Name: | X 211 |
Type: | Landing Craft |
Launched: | 1916 |
Completed: | 1916 |
Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
Yard: | Walker |
Yard Number: | 203 |
Dimensions: | 121grt, 53nrt, 98.2 x 20.1 x 7.4ft |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 2cyl (13 & 13 x 13.5ins), 119nhp; |
(1939: 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 9cyl ( 237 x 280mm)); | |
(1958: 2 x Oil engines, 4SA, 6cyl (127 x 149mm)) | |
Engines by: | J & CG Bolinders MVA A/B, Stockholm; |
(1939: Skandia Verken A/B, Lysekil); | |
(1958: Ruston & Hornsby, Lincoln) | |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a; (1922: 146244) |
History: | |
1916 | The Admiralty |
20/10/1922 | Island Transport Co, Cowes; renamed ARRETON |
2004 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1921: For disposal at Chatham |
1939: Re-engined with a Skandia oil engine | |
1958: Re-engined with a Ruston & Hornsby oil engine | |
1968: Observed at Shoreham, later in service on River Severn | |
10/1998: Abandoned after being left in a field by a flood on the Severn | |
2004: Broken up, continuing at least until 2008 |
Above photo, showing X 209, X 210, X 211 & X 212 on the berth, is copyright of Dave Mallard
Above photo as ARRETON is copyright of John D Smale
Above photo as ARRETON taken in 2008, is copyright of Philip Simons
Above photo as ARRETON taken in 2008, is copyright of Philip Simons