
-
-
St. Pierre -
-
[24] Zaza A D
-
Falmouth.
Nazarene -
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Sirius
Motor Boats.
Examination Service.
-
Our John -
-
Zee Meeuw
Leonid
Lass o'Doune
-
Motor Boats.
Golden Wings
-
Exmouth.
Chimaera
-
Barry.
PADSTOW.
Faune
-
-
Harpado -
-
Belle Vue
-
-
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Kit Alan
-
Motor Boats.
Dartmouth.
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
River Patrol.
Cornishman
Naiad
-
-
-
Motor Boats.
Grit
-
-
Meridies
-
-
Forget-me-not
White Lady
-
-
Jopa
-
-
Exmouth.
Marcede - -
Ocean Pride
-
River Patrol.
Norma
-
-
Mendies
Barry.
Peel Castle
Leander II
-
-
-
-
Padstow.
Sea Flight
Rose Bud
Sargola
-
-
Dartmouth.
-
-
Silver Spray
Silver Elk
-
Trevessa -
United Boys II
-
FOWEY.
River Patrol.
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Storm Cock
TEIGNMOUTH
-
[11] Chiltern
Trawlers, 12-pdr.
-
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
[11] Cloughton Wyke
Fowey.
APPLEDORE.
SALCOMBE
River Patrol.
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Auxiliary Patrol Vessels.
Shamrock
Exmouth.
Drifter, 3-pdr.
Our Katie -
-
Sussex County | Fowey.
Motor Boats.
Valiant
Renovel
-
-
Eblana II -
-
Motor Boats.
Appledore.
Salcombe.
Bird of Dawning
Swift
-
-
Elrayda -
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Lamorva
-
Two Boys -
-
Memette
River Patrol.
-
-
Royalist - -
Otter II
BARNSTAPLE.
-
Fowey.
Venus
-
-
Salcombe.
Pamela -
Motor Boats.
Note.-For Clyde area see pages 18 and 19.
-
Deera
Vixen
-
-
-
Tom Tit
-
-
Clarissa
-
Wairakei
Barnstaple.
Annie Vesta
T.H.E.
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[32] Wairakei II - -

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Wairakei	3A
Wairakei II	12A

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Wairakei	3A
Wairakei II	12A

TNA MT 40 36

TNA

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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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Date 7.6.40.
To: COMMODORE. SHEERNESS 642,
epeated: C IN C NORE 48,
P.O.LONDON.
LT.COMDR.DUSTING.SHEERNESS.
P/L BY T/F.
From: ADMIRALTY
The following requisitioned Motor Boats released from
Dynamo end now at Sheerness are required at Toughs Bros.Yard
Teddington for overhaul. Those Motor Boats not mentioned
should remain at Sheerness pending further instructions.
Tug will call Sheerness at low water to embark Lt.Comdr.Dusting
who is to see that Motor Boats in following list are sent to
Toughs. Vessels capable of steaming should accompany tug under
own power.
VIDETTE, MEANDER, SP INDRIFTER, SEASWALLOW, MOUSMN, WESTWARD,
SUNDOWNER, WAIRAKEI II, BARBARA, ELIZABE TH GREEN, QUICKSILVER,
DURCONIA, PANDORA, GAY CRUSADER, RAPID, DOLPHIN, athena,
RYEGATE II, LURLINE, BLUEBIRD, A 41.,BONNY HEATHER, NANETTE II,
SINGAPORE, SHOLT, LADY KAYE, NAUTILUS, ALONA, DIANTHUS, LATONA,
MARSAYRU, HAIAD ERRANT, DAB II, HILFRANOR, LIFEBOAT 626, REDA,
USANCO, MOTOYA, MOIENA, SURREY, Lieut. Commander Dusting should
report at Admiralty after boats have reached Teddington.
= 1725/7
for D.S.V.P.
D.of D.S.V.P.
T.S.D.(Capt.01iver)
M.O.S.I.(3)
S.C.W..
D.O.S.T.
D.P.S.(2)
Mr.D.H.Edwerds.
D.M.S.
Mr.J.D.Walker,
D.D.T.M.
Mr.A.L.Moore,
D.N.C.
Mr.Du Boisson,
Sub War Reg.Bath.
S.T.N.2.
D.N.C.Bath.
S.T.N.4 A
S.T.N.6 B
Capt.Rashleigh
Extra.

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SEAL
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING.
Likiggs (7040) STNble
9
of
MESSAGE. 1725/7th.June.
OUT
my
No. 328
or
To COMMODORE, 642,
DATE 7.6.40
Repeated:- C.IN 0. HORR, 48.
F.O.LONDON.
LT.COMDR. DUSTINO, SHEERWASS
TIME
SENT
P/L BY T/2
From:- ADMIRALTY.
The following requisitioned Motor Boats released from
Dynamo and now at Sheerness are required at Toughs Bros. Yard
Teddington for overhaul. Those Motor Boats not mentioned
should remain at Sheerness pending further instructions.
Tug will call Shoerness at low water to enbark Lt. Comdr. Busting
who 1a to see that Motor Boats in following list are sent to
Toughs. Vessels espable of steaming should accompany tug under
own power.
VIDETTE, MEANDER, SPINDRIFTER, SEASSALLON, mousax, WESTMARD,
SUNDOWNER, WAIRAKEI II, BARBARA, ELIZABETH GREAN, UICESILVER,
BURGONIA, PANDORA, GAY CHUSADER, RAPID, DOLPHIN, ATHSHA
(A92409) Wt 38636/439 2000 Pads 1/40 M.P.Ltd. 51-5912
HYBOATE II, LURLINE, BLUEBIRD A.41,, BONNY HEATHER,
MANSTTE II, SINGAPORE, SHOLT, LADY KAYE, HAUTILUS, ALOHA,
DIANTHUS, LATONA, MARSAYRU, HAIAD BRRANT, DAB II, HILFRANOR,
LIFEBOAT 626, REDA, USANCO, MOTOYA, NOISNA, SURREY. Lieut.
Commander Dusting should report at Admiralty after bonts
have reached Teddington.
1725/7
for D.O.V.P.
(3)
D.S.V.P.
T.S.D. (Capt.Oliver)
N.O.S.T.(3)
S.C.W.
D.O.S.T.
D.P.S.(2)
Mr. D.H.Kdwards.
D.N.S.
Mr. J.D. alker.
D.D.T.E.
Mr. A.L.Moore.
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Mr. DU Boisson.
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