Name: | COMMANDER CAWLEY |
Type: | Pilot Vessel |
Launched: | 24/07/1899 |
Completed: | 09/1899 |
Builder: | JT Eltringham & Co |
Yard: | Stone Quay, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 213 |
Dimensions: | 218grt, 89nrt, 120.5 x 23.1 x 11.0ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (12.25, 19.5 & 32 x 22.5ins), 52rhp |
Engines by: | GT Grey, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel & Iron |
Reg Number: | 110739 |
History: | |
09/1899 | Humber Pilots Steam Cutter Co Ltd, Hull |
1931 | Air Ministry |
194X | Renamed CAWLEY |
05/07/1946 | The Admiralty |
Broken up | |
Comments: | 1931: Sold to the Air Ministry for £2000 less any expenses incurred |
Known as RAFA (Royal Air Force Auxiliary) CAWLEY | |
1946: Laid up at Milford Haven | |
Subsequently sold for breaking up |
Above photo courtesy of HumberPilots
Above photo courtesy of Frank Parsons. Model on display at Hull Maritime Museum
Above photo as RAFA CAWLEY courtesy of SCG Archives
Above photo as RAFA CAWLEY courtesy of the RAF Museum