Craft

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Fleet No

/ Built at / Hull / Cost / Owner / Launch Date
PIRATE (a) / 124 / nk / Wood / John Smedley / c1886

Pre FMC History

/ Date
John Smedley, 44 Catherine St, Aston, Birmingham,
Bought by William Clayton, Park Wharf, Saltley
Bought by FMC / 1886
1888
3.7.1889 (1.1.1889)

Steamer Registrations

Place / PH Number / Captain / Date Inspected / Date Registered
Birmingham (for John Smedley & Co)
Birmingham (for William Clayton)
Birmingham (for FMC) / 539
654
859 / John Dolman
Frederick Earle
Thomas Manders / 28.6.1886
16.6.1888
10.5.1893 / 13.7.1886
26.6.1888
16.6.1893

Steamer Gaugings

Place / Gauging Number / Notes / Date

Hull Composition

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Wooden

Maintenance

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Date

Boiler

Type / Tubes / PSI / Cost
Maintenance / Date

Engine

Maintenance / Date

Propeller Shaft

Steamer History
/ Date
Listed at Waterman’s Hall No 1396 (20 ton) as Steam Carrying Tug (for Wm Clayton)
Listed at Waterman’s Hall No 1396 (15 ton) as Steam Carrying Tug / 17.1.1888
20.5.1890

Fate

/ Rebuilt at Saltley Dock with new hull / Date / 6.1894

Craft

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Fleet No

/ ReBuilt at / NewHull / Cost / Owner / Launch Date
PIRATE (b) / 124 / Saltley Dock / Wood / FMC / 6.1894

Steamer Registrations

Place / PH Number / Captain / Date Inspected / Date Registered
Birmingham / 900 / F Manders / 7.6.1894 / 16.6.1894

Steamer Gaugings

Place / Gauging Number / Notes / Date
Port of London / 9440 / 12t 4 cwt / 14.9.1894

Hull Composition

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Wooden

Maintenance

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Date

New galvanised plates fitted to sides of boiler hold

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8.1902

Boiler (original unknown)

Type / Tubes / PSI / Cost
Fletcher / 2¼’’ / 110 lbs / £71.1.0 / Fitted 9.1900
Maintenance / Date
Retubed / 8.1902

Engine

/ Nettlefolds
Maintenance / Date

Propeller Shaft

/ 6’ 0¼’’
Maintenance / Date
New disc fitted to shaft / 8.1902
Steamer History
/ Date
Mentioned (as “Pilot”) in Hayes’ notebook quoting Nettlefold engine, return tube boiler, and carrying 15-18 tons / 1902

Fate

/ Sold to Thames Conservancy / Date / 12.1902
Post–FMC History
Date / Action / Owner / Name / Source
12.1902 / Sold to Thames Conservancy / Thames Cons / PIRATE / FMC Dock Book
10.10.1904 / Reregistered at Port of London 422 to Thames Conservancy (noted (prior to) 18.12.1931 – Broken Up) / Thames Cons / PIRATE / AF & Registration Doc
1917 / Photographed in Sonning Lock, River Thames as steamer (with forecabin)
Date not 1917 but post 1923, when the featured lockhouse was built / Thames Cons / PIRATE / Francis Frith
David Blagrove

Sightings

Ref / Date / Source / Captain / Crew / Butty / Notes
PIRATE (a)
c 1886 / Launched
28.6.1886 / Inspected
Bm 539 / 13.7.1886 / Reg / John Dolman / for John Smedley, Catherine St, Aston
17.4.1888 / WH reg / as "Pirate 20" steam carrying tug entering W Clayton fleet
16.6.1888 / Inspected
Bm 654 / 26.6.1888 / Reg / Frederick Earle / for William Clayton Saltley
20.5.1890 / WH Reg / as "Pirate 15" steam carrying tug
4.1891 / Census / William Manders / Brentford Middx. As Steam tug
10.5.1893 / Inspected
Bm 859 / 16.6.1893 / Reg / Thomas Manders / Registered
6.1894 / Dismantled and rebuilt
PIRATE (b) / 7.6.1894 / Inspected
Bm 900. / 16.6.1894 / Reg / F Manders / Registered
WH 9440 / 14.9.1894 / Gauged
Bm 900. / 1.10.1895 / Lei CIJ / Thos Mander / 4-- / "Fly"
Bm 900. / 14.3.1896 / Lei CIJ / Thos Mander / 4-- / China (2--) / "Fly"
Bm 900. / 17.9.1896 / Dav CIJ / Wm Palin / 4--
9.1900 / New boiler
Bm 900. / 29.12.1901 / Dav CIJ / Thos Welby / 2--
8.1902 / Maintenance docking
12.1902
1917 (1923) / Sold to Thames Conservancy
Photographed in Sonning Lock

Documents on file

Census Grand Junction Canal pc 5.4.1891

Port of London Gauging 9440 pc 14.9.1894

Extract from Hayes’ notebook re “Pilot 12¼ tons” probably “Pirate” pc 1902

Correspondence re photograph at Sonning Lock

Photographs

Illustration

Frith Card pc PIRATE in Sonning Lock on Thames 1917 (Date disputed 1923)

Current Owner:

Last noted 1917 (1923) Broken up prior to 18.12.1931 (Registration PoL 422)