Name: | X 209 |
Type: | Landing Craft |
Launched: | 1916 |
Completed: | 1916 |
Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
Yard: | Walker |
Yard Number: | 201 |
Dimensions: | 121grt, 72nrt, 97.5 x 20.4 x 7.3ft |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SC, 2cyl (13 x 13.5ins), 40bhp; |
(1957: 2 x Oil engines, 2SA, 5cyl (7 x 9ins) | |
Engines by: | J & CG Bolinders MVA A/B, Stockholm; |
(1957: Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester) | |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | |
History: | |
1916 | The Admiralty |
after 1945 | Renamed DODDLES |
by 1951 | WR Cunis Ltd, London |
by 1963 | AJ Brush, Maldon |
No further history known | |
Comments: | 31/05/1940: Landed 67 troops from Dunkirk at Ramsgate |
1957: Re-engined with refurbished engines made in 1936 | |
No record beyond Lloyd’s Register 1990 |
Above photo, showing X 209, X 210, X 211 & X 212 on the berth, is copyright of Dave Mallard