Berwick Built Ships - 1950 - 1960

 

William Weatherhead and Sons of Cockenzie

YARD
NO.

NAME

VESSEL TYPE

LAUNCHEDSAILED

NOTES

 

NAUGHTON

Motor Barge (80 ton)

16/5/51

Launched 16.5.51.

 

GOLD

Motor Barge (80 ton)

15/12/51

Launched 15.12.51

 

FELICIDADE

Tug

14/8/52

Left Berwick by trailer in August 1952 for shipping to Wilson and Co., Recife.

 616

MAAMAL

Tug

20/9/51

Built for Aden Port Trust.M Blackstone engine. 43 GRT.

 636

SILVER

Motor Barge (80 ton)

_/1/53

Jan 1953

 

 

Banana Barge (88’ – 100 ton capacity)

 

Jam 1953

 

 

Hopper Barge

 

Dock & Inland Waterways

 

 

Hopper Barge

 

Dock & Inland Waterways

 

 

Barge (46 ton 90’ long)

1953

Lagos, Calabar Coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairmile Shipyard (Berwick) Ltd

YARD
NO.

NAME

VESSEL TYPE

LAUNCHEDSAILED

NOTES

?

TERN-ABLE

Ramped Landing Craft

1953

 

157

 

Hopper Barge

24/11/53

 

244

 

Bunkering Barge (129’)

 

 

255

 

Barge

18/02/54

Both barges were built for Borneo to be towed by Motor Barge ‘Taffy’.

256

 

Barge

09/03/54

278

 

Game & Fisheries launch

26/11/54

For Uganda.

279

 

Game & Fisheries launch

03/04/55

For Uganda.

305

TAFFY

Motor Barge (89’)

24/5/54

For Borneo.

306

BINNEY

Motor Barge (89’)

20/6/54

For Borneo.

307

 

Hopper Barges

16/07/54

 

308

 

Hopper Barges

26/09/54

For Ceylon.

309

ST PETER

Game & Fisheries launch

11/54

For Uganda.

310

ST CLAIR

Game & Fisheries launch

31/3/55

For Uganda.

311

 

Administration Launch

28/07/55

For Sudan.

312

DASTOUR

Administration Launch

03/04/55

For Sudan

318

 

Punt

26/09/54

 

319

 

Punt

26/09/54

 

323

 

45` passenger launch

03/08/55

Built for Nyassaland

324

 

Pontoon Ferry

24/02/55

Built for Togoland

336

 

Lifting craft

30/09/55

 

337

 

Barge (50 ton)

30/09/55

 

339

 

36` 6” Sudan Launch

24/01/56

 

361 – 365

 

Pontoon with landing ramps (5)

30/11/55

West Africa

366

 

Barge (86`)

8/11/55

Thames

367

CORAL ISLE

73` Steel Trawler

25/04/56

 

370

 

Tug (48`6”)

12/07/56

New Guinea for Booker McConnell,

371

 

Launch (44`3”)

26/10/56

For Nyasaland Game Reserve

377?

 

Cargo Examination Launch (40’)

11/09/56

Nigerian Produce Company

379

 

Cargo Examination Launch (40’)

14/09/56

Nigerian Produce Company

397?

EDMUND RHOADES

Hydrographic Survey Launch (44`3”)

04/12/56

Lake Nyasa - Twin screw.

390

EL TIGEEL

Sudan Tug (69`)

16/09/57

For Sudan

391

EL KABIR

Sudan Tug (69`)

02/12/57

For Sudan

397

 

70` Admiralty 100tons lighter

30/08/57

 

398

 

70` Admiralty 100tons lighter

30/08/57

 

399

 

70` Admiralty 100tons lighter

06/10/57

 

400

 

70` Admiralty 100tons lighter

06/10/57

 

405

 

40` Admiralty salvage barges

15/02/57

 

406

 

40` Admiralty salvage barges

05/04/57

 

407

 

40` Admiralty salvage barges

09/04/57

 

429

 

Hopper Barge

14/11/57

 

430

 

Hopper Barge

14/11/57

 

446

 

Hopper barge

14/11/57

 

449

JANET HELEN

M.F.V.

23/01/58

Booth & Croft Ltd., Milford Haven

459

 

Lake Victoria launch

12/04/58

 

469 – 470

 

Barges (2) (100 tons)

 

 

477

TARWAY

Fuel barge

24/04/58

 

481

 

Tug (65’ twin screw)

06/05/58

 For Trinidad.

484

SUMMER ISLE

Trawler (73’)

 

Granton Fisheries, Leith

485

MARY CROAN

Trawler (73’)

22/07/58

Granton, Joe Croan

486

MONICA  CROAN

Trawler (73’)

21/8/58

 

487

STAR BANK

Trawler (73’)

1959

 

488

SILVER VIKING

Trawler (73’)

2/59

 

489

FAIR ISLE

Trawler (73’)

22/04/59

Granton, W. Liston

495

SOLDADO PETREL

Tug (twin screw)

04/05/59

Built for Trinidad Texaco

509

CRAIGMILLAR

Trawler (73’)

14/06/59

Aberdeen – Geo. Robb

510

CRAIGIEVER

Trawler (73’)

-  /07/59

Aberdeen – Geo. Robb

514

CRAIGIELEA

Trawler (73’)

17/09/59

Aberdeen – Geo. Robb

515

CRAIGELLEN

Trawler (73’)

04/11/59

Aberdeen – Geo. Robb

516

CRAIGHALL

Trawler (73’)

16/12/59

Aberdeen – Geo. Robb

517

FORARDS

Trawler (73’)

21/01/60

 

518

BERVIE BRAES

Trawler (73’)

29/03/60

 

528

KAREN

Trawler (73’)

05/05/60

Aberdeen – J. Walker

535

CRANNOCH

Trawler (73’)

27/06/60

Aberdeen – George Watt

542

CLEMINTINA

Trawler (73’)

22/08/60

 

543

SCHIEHALLION

Trawler (73’)

05/10/60

Aberdeen – Geo. Robb

546

BON ACCORD

Trawler (73’)

01/12/60

Aberdeen – Bon Accord Co.

549

CONFEDERATE

Trawler (73’)

21/02/60

 

 

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