| The Decline, Fall & Eventual Fate of the London County Council Paddle Steamer Fleet of 1905 |
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| GRESHAM Builder: J.I. Thorneycroft, Southampton Engine: Scotts Engineering Greenock (Burtt gives builder as Thames Ironworks) 1905 � 1907 London County Council's River Thames service. 1909 Sold to the City Steamboat Company for further use on the Thames. ???? Sold to German operators for service from Memel (East Prussia, now Klaipeda) for cargo and passengers. Renamed HLUBOKA. Probably moved westwards to what is now the north Polish coast during World War I 1926 Moved to Prague and used on the Vltava as a tug During World War II she was appropriated by the German Army and moved to the River Vistula 1944 Understood to have been sunk 1947 Raised for use by the River authorities at Pulawy as "SMIALY" 1955-1958 she was based at Plock, and until 1968 at Tczew Left the Vistula for the north Polish coast at Mielno, where she was hauled onto land and used as a clubhouse Later she was seen close to Mielno at Lazy. KING ALFRED Builder: Thames Iron Works Engine: Thames Iron Works 1905 � 1907 London County Council's River Thames service. 1909 Acquired (11/05/09) by Glaser, Bewer & Co London. 1909 Sold to O. May, Memel-Cranzer DSG Memel, Germany for local service, and renamed MEMEL 1920 Understood to have sailed for the Gebruder Bieber at Memel 1924 Sold to the Hamburg-Blankensee-Este Line, sailed on the Elbe estuary from Hamburg to Cuxhaven and renamed HANSA. Post 1945 - Modernised with the construction of deckhouses etc. Operated on the lower Elbe and survived until 1962 1965 Scrapped. MARLOWE Builder: G. Rennie & Co., Greenwich (subcontracted from J.I. Thorneycroft, Southampton. Engine: Scotts Engineering Greenock 1905 � 1907 London County Council's River Thames service. 1909 Sold to the City Steamboat Company for further use on the Thames, used for the 1910 and 1911 seasons. ???? Sold to the Koln-Mulheimer Shipping Co., Germany for service between Koln and Mulheim on the Rhein. 1925 Understood to have been disposed of when the Koln-Mulheimer was absorbed by the Koln-Dusseldorfer (KD). MORRIS Builder: Thames Iron Works Engine: Thames Iron Works Burtt gives engine builder as Scotts Engineering, Greenock 1905 � 1907 London County Council's River Thames service. 1909 Sold to the City Steamboat Company and used on the Thames for the 1910 season. ???? Sold to Germany for service between Koln and Mulheim OLAF Builder: Napier Miller, Glasgow Engine: Scotts Engineering, Greenock 1905 � 1907 London County Council's River Thames service. 1909 Sold (20/07/09) for service on Lake Lugano, sailing to Genoa before being transported overland. 1910 Entered service under the name SVIZZERA. 1921 Withdrawn 1925 Scrapped at Lugano. PEPYS Builder: G. Rennie & Co., Greenwich (subcontracted from J.I. Thorneycroft, Southampton. Engine: Scotts Engineering Greenock 1905 � 1907 London County Council's River Thames service. 1909 � 1912 Sold to the City Steamboat Company for further use on the Thames. 1913 Sold to the Cie,. Lyonnaise de Navigatiuon et Remorquage at Lyon, France and renamed VILLE DE VALENCE. PURCELL Builder: Thames Iron Works Engine: Thames Iron Works 1905 � 1907 London County Council's River Thames service. 1909 Sold (16/06/09) to the Royal Servian Privilege Steamship Co.(Serbia) for service on the Danube at Belgrade. RALEIGH Builder: J.I. Thorneycroft, Southampton Engine: Scotts Engineering Greenock 1905 � 1907 London County Council's River Thames service. 1909 - Sold to the City Steamboat Company for further use on the Thames for use 1910 -1914 ???? Sold to the Societe de Suc et Raf de Ponts in Belgium |
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