Re: Nigerian Marine Department 1886 - 1920
Posted by:
Andreas von Mach (IP Logged)
Date: July 31, 2008 03:44AM
1) North Nigeria
CORONA (1903, Forrest & Son, Ltd. Wyvenhoe) 400grt 160x30x2ft Texp by Plenty, Newbury 320ihp=9kts 2 screws tunnel governor's yacht
EMPIRE (1897 Easton ,Anderson & Goolden, Ltd., Erith) 372grt 134x27x2,1ft 250ihp stern-wheel
KAPELLI (1902 Forrestt & Son, Wyvenho) 100xx20x1,8ft engined Plenty 50ihp=10kts stern-wheel gunboat
SAROTA (1902 J.S.White, Cowes) 231grt 135xx20x2ft 270ihp=10kts stern-wheel gunboat
SULTAN (1907 G.Rennie & Co..Greenwich) 264t displ 79,7x18x1,9ft 600ihp=8,7kts stern-wheel steamer
ETOBE (1908 Ardrossan Dry Dock Co #222) 100xx20x 190ihp=10,5kts stern-wheel steamer
EGORI (1908 Ardrossan Dry Dock Co #223) 100xx20x 190ihp=10,5kts stern-wheel steamer
? (1908) 100x19,5x3,2ft 428ihp=9,5kts stern-wheel tug
KAMPALA (1902 White, Cowes) 75x18x1,2ft 10kts stern-wheel gunboat
KARONGA (1903? White, Cowes) 75x18x1,2ft 10kts stern-wheel gunboat not listed 1913
2) South Nigeria
IVY (9.5.1895 Earle , Hull #392) composite 1131t 870grt/337nrt 204(220)x34x16ft6in screw yacht 2 Screw TExp2 sets 13 3/4"x22 3/4"x35"x27" stroke 150psi180nhp/1150ihp=
- 1907 reboiled & complete overhaul, refit by J.S.White, Cowes
COUNTESS OF DERBY () listed 1903 yacht not listed 1913
VALIANT (17.7.1902 J.S.White, Cowes) 227grt 145x28x2ft TExp White boilers 330ihp=10kts stern-wheel gunboat
FABIUS (1909 Rennie .Greenwich #1090) 392grt 550t dipl 100x33,5x5,5ft 350ihp paddle railway ferry (also listed 160ft ON132301
RAVEN (1904 Forrest & Son, Ltd. Wyvenhoe #517) 67grt 95x18x2ft Engined by Plenty 200ihp=9,2kts stern-wheel steamer
VIXEN (1900 J.S.White, Cowes ) 60grt 80x13x3,3ft 600ihp=14kts screw launch
VAMPIRE (1900 J.S.White, Cowes ) 60grt 80x13x3,3ft 600ihp=14kts screw launch 1906 new boiler by Plenty
OWL(1903 J.S.White, Cowes ) 60grt 67x11x3,2ft 130ihp=10kts screw launch
HAWK (1903 J.S.White, Cowes ) 60grt 67x11x3,2ft 130ihp=10kts screw launch
MAGPIE (1903 J.S.White, Cowes) 60grt 67x11x3,2ft 130ihp=10kts screw launch
CURLEW(1904 J.S.White, Cowes) 30grt 67x11x3,2ft 110ihp=10kts screw launch
SNIPE (1904 J.S.White, Cowes ) 30grt 67x11x3,2ft 110ihp=10kts screw launch
IRIS (1897 J.S.White, Cowes #1032 ) 30grt 61,5ft 70ihp=8,5kts screw launch
ROSE (1897 J.S.White, Cowes #1033) 30grt 57ft 70ihp=8,5kts screw launch
THISTLE (1898 ?) screw launch =8,5kts
SPIDER (1909 Thornycroft, Chiswick #431) 56x9x1ft 38ehp=7,7kts cargo canoe motor tunnel screw launch
SANDFLY (1906 Thornycroft, Chiswick #432) stern wheeler, 4 cyl parafin motor by builders 43ehp=7,01kts
SAND GROUSE (8.6.1909 Simons,Renfrew #485) 2061grt 85.4x13.8m ; suction dredger; stripped & scuttled 2.4.32
LIBERTY (1897 Easton ,Anderson & Goolden, Ltd., Erith) 372grt 134x27x0ft26in coal 20t 250ihp stern-wheel steamer not listed 1913
IMPERIAL (1897) stern-wheel steamer not listed 1913
BENUE (1897) stern-wheel steamer listed 1913
MUNI screw vessel listed 1903
RIBAGO paddle guardship (was in LR NAC ?)
Forrestt & Son, London built 1901 2 steam vessels for Niger
28grt 60ihp
and also
NAONI 95grt 120ihp for Niger
Forrest & Son, London built 1903 3 stern wheel canoe, for Nigeria ordered by Crown Agent
STORK, SNIPE, PELICAN all engined by Plenty
VULTURE (1906 Forrest & Son, London) 35grt engined by Plenty 135ihp ordered by Crown Agent
Forrest & Son, London built 1902 steamers engined by Plenty 28grt 35ihp stern-wheel ordered by Crown Agent
WHITE SWAN (#472)
BLACK SWAN (#473)
1908 G.Rennie, , Greenwich #1082 built for Nigerian Railwayas EGBORN 130t disp 450ihp stern wheel steamer
Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley built for Govt of Southern Nigeria, Lagos
REMUS (23.6.13 #418) 203grt 300t Twin Screw tug 900ihp
ROMULUS (9.5.1913 #417) 576grt 1400t 2500ihp dredger
and barges
No.10 (11.03.1913 #414) 620grt
No.11 (10.04.1913 #415) 620grt
No.12 (5.09.1913 #416) 620grt
1908 built Ardrossan Dry Dock Co #224 also
barge TORTOISE 2-scr, Crown Agents of Nigeria, 90grt 135ihp ON64939
Edited 12 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2008 11:19AM by Andreas von Mach.