Craft
/Fleet No
/ Built at / Hull / Cost / Owner / Launch DatePIRATE (a) / 124 / nk / Wood / John Smedley / c1886
Pre FMC History
/ DateJohn 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 RegisteredBirmingham (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 / DateHull Composition
/Wooden
Maintenance
/Date
Boiler
Type / Tubes / PSI / CostMaintenance / Date
Engine
Maintenance / DatePropeller Shaft
Steamer History
/ DateListed 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 / 6.1894Craft
/Fleet No
/ ReBuilt at / NewHull / Cost / Owner / Launch DatePIRATE (b) / 124 / Saltley Dock / Wood / FMC / 6.1894
Steamer Registrations
Place / PH Number / Captain / Date Inspected / Date RegisteredBirmingham / 900 / F Manders / 7.6.1894 / 16.6.1894
Steamer Gaugings
Place / Gauging Number / Notes / DatePort of London / 9440 / 12t 4 cwt / 14.9.1894
Hull Composition
/Wooden
Maintenance
/Date
New galvanised plates fitted to sides of boiler hold
/8.1902
Boiler (original unknown)
Type / Tubes / PSI / CostFletcher / 2¼’’ / 110 lbs / £71.1.0 / Fitted 9.1900
Maintenance / Date
Retubed / 8.1902
Engine
/ NettlefoldsMaintenance / Date
Propeller Shaft
/ 6’ 0¼’’Maintenance / Date
New disc fitted to shaft / 8.1902
Steamer History
/ DateMentioned (as “Pilot”) in Hayes’ notebook quoting Nettlefold engine, return tube boiler, and carrying 15-18 tons / 1902
Fate
/ Sold to Thames Conservancy / Date / 12.1902Post–FMC History
Date / Action / Owner / Name / Source12.1902 / 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 / NotesPIRATE (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)