Nigel wrote: The way I understand it is ABP refused to lift her out the water saying she weighed 100T which I am certain can not be true. If anyone knows how much this boat originally weighed or has more information on her I would love them to respond. I believe this boat will be going up for sale soon as a project.
T.I.D. 59 c/s MJVN
O.N. 169359. 54g. 0n. 65.0 x17.0 x 7.4 feet
C.2-cyl. (12½” and 26” x 18”) by John Dickinson and Sons Ltd., Sunderland. Boiler by Alexander Anderson and Co, Motherwell. Coal fuel. 220 IHP. 8½ knots.
Post 1962: Unspecified Petter type diesel.
Post 1965: Unspecified Ruston type diesel. 350bhp.
Pre 2001: 6-cyl. 4 SCSA type Volvo diesel.
23.12.1943: (Ministry Job No. A/MS/835) launched by Richard Dunston at Thorne (Yard No. 468) for the Ministry of War Transport, London, (Stanley Lancelot Tottle, Hull, manager at the Ministry).
28.1.1944: Registered at Hull, vessel No.13 of 1944.
7.2.1944: Completed. Allocated to War Department duties.
10.11.1944: Allocated to Boulogne, with the 21st Army Group.
3.2.1945: Having been replaced by T.I.D. 105, sailed from Boulogne bound for Nore.
5.2.1945: Allocated to Calais.
18.6.1945: Ordered to Southampton by the Director of Sea Transport, for tropicalisation and refit for Far East Theatre.
29.6.1945: Arrived Southampton and reallocated to miscellaneous naval duties at Portland.
10.10.1945: Returned to the control of the Ministry of War Transport.
17.10.1945 until 12.12.1945: Placed in lay-up, under care and maintenance of W. D. Tamlyn and Co. Ltd., Plymouth.
13.12.1945 until 10.1946: Allocated to miscellaneous naval duties at Falmouth, during which time;
4.1946: Owners restyled as the Ministry of Transport, (Stanley Lancelot Tottle, Hull, manager at the Ministry).
9.7.1946: Collided with MFV 1005 at Falmouth
11.9.1946: Allocated for handing over to the Director of Sea Transport.
10.1946: Placed in lay-up, under care and maintenance of W.D.Tamlyn and Co. Ltd., Plymouth.
1947: Sold to Percival Carney and Sons Ltd., Sunderland, converted to oil fuel, and renamed SUNNYSIDE.
8.9.1947: Hull register closed, consequent of re-registry at Sunderland.
1957: Owners restyled as Joseph Carney and Sons Ltd., Sunderland
1960: Sold to Fenchurch Shipping Co. Ltd., London .
1962: Sold to Metal Recoveries Ltd at Newhaven, re-engined.
(unclear if motorised by Fenchurch or Metrec as the Mercantile Navy List has steam to the 1963 edition).
1965: Sold to Britannia Steam Towing Co. Ltd., (L. Barber) Swansea, and renamed TROVER.
1965: Re-engined.
1965: Owners acquired by the Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd., Liverpool, becoming a subsidiary.
1972: Sold to Bulk Cargo Handling Services Ltd., Liverpool.
1973: Sold to the Carmet Tug Co. Ltd (Carrier and Metcalfe), Bromborough.
197x: Renamed LADY MENAI.
1980: Sold to Clive Evans, Anglesey, and renamed LADY OF MENAI.
198x: Sold to Marev Tugs (C. Williams),Port Penryn, re-engined and converted into a houseboat.
13.9.2003: Seen at Fleetwood.
2005: Advertised for sale
2016: Still in existence at Fleetwood
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