TYNE BUILT SHIPS
  A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

Home

Shipbuilders

Ships

River Views

About

Copyright


Select

Ship Name

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ



Name: MAVIS
Type: Yacht
Launched: 29/04/1903
Completed: 07/1903
Builder: JP Rennoldson & Sons Ltd
Yard: South Shields
Yard Number: 224
Dimensions: 218grt, 80nrt, 130.5 x 21.1 x 11.9ft; (194x: 250grt, 129.6 x 20.1 x 13.0ft)
Engines: T3cyl (10.5, 17.5 & 28 x 21ins), 60nhp; (1952: Oil engine, 8cyl (220 x 330mm)
Engines by: JP Rennoldson & Sons Ltd, South Shields; (1952: Klockner Humboldt Deutz AG, Cologne)
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 99479
History:
11/07/1903 Frank C Capel, Royal Thames Yacht Club, London; registered at South Shields
by 1910 William Garfit, London
1922 Sir William T Dupree, Southsea; registered at Portsmouth
1928 Frank L de S La Terriere, Perthshire
1930 Ronald G Sillars, Dumbarton
1932 Percival RL Hurditch, London
1933 Margaret G Hurditch, Cannes
1934 France A Fitz-George, Paris
1936 Albert Batchelor, Broadstairs
1937 Durand Bros Ltd, London
1938 Antonio Puccini, Italy; renamed CIO-CIO-SAN IV
194x Unknown owner; renamed RITA
1955 Dante Barletti, Genoa; renamed FRANCAMARI
29/11/1957 Sank
Comments: 09/07/1917: Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a ferry & tug
26/05/1919: Returned to owners
1944: Sunk by German Army at Viareggio, Italy
194x: Subsequently salvaged & converted into a cargo ship
29/11/1957: Sank 50 miles north of Jeddah
On a voyage from Massowah to Jeddah


Above photo as MAVIS is copyright of Kirk & Sons

Above painting as CIO-CIO-SAN IV is by Simone

Above photo as FRANCAMARI is courtesy of Capt Paolo Piccardo

Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 04/05/1903