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Photographer:
DEREK SANDS [ View profile ]
Captured:
Jun 20, 2011
Title:
Allen
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Wrecks & Relics
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Jun 30, 2011
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Seen on 20th June 2011
In Wootton Creek, Isle of Wight.

Obviously now a houseboat her lifebelt nailed to a nearby tree says "Tugboat Allen"

Thanks to David for information below

"38grt 0nrt 62.9 x 15.0 x 6.2ft
blt 1932 W Allen & Sons, Wareham (wood)
2 x M 184bhp Kromhout

1932 Pike Bros Ltd, Wareham [ball clay company] as tug ALLEN [unregistered]
2/6/1941-27/7/1945 requisitioned by Admiralty for port service
1950 Williams Shipping Co (Fawley) Ltd, Southampton as WILANNE (reg Southampton, ON 183590)
19xx reengined 2 x M Lister
1976 Trevor Rogers, Exeter as floating chandlery at Exeter Maritime Museum as "The Ship Shape Shop"
199x sold for restoration as ALLEN
199x taken to Wootton Creek IOW"

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Thanks for that Information David.

Sad end but well covered by the article in you link.

best regards
Derek

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person
Sadly, in 2014 her hull was found to be rotten and prone to leaking, so she was broken up in Wootton Creek.
http://wcfa.co.uk/tugboatallen.html

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person
Hi David,

Thanks very much for the information

best regards
Derek

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Here's a skeleton history:

38grt 0nrt 62.9 x 15.0 x 6.2ft
blt 1932 W Allen & Sons, Wareham (wood)
2 x M 184bhp Kromhout

1932 Pike Bros Ltd, Wareham [ball clay company] as tug ALLEN [unregistered]
2/6/1941-27/7/1945 requisitioned by Admiralty for port service
1950 Williams Shipping Co (Fawley) Ltd, Southampton as WILANNE (reg Southampton, ON 183590)
19xx reengined 2 x M Lister
1976 Trevor Rogers, Exeter as floating chandlery at Exeter Maritime Museum as "The Ship Shape Shop"
199x sold for restoration as ALLEN
199x taken to Wootton Creek IOW

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