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CHURCHILL

Registered: (GBR)ON 129073
70 GRT, 0 NRT, (71.3'x19.1'x9.3')
1 scr, C2cyl, 75nhp-375ihp
re-engined 1953 diesel, 480bhp-358kW
re-engined 19xx diesel, 1200bhp (German locomotive engine, never ran due to gearbox problems)

MARY BLAKE
1910: Built by "Hepple & Co Ltd" at S-Shields (GBR)
1910: delivered to "Thames Steam Tug & Lighterage Co Ltd" at London (GBR)
(GBR flag, regd London, ON 129073)
192x: To "R.G. Odell Ltd" at London (GBR), renamed DENTON
1939 -19/12: on UK Admiralty service: balloon barrage service until 7/1942, then naval service, mngd "Ross & Marshall Ltd"
1946 -19/08: returned to owner
1953: re-engined diesel, 480bhp-358kW, renamed CHURCHILL
1972: sold to ??
19xx: To John Sullivan at Greenland Dock (used to convert Greenland Dock into new South Dock Marina) ***
19xx: sold by John for scrap but not known if she went back into service?

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