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style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tower_Belle_in_Cumberland_Basin_adjusted_background.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tower Belle in the Cumberland Basin"><img alt="Tower Belle in the Cumberland Basin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Tower_Belle_in_Cumberland_Basin_adjusted_background.jpg/300px-Tower_Belle_in_Cumberland_Basin_adjusted_background.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Tower_Belle_in_Cumberland_Basin_adjusted_background.jpg/450px-Tower_Belle_in_Cumberland_Basin_adjusted_background.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Tower_Belle_in_Cumberland_Basin_adjusted_background.jpg/600px-Tower_Belle_in_Cumberland_Basin_adjusted_background.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span><div><i>Tower Belle</i> in the <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Basin_(Bristol)" title="Cumberland Basin (Bristol)">Cumberland Basin</a></div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/56px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="56" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/84px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/112px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">United Kingdom</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td><i>Tower Belle</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Owner</td><td>Bristol Packet Boat Trips</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Operator</td><td>Bristol Packet Boat Trips</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth" title="Armstrong Whitworth">Armstrong Whitworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>882<sup id="cite_ref-RMG01_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RMG01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Christened</td><td>Wincomblee</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Completed</td><td>1920</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Acquired</td><td>1976</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Renamed</td><td>1960</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Homeport</td><td><a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Status</td><td>In service</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Type</td><td>River launch</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Tonnage</td><td>32 <a href="/wiki/Gross_register_tonnage" title="Gross register tonnage">GRT</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>67.97 ft (20.72 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>13 ft (4.0 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Height</td><td>12 ft (3.7 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draught</td><td>2.83 ft (0.86 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td>Diesel</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>10 knots</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Capacity</td><td>95 passengers</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Crew</td><td>3</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Notes</td><td>Mercantile Navy List number 144933<sup id="cite_ref-MNL01_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MNL01-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><i><b>Tower Belle</b></i> is a passenger boat based in <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Harbour" title="Bristol Harbour">Bristol Harbour</a> in England. The vessel is operated by the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Packet_Boat_Trips" title="Bristol Packet Boat Trips">Bristol Packet Boat Trips</a> company on pleasure and educational trips in the City Docks, on the River Avon to the Chequers Inn at <a href="/wiki/Hanham_Lock" title="Hanham Lock">Hanham Lock</a> and Beese's Tea Gardens at <a href="/wiki/Conham" title="Conham">Conham</a>. <i> Tower Belle</i> was built in 1920 in <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a> by <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth" title="Armstrong Whitworth">Armstrong Whitworth</a>, originally known as <i>Wincomblee</i>. In the 1950s and 1960s she worked in London, finally coming to Bristol in 1976. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tower_Belle&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally known as <i>Wincomblee</i> after a place in the <a href="/wiki/Walker,_Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne">Walker</a> district of Newcastle, details of her early history are not known. She was operated by the Armstrong Whitworth company that built her, either as an executive launch or a company ferry for shipyard workers.<sup id="cite_ref-MNL01_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MNL01-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1939 she was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_City_Council" title="Newcastle City Council">Newcastle City Council</a> and was likely used as a ferry on the <a href="/wiki/River_Tyne" title="River Tyne">River Tyne</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. In 1946 she was moved to London and then commenced passenger services on the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">River Thames</a> from <a href="/wiki/Westminster_Pier" class="mw-redirect" title="Westminster Pier">Westminster Pier</a>, downriver to <a href="/wiki/Greenwich" title="Greenwich">Greenwich</a> and up to <a href="/wiki/Hampton_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampton Court">Hampton Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bristol_Post_01_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bristol_Post_01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NHRV_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHRV-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A single <a href="/wiki/Propeller_(marine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Propeller (marine)">screw</a> powered by diesel engine replaced the original steam powered twin screw arrangement. Her operators on the Thames were H G Hastings (1947–45), Thames Launches (1955–59) and, renamed <i>Tower Belle</i>, W R Witham (1960–76).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1976 she was abandoned, no longer considered river-worthy, at <a href="/wiki/Eel_Pie_Island" title="Eel Pie Island">Eel Pie Island</a> in <a href="/wiki/Twickenham" title="Twickenham">Twickenham</a>. There she was found by the owner of the Bristol Packet Boat Trips company, which operated narrowboat harbour tours in <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Harbour" title="Bristol Harbour">Bristol City Docks</a>. <i>Tower Belle</i> was brought by lorry to Bristol, sustaining further damage en route. After repairs she was re-launched into the docks in late 1976. Trips down the <a href="/wiki/Avon_Gorge" title="Avon Gorge">Avon Gorge</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Avonmouth" title="Avonmouth">Avonmouth</a> and back were offered, in addition to journeys upriver to the Chequers Inn at Hanham and Beese's Tea Gardens. Private parties, sometimes with an on-board jazz band were also offered.<sup id="cite_ref-NHRV_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHRV-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In subsequent years, improvements to the vessel included the replacement of the wooden flooring with a more durable steel deck, and the addition of an electrical generator, enabling power for DJ parties and refrigeration for refreshments.<sup id="cite_ref-SB01_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SB01-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BP03_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BP03-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, the 90th birthday of <i>Tower Belle</i> was celebrated with a special commemorative cruise which included the attendance of <a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_Bristol#Mayors" title="History of local government in Bristol">Lord Mayor</a> Colin Smith, who cut a cake and said, "It is remarkable that this boat can still be around after 90 years and, with the renaissance in the city docks, that boats such as this have come back into huge popularity and add to the city's culture."<sup id="cite_ref-BP02_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BP02-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technical_information">Technical information</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tower_Belle&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Technical information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Tower Belle</i> is powered by a diesel engine which drives a single propeller. Her overall length is 67.97 ft (20.72 m) and her beam is 13 ft (4.0 m). The draught is 2.83 ft (0.86 m) and the air draught is 12 ft (3.7 m). The ship is licensed to carry 95 passengers and is equipped with life rings, inflatable life rafts and life jackets. 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href="/wiki/Bloodhound_(yacht)" title="Bloodhound (yacht)"><i>Bloodhound</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britannia_(smack)" title="Britannia (smack)"><i>Britannia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Cambria" title="SB Cambria"><i>Cambria</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Centaur" title="SB Centaur"><i>Centaur</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutty_Sark" title="Cutty Sark"><i>Cutty Sark</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Decima" title="SB Decima"><i>Decima</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RRS_Discovery" title="RRS Discovery"><i>Discovery</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Pembroke_(tall_ship)" title="Earl of Pembroke (tall ship)"><i>Earl of Pembroke</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edith_May_(barge)" title="Edith May (barge)"><i>Edith May</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Edme" title="SB Edme"><i>Edme</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Ena" title="SB Ena"><i>Ena</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excelsior_(smack)" title="Excelsior (smack)"><i>Excelsior</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Garlandstone" title="Garlandstone">Garlandstone</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenlee_(ship)" title="Glenlee (ship)"><i>Glenlee</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathor_(wherry)" title="Hathor (wherry)"><i>Hathor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_(ketch)" title="Irene (ketch)"><i>Irene</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Ironsides" title="SB Ironsides"><i>Ironsides</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_and_May" title="Kathleen and May"><i>Kathleen & May</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Kitty_(1895)" title="SB Kitty (1895)"><i>Kitty</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Lady_Daphne" title="SB Lady Daphne"><i>Lady Daphne</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Lady_of_the_Lea" title="SB Lady of the Lea"><i>Lady of the Lea</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamar_Barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamar Barge"><i>Lynher</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maud_(wherry)" title="Maud (wherry)"><i>Maud</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Mirosa" title="SB Mirosa"><i>Mirosa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_of_Castletown" title="Peggy of Castletown"><i>Peggy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Pudge" title="SB Pudge"><i>Pudge</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reaper_(sailing_vessel)" title="Reaper (sailing vessel)"><i>Reaper</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Reminder" title="SB Reminder"><i>Reminder</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamar_Barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamar Barge"><i>Shamrock</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalatta_(Thames_barge)" title="Thalatta (Thames barge)"><i>Thalatta</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_(Thames_barge)" title="Will (Thames barge)"><i>Will</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Wyvenhoe" title="SB Wyvenhoe"><i>Wyvenhoe</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Xylonite" title="SB Xylonite"><i>Xylonite</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Steamships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_(yacht)" title="Amazon (yacht)"><i>Amazon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertha_(drag_boat)" title="Bertha (drag boat)"><i>Bertha</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ST_Cervia" title="ST Cervia"><i>Cervia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_Duke_of_Lancaster_(1955)" title="TSS Duke of Lancaster (1955)"><i>Duke of Lancaster</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Explorer" title="SS Explorer"><i>Explorer</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFA_Freshspring" title="RFA Freshspring"><i>Freshspring</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SY_Gondola" title="SY Gondola"><i>Gondola</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Great_Britain" title="SS Great Britain"><i>Great Britain</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PS_John_H_Amos" title="PS John H Amos">John H Amos</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Kingswear_Castle" title="PS Kingswear Castle"><i>Kingswear Castle</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Knocker_White" title="Knocker White">Knocker White</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Eva_(steam_drifter)" title="Lydia Eva (steam drifter)"><i>Lydia Eva</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Maid_of_the_Loch" title="PS Maid of the Loch"><i>Maid of the Loch</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Medway_Queen" title="PS Medway Queen"><i>Medway Queen</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Nomadic_(1911)" title="SS Nomadic (1911)"><i>Nomadic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TS_Queen_Mary" title="TS Queen Mary"><i>Queen Mary</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Robin" title="SS Robin"><i>Robin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Ryde" title="PS Ryde"><i>Ryde</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Shieldhall" title="SS Shieldhall"><i>Shieldhall</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Tattershall_Castle" title="PS Tattershall Castle"><i>Tattershall Castle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Waverley" title="PS Waverley"><i>Waverley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Wingfield_Castle" title="PS Wingfield Castle"><i>Wingfield Castle</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Motor vessels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberdonia_(yacht)" title="Aberdonia (yacht)"><i>Aberdonia</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Corsair" title="Arctic Corsair">Arctic Corsair</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Balmoral_(1949)" title="MV Balmoral (1949)"><i>Balmoral</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluebird_of_Chelsea" title="Bluebird of Chelsea"><i>Bluebird of Chelsea</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bustardthorpe" title="Bustardthorpe">Bustardthorpe</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_T/T_Calshot" title="TSS T/T Calshot"><i>Calshot</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Seymour_Castle" title="MV Seymour Castle"><i>Devon Belle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Edmund_Gardner" title="MV Edmund Gardner"><i>Edmund Gardner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Havengore" title="MV Havengore"><i>Havengore</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Karina" title="MV Karina"><i>Karina</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MY_Lady_of_the_Lake" title="MY Lady of the Lake"><i>Lady of the Lake</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Lady_Wakefield" title="MV Lady Wakefield"><i>Lady Wakefield</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Massey_Shaw" title="Massey Shaw">Massey Shaw</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mincarlo_(trawler)" title="Mincarlo (trawler)"><i>Mincarlo</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fire-float_Pyronaut" title="Fire-float Pyronaut">Pyronaut</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MY_Raven" title="MY Raven"><i>Raven</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Ross_Revenge" title="MV Ross Revenge"><i>Ross Revenge</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ross_Tiger" title="Ross Tiger">Ross Tiger</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Royal_Iris" title="MV Royal Iris"><i>Royal Iris</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SR.N1" title="SR.N1">SR.N1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundowner_(yacht)" title="Sundowner (yacht)"><i>Sundowner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SY_Tern" title="SY Tern"><i>Tern</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_The_Second_Snark" title="MV The Second Snark"><i>The Second Snark</i></a></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tower Belle</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Western_Belle" title="MV Western Belle"><i>Western Belle</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Canal vessels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bessie_(narrowboat)" title="Bessie (narrowboat)"><i>Bessie</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchills_(narrowboat)" title="Birchills (narrowboat)"><i>Birchills</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_(narrowboat)" title="Diamond (narrowboat)"><i>Diamond</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kildare_(narrowboat)" title="Kildare (narrowboat)"><i>Kildare</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peacock_(narrowboat)" title="Peacock (narrowboat)"><i>Peacock</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Perseverance_IV" title="Perseverance IV">Perseverance IV</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_(narrowboat)" title="President (narrowboat)"><i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stour_(narrowboat)" title="Stour (narrowboat)"><i>Stour</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lifeboats</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Aguila_Wren_(ON_892)" title="RNLB Aguila Wren (ON 892)"><i>Aguila Wren</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Forester%E2%80%99s_Centenary_(ON_786)" class="mw-redirect" title="RNLB Forester’s Centenary (ON 786)"><i>Forester’s Centenary</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_H_F_Bailey_III_(ON_777)" class="mw-redirect" title="RNLB H F Bailey III (ON 777)"><i>H F Bailey III</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Helen_Smitton_(ON_603)" title="RNLB Helen Smitton (ON 603)">Helen Smitton</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Henry_Ramey_Upcher" title="Henry Ramey Upcher">Henry Ramey Upcher</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_J_C_Madge_(ON_536)" title="RNLB J C Madge (ON 536)"><i>J C Madge</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Jesse_Lumb_(ON_822)" title="RNLB Jesse Lumb (ON 822)"><i>Jesse Lumb</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Lucy_Lavers_(ON_832)" title="RNLB Lucy Lavers (ON 832)"><i>Lucy Lavers</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Manchester_Unity_of_Oddfellows_(ON_960)" title="RNLB Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (ON 960)"><i>The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Thomas_McCunn_(ON_759)" title="RNLB Thomas McCunn (ON 759)"><i>Thomas McCunn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_William_and_Kate_Johnstone_(ON_682)" title="RNLB William and Kate Johnstone (ON 682)"><i>William and Kate Johnstone</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zetland_(lifeboat)" title="Zetland (lifeboat)"><i>Zetland</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lightships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spurn_Lightship" title="Spurn Lightship">Light Vessel 12 Spurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightship_2000" title="Lightship 2000">Light Vessel 14 Spurn</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/North_Carr_Lightship" title="North Carr Lightship">North Carr </a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LV_14_Sula" title="LV 14 Sula">LV 14 Sula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LV_78_Calshot_Spit" title="LV 78 Calshot Spit">LV 78 Calshot Spit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LV_91" title="LV 91">LV 91</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Warships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HM_Coastal_Motor_Boat_4" title="HM Coastal Motor Boat 4"><i>CMB 4</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Alliance_(P417)" title="HMS Alliance (P417)">HMS <i>Alliance</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Belfast" title="HMS Belfast">HMS <i>Belfast</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Bronington_(M1115)" title="HMS Bronington (M1115)">HMS <i>Bronington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Caroline_(1914)" title="HMS Caroline (1914)">HMS <i>Caroline</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cavalier_(R73)" title="HMS Cavalier (R73)">HMS <i>Cavalier</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gannet_(1878)" title="HMS Gannet (1878)">HMS <i>Gannet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gay_Archer" title="HMS Gay Archer">HMS <i>Gay Archer</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ledsham_(M2706)" title="HMS Ledsham (M2706)"><i>The Minesweeper</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ocelot_(S17)" title="HMS Ocelot (S17)">HMS <i>Ocelot</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_President_(1918)" title="HMS President (1918)">HMS <i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Trincomalee" title="HMS Trincomalee">HMS <i>Trincomalee</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Unicorn_(1824)" title="HMS Unicorn (1824)">HMS <i>Unicorn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Victory" title="HMS Victory">HMS <i>Victory</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Warrior_(1860)" title="HMS Warrior (1860)">HMS <i>Warrior</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Wellington_(U65)" title="HMS Wellington (U65)">HMS <i>Wellington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_M33" title="HMS M33"><i>M33</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LCT_7074" class="mw-redirect" title="LCT 7074">LCT 7074</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Rose" title="Mary Rose">Mary Rose</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MTB_102" title="MTB 102">MTB 102</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_497_(motor_launch)" title="RML 497 (motor launch)"><i>RML 497</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vessels of the<br /><a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Fleet" title="National Historic Fleet">National Historic Fleet</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albion_(wherry)" title="Albion (wherry)"><i>Albion</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Alfred_Corry_(ON_353)" title="RNLB Alfred Corry (ON 353)">RNLB <i>Alfred Corry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Alliance_(P417)" title="HMS Alliance (P417)">HMS <i>Alliance</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Balmoral_(1949)" title="MV Balmoral (1949)"><i>Balmoral</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Belfast" title="HMS Belfast">HMS <i>Belfast</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertha_(drag_boat)" title="Bertha (drag boat)"><i>Bertha</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMY_Britannia" title="HMY Britannia">HMY <i>Britannia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Bronington_(M1115)" title="HMS Bronington (M1115)">HMS <i>Bronington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSS_T/T_Calshot" title="TSS T/T Calshot"><i>Calshot</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Cambria" title="SB Cambria"><i>Cambria</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Caroline_(1914)" title="HMS Caroline (1914)">HMS <i>Caroline</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Centaur" title="SB Centaur"><i>Centaur</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ST_Cervia" title="ST Cervia"><i>Cervia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cavalier_(R73)" title="HMS Cavalier (R73)">HMS <i>Cavalier</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Coastal_Motor_Boat_4" title="HM Coastal Motor Boat 4"><i>CMB 4</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cutty_Sark" title="Cutty Sark">Cutty Sark</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RRS_Discovery" title="RRS Discovery"><i>Discovery</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Edmund_Gardner" title="MV Edmund Gardner"><i>Edmund Gardner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excelsior_(smack)" title="Excelsior (smack)"><i>Excelsior</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gannet_(1878)" title="HMS Gannet (1878)">HMS <i>Gannet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garlandstone" title="Garlandstone"><i>Garlandstone</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenlee_(ship)" title="Glenlee (ship)"><i>Glenlee</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Great_Britain" title="SS Great Britain"><i>Great Britain</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathor_(wherry)" title="Hathor (wherry)"><i>Hathor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_H_F_Bailey_III_(ON_777)" class="mw-redirect" title="RNLB H F Bailey III (ON 777)"><i>H F Bailey III</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Holland_1" title="HMS Holland 1">HMS <i>Holland 1</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Ironsides" title="SB Ironsides"><i>Ironsides</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNLB_Jesse_Lumb_(ON_822)" title="RNLB Jesse Lumb (ON 822)"><i>Jesse Lumb</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_John_H_Amos" title="PS John H Amos"><i>John H Amos</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_and_May" title="Kathleen and May">Kathleen and May</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Kingswear_Castle" title="PS Kingswear Castle"><i>Kingswear Castle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Lady_Daphne" title="SB Lady Daphne"><i>Lady Daphne</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Light_Vessel_16" title="Light Vessel 16">Light Vessel 16</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamar_Barge" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamar Barge"><i>Lynher</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spurn_Lightship" title="Spurn Lightship">Light Vessel 12 Spurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Eva_(steam_drifter)" title="Lydia Eva (steam drifter)"><i>Lydia Eva</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_M33" title="HMS M33"><i>M33</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Maid_of_the_Loch" title="PS Maid of the Loch"><i>Maid of the Loch</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Rose" title="Mary Rose">Mary Rose</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Massey_Shaw" title="Massey Shaw">Massey Shaw</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maud_(wherry)" title="Maud (wherry)"><i>Maud</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayflower_(tugboat)" title="Mayflower (tugboat)"><i>Mayflower</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Medway_Queen" title="PS Medway Queen"><i>Medway Queen</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Mirosa" title="SB Mirosa"><i>Mirosa</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MTB_102" title="MTB 102">MTB 102</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Nomadic_(1911)" title="SS Nomadic (1911)"><i>Nomadic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carr_Lightship" title="North Carr Lightship"><i>North Carr</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peacock_(narrowboat)" title="Peacock (narrowboat)"><i>Peacock</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_of_Castletown" title="Peggy of Castletown"><i>Peggy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_(narrowboat)" title="President (narrowboat)"><i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_President_(1918)" title="HMS President (1918)">HMS <i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Frederick%27s_Barge" title="Prince Frederick's Barge">Prince Frederick's Barge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Ryde" title="PS Ryde"><i>Ryde</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-float_Pyronaut" title="Fire-float Pyronaut"><i>Pyronaut</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TS_Queen_Mary" title="TS Queen Mary"><i>Queen Mary</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Mary%27s_Shallop" title="Queen Mary's Shallop"><i>Queen Mary's Shallop</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Raven_(1871)" title="SS Raven (1871)"><i>Raven</i> (1871)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MY_Raven" title="MY Raven"><i>Raven</i> (1889)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reaper_(sailing_vessel)" title="Reaper (sailing vessel)"><i>Reaper</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Reminder" title="SB Reminder"><i>Reminder</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Result_(schooner)" title="Result (schooner)"><i>Result</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_497_(motor_launch)" title="RML 497 (motor launch)"><i>RML 497</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Robin" title="SS Robin"><i>Robin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steam_Pinnace_199" title="Steam Pinnace 199"><i>Steam Pinnace 199</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Shieldhall" title="SS Shieldhall"><i>Shieldhall</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Sir_Walter_Scott" title="SS Sir Walter Scott"><i>Sir Walter Scott</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundowner_(yacht)" title="Sundowner (yacht)"><i>Sundowner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SY_Tern" title="SY Tern"><i>Tern</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalatta_(Thames_barge)" title="Thalatta (Thames barge)"><i>Thalatta</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Trincomalee" title="HMS Trincomalee">HMS <i>Trincomalee</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Turbinia" title="Turbinia">Turbinia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Unicorn_(1824)" title="HMS Unicorn (1824)">HMS <i>Unicorn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Victory" title="HMS Victory">HMS <i>Victory</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Warrior_(1860)" title="HMS Warrior (1860)">HMS <i>Warrior</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Waverley" title="PS Waverley"><i>Waverley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Wellington_(U65)" title="HMS Wellington (U65)">HQS <i>Wellington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PS_Wingfield_Castle" title="PS Wingfield Castle"><i>Wingfield Castle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SB_Xylonite" title="SB Xylonite"><i>Xylonite</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zetland_(lifeboat)" title="Zetland (lifeboat)"><i>Zetland</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vessels listed on the<br />National Archive<br />of Historic Vessels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em;font-weight:normal; text-align:center;">Overseas Watch List</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Adelaide_(1864)" 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