National Historic Fleet Explained

The National Historic Fleet is a list of historic ships and vessels located in the United Kingdom, under the National Historic Ships register. National Historic Ships UK is an advisory body which advises the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and other public bodies on ship preservation and funding priorities. As part of this remit, National Historic Ships maintains the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV), which as of September 2014 listed over 1,000 vessels. The National Historic Fleet is a sub-grouping of this register, the vessels included on this list are distinguished by:

The National Historic Fleet may also include vessels from the National Small Boat Register which are a minimum of 50 years old and which fit the above criteria.

As of September 2014 there are 206 vessels on the register, including museum ships, those still in active or commercial service, and a number currently laid up. Some are being actively restored, others have an uncertain future.

Name ImageBuilderTown/CityYearClassTypeLocationStatusRemarksCertificate No.Link
ADCAldous & SonsBrightlingsea1895Fishing smackSt OsythIn private ownership1451
AdvanceRichard DunstonThorne1942Victualling Inshore Craft PlymouthUndergoing restoration79
AlaskaJ. S. & W. J. Horsham & Co.Bourne End, Buckinghamshire1883River launch Marlow, BuckinghamshireOperational, available for hire7http://www.thames-steamers.co.uk
AlbionWilliam BrightonLake Lothing, Suffolk1898Trading wherryLudhamPreserved, operationalUsed for sail training99http://www.wherryalbion.com
Alfred CorryBeeching BrothersGreat Yarmouth1893LifeboatSouthwoldMuseum exhibit101https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165541/http://freespace.virgin.net/david.cragie/alfredcorry.html
Amy HowsonJoseph Scarr & SonsBeverley, East Riding of Yorkshire1914Humber sloopSouth FerribyOperational, available for hire103
B.A.S.PJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1924Watson classLifeboatChatham DockyardMuseum exhibit1687http://rnli.org/aboutus/historyandheritage/museums/Pages/The-RNLI-Historic-Lifeboat-Collection.aspx
BalmoralJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyWoolston, Southampton1949FerryBristolPreserved, operational128http://www.mvbalmoral.org.uk
BarcadaleHerd & MackenzieBuckie1938Fishing drifterRiver ClydePrivately owned, undergoing restoration1443
BasutoW. Jacks & CoPort Dundas1902Clyde pufferEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port11http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
BerthaG Lunnel & CoBristol1844DredgerBristolNot on public displayDesigned by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Worked in Bridgwater docks17https://web.archive.org/web/20110604060413/http://www.worldofboats.org/boats/view/bertha/21/bertha
BranksomeGeorge BrockbankWindermere1896Steam LaunchMuseum Exhibit2https://windermerejetty.org/items/branksome/
BritanniaJohn Brown LtdClydebank1952Royal Yacht/Hospital ShipLeith, EdinburghFloating museum1919http://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk/
Bruce'sJames N Miller & Son LtdSt Monans1926FifieFishing drifterQueensferryOperational, private1378
CabbyLondon & Rochester Trading CompanyRochester, Kent1928Thames sailing bargeMaylandseaOperational, PreservedOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"134http://www.thamesbarge.org.uk/barges/barges/cabby.html
CalshotJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyWoolston, Southampton1936TugboatSouthamptonScrappedTug, tender & excursion vessel- Scrapped in 2022 following skyrocketing costs to restore her1http://www.tugtendercalshot.co.uk/ https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/1/calshot
CambriaWilliam EverardGreenhithe1906Thames sailing bargeFavershamOperational, private245http://www.cambriatrust.org.uk
CarolaScott & CoBowling, West Dunbartonshire1898Steam yachtIrvineMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Maritime Museum9http://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org
CentaurJohn & Herbert CannHarwich1895Thames sailing bargeMaldon, EssexOperational, private193http://www.bargetrust.org
CerviaAlexander Hall & Company LimitedAberdeen1945TugboatRamsgateMuseum exhibitPart of the Ramsgate Maritime Museum5http://www.thesteammuseum.org
ChallengeAlexander Hall & CompanyAberdeen1931TugboatRiver MedwayOperational, Available for hireLast steam tug to serve on the River Thames13http://www.stchallenge.org/
CMB 4John I. Thornycroft & CompanyHampton1916Coastal Motor BoatBoathouse 4,Portsmouth Historic DockyardMuseum, exhibit400https://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/site-attractions/attractions/boathouse-4
ComradeWarrens ShipyardNew Holland1923Humber keelSouth FerribyOperational, available for hire435http://www.humberships.org.uk/html/humber_keel_comrade.html
ConcordH. King & SonsPinmill1937Sailing yachtFoweyOperational, available for charter1410http://www.jamesboyd.co.uk
Concrete canal bargeA. H. GuestStourbridge1918Concrete canal bargeGloucesterMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester402http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
ConsutaSam SaundersGoring-on-Thames1898Umpire's launchRiver ThamesPrivately owned, operationalUsed the consuta method of construction87http://www.consuta.org.uk
CoroniaFellows & CoGreat Yarmouth1935Excursion vesselScarboroughPrivately owned, operational179http://scarboroughpleasuresteamers.co.uk
CorrieRobertsonsDunoon1908Clyde 30 Racing YachtYachtGosportOperational, Private1383
Cutty SarkScott & LintonDumbarton1869ClipperLondon - GreenwichRestored and open to the public following fire and renovationThe world's last tea clipper438https://web.archive.org/web/20090502052508/http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/
Daniel AdamsonTranmere Bay Development Co.Birkenhead1903Passenger tugLiverpoolOwned by charitable trust, operationalFormerly named Ralph Brocklebank. Renamed after Daniel Adamson15http://www.danieladamson.co.uk
DiscoveryDundee Shipbuilders' CompanyDundee1901Polar Research ShipDundeeFloating museum39http://www.rrsdiscovery.com/index.php?pageID=129
Dolly1850Steam launchMuseum exhibit19http://www.steamboats.org.uk
DorisJohn & Herbert CannHarwich1909Thames bawleyGillingham, KentPrivate, operational791
DuessaJames A Silver LtdRosneath1935Motor launchWalton-on-the-NazePrivate, operational1381
Edmund GardnerPhilip and SonDartmouth, Devon1953Pilot CutterLiverpool - Merseyside Maritime MuseumMuseum, dry berth444http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/collections/edmundgardner/
Elswick II1913Dumb lighterSouth ShieldsLaid up445http://www.twmuseums.org.uk
EsperanceT.B. Seath & Co.Rutherglen1869Saloon launchMuseum exhibit446http://www.steamboats.org.uk
EstherJames Collinson Grimsby1888Grimsby smackGrimsbyMuseum exhibit, undergoing restorationPart of the National Fishing Heritage Centre170http://www.erflyn.com
EvaChiswick1874Saloon launchHenley-on-ThamesMuseum exhibitPart of the River and Rowing Museum25http://www.erflyn.com
ExcellentJ & G ForbesSandhaven1931DrifterFishing boatPenzance, CornwallIn commercial useOldest wooden fishing boat in commercial use154
ExcelsiorJohn Chambers & CoLowestoft1921Lowestoft Sailing SmackTrawlerLowestoftTraining ship447http://www.excelsiortrust.co.uk/
FCB 18Wates Building Group LimitedBarrow in Furness1944Concrete lighterEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port1390http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
FeasibleJohn Duthie Aberdeen1912Steam fishing drifterPenzancePrivate ownership, undergoing restoration711
FriendshipSephtonsSutton Stop, Coventry1925Narrow boatEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port449http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
GarlandstoneJames GossCalstock1903Tamar KetchMorwellham QuayAbandoned136http://www.morwellham-quay.co.uk
GeorgeWigan Coal & Iron CompanyNew Springs, Wigan1910Leeds & Liverpool ShortboatEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port451http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
GiffordWilliam NurserBraunston1926Horse-drawn canal bargeEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port452http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
GladysJohn & Herbert CannHarwich1901Thames sailing bargeRiver ThamesPrivate ownership204
GlalaA. R. Luke & SonsRiver Hamble1915Motor yachtIpswichPrivate ownership204http://www.glala.uk
GlenleeAnderson Rodger and CoPort Glasgow1896BarqueCargo vesselGlasgow - Yorkhill QuayMuseum450https://web.archive.org/web/20090601154147/http://www.glenlee.co.uk/newsite/
Golden VanitySanders & CoGalmpton1908Brixham trawlerBrixhamPrivate ownershipUsed for sail training1673http://www.trinitysailing.co.uk
GovernorHarris BrothersNetherton1941Narrow boatWalsallPrivate ownership457
Grab No. 1Blyth Shipbuilding CompanyBlyth, Northumberland1927Grab dredgerBlyth, NorthumberlandPrivate ownership1391
Great BritainWilliam Patterson ShipbuildersWapping Wharf, Bristol1843Passenger shipBristol HarbourMuseum76http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/Home.aspx
GretaStone BrothersBrightlingsea1891Thames sailing bargeBlyth, NorthumberlandPrivate ownershipOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"206http://www.greta1892.co.uk
GularisStaniland & CompanyThorne1938Motor yachtNewark-on-TrentPrivate ownership1399http://www.gularis.co.uk
H21Royal EngineersRichborough, Kent1918Seaplane lighterYeoviltonMuseum exhibit, undergoing restorationPart of the Fleet Air Arm Museum712http://www.fleetairarm.com
H F BaileyGroves & Gutteridge LtdCowes1935LifeboatCromerMuseum exhibitPart of the RNLI Henry Blogg Museum1446http://www.rnli.org.uk
HarrietSingleton BrothersWyre Dock, Fleetwood1893Fishing smackFleetwoodMuseum exhibit, undergoing conservationPart of Fleetwood Museum638http://www.lancashire.gov.uk
HathorDaniel S. HallReedham, Norfolk1905Pleasure wherryWroxhamPrivate ownership, awaiting restorationOwned by Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust453http://www.wherryyachtcharter.org
HenCochrane & SonsSelby1925Dumb lighterLiverpoolPrivate ownership561
Herbert LeighJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1951Watson classLifeboatBarrow-in-FurnessMuseum exhibitPart of the Dock Museum561http://www.dockmuseum.org.uk
HMS AllianceVickers ArmstrongBarrow-in-Furness1945Amphion classSubmarineGosportMuseum/MemorialPart of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum100http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/
HMS BelfastHarland & WolffBelfast1938Town classLight cruiserLondon - Port of LondonMuseum/MemorialPart of the Imperial War Museum123http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/hms-belfast
HMS CarolineCammell LairdBirkenhead1914C classLight cruiserBelfast - Port of BelfastMuseum shipPart of the National Museum of the Royal Navy430http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/royal-naval-reserve/training-centres/hms-caroline-(belfast)/
HMS CavalierJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1943C classDestroyerChatham Historic DockyardMuseum ship431http://www.chdt.org.uk
HMS GannetSheerness DockyardSheerness1878SloopChatham Historic DockyardMuseum505http://www.chdt.org.uk/
R A Newman & SonsPoole, Dorset1943Harbour Defence Motor LaunchSouthamptonMuseum522http://www.hmsmedusa.org.uk/
HMS PresidentLobnitz & CompanyRenfrew1917Anchusa classSloopThames EmbankmentPrivate ownership494https://web.archive.org/web/20190218141839/http://www.hmspresident.com/
HMS TrincomaleeWadia ShipyardBombay, India1816Leda classFrigateHartlepool's Maritime ExperienceMuseum497https://www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/hartlepool
HMS UnicornChatham DockyardChatham, Kent1824Leda classFrigateDundeeMuseum498http://www.frigateunicorn.org/
HMS VictoryChatham DockyardChatham, Kent1765Ship of the linePortsmouth - Royal Naval Museum, HMNB PortsmouthMuseumOldest commissioned naval ship in the world499http://www.hms-victory.com/
HMS WarriorThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyLeamouth1860IroncladPortsmouthMuseum501http://www.hmswarrior.org/
HMS Holland 1Vickers, Sons & MaximBarrow-in-Furness1901Holland classSubmarineGosport - Royal Navy Submarine MuseumMuseum427http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/
HSL 102British Power Boat CompanyHythe, Hampshire1936100 classHigh Speed Rescue LaunchPortsmouth - Gunwharf QuaysOn display and available for charterLast remaining boat of her class525http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/525/hsl-102
HSL 376Hancock ShipbuildingPembroke Dock1944Naval Harbour Service Launch Chatham Historic DockyardMuseum exhibit41http://www.chdt.org.uk/
HumberBritish Power Boat CompanyHythe, Hampshire1945RASC fast launchOulton BroadStored, undergoing restoration542http://www.bmpt.org.uk
HurlinghamSalter BrothersOxford1915Thames excursion steamer LambethPrivate, operational257http://www.thamescruises.com
IronsidesStanfield and ClarkeGrays1900Thames sailing bargeFavershamPrivate, undergoing restoration470
Isabella FortunaJames WeirArbroath1890FifieWickMuseum, operational705http://www.wickheritage.org
James Stevens No 14Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyBlackwall, London1900Norfolk and Suffolk classLifeboatWalton-on-the-NazeOwned by heritage trust, operational1279http://www.fwheritage.co.uk
JanetJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1892Admiral's bargeWindermerePrivately owned31
Jesse LumbJ Samuel White & CoCowes, Isle of Wight1939Watson classLifeboatImperial War Museum DuxfordMuseum exhibit1759http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford
John Constable1880Stour bargeSudburyMuseum, operationalOwned by the River Stour Trust1759http://www.riverstourtrust.org
John H AmosBow, McLachlan and CompanyPaisley, Scotland1931TugboatChatham, KentLaid up on barge33http://www.medwaymaritimetrust.org.uk/johnhamos/index.html
Kathleen and MayFerguson and BairdConnah's Quay, Flintshire1900SchoonerBideford, DevonOperational, Up For SaleLast remaining wooden hull three masted top sail schooner146http://www.kathleenandmay.co.uk/
KentRichards Ironworks Co. Ltd.Lowestoft1948TugboatChatham, KentOperational1937http://mtkent.org.uk
KerneMontrose Ship Building Company Ltd.Montrose1912TugboatLiverpoolPrivate, operational34http://www.tugkerne.co.uk
Kindly LightArmour BrothersFleetwood1911Pilot CutterGweekUnder restoration472
KingfisherJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1928Inspection launchYardley GobionPrivately owned, operational1380
Kingswear CastlePhilip & SonDartmouth, Devon1924Paddle SteamerDartmouthOperational35https://web.archive.org/web/20090804125526/http://www.pskc.freeserve.co.uk/
KylesJohn Fullarton & Co.Paisley1872Motor coasterIrvineMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Maritime Museum473http://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org
Lady CharlotteJ. Crichton & Co.Saltney1914Saloon launchHenley-on-ThamesOperational, privately owned27
Lady DaphneShort BrothersRochester, Kent1923Thames sailing bargeSt Katharine DocksPrivately owned, up for sale210http://www.lady-daphne.co.uk
Lady of the LakeT.B. Seath & Co.Rutherglen1877Excursion steamerUllswaterOperational in commercial serviceMember of the Ullswater 'Steamers' fleet375http://www.ullswater-steamers.co.uk
LamouettePortsmouth DockyardPortsmouth1937Naval pinnaceRamsgateOperational, privately owned643
Largo LawJames N. Miller & Son LtdSt Monans1924Pilot vesselCharlestownPrivate ownership1620
LCT 7074Hawthorn LeslieHebburn1944Landing Craft TankLanding CraftPortsmouthRefloated from Birkenhead docks and transported to Portsmouth for renovation713
LeaderA. W. GibbGalmpton1892Brixham trawlerBrixhamOwned by charitable trust as a sail training ship604http://www.trinitysailing.co.uk
Light Vessel 12 SpurnGoole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co LtdGoole1927LightshipKingston upon HullMuseum ship671http://www.hullcc.gov.uk
Light Vessel 16 Inner DowsingWilliam PitcherNorthfleet1840LightshipRochester, KentPrivate ownership131http://www.innerdowsing.co.uk
Light Vessel 50 H.Y. TyneFletcher, Son & FearnallLondon1879LightshipBlyth, NorthumberlandPrivate ownershipHeadquarters of the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club141http://www.rnyc.org.uk
Light Vessel 91 HumberPhilip & SonDartmouth, Devon1937LightshipSwanseaFloating museumPart of Swansea Museum137http://www.swansea.gov.uk
Lively HopeWilliam Weatherhead & SonCockenzie1936Ring-NetterFishing boatAnstrutherMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Fisheries Museum1856http://www.scotfishmuseum.org/index.html
Lydia EvaKing's Lynn Slipway CompanyKing's Lynn1930Fishing boat, Herring drifterGreat YarmouthOperational, MuseumThe world's last surviving steam-powered herring drifter.43http://www.lydiaeva.org.uk/
LynherJames GossCalstock1896Tamar bargeCremyllPrivately owned, up for sale1137
M33Workman Clark LtdBelfast1915M29 classMonitorPortsmouth - Portsmouth Historic DockyardMuseum482http://www3.hants.gov.uk/m33
MadcapDavis & Plain Cardiff1875Bristol Channel Pilot CutterCarrickfergusUp for sale91
Maid of the LochA. & J. InglisGlasgow1953Paddle steamerBalloch, Loch LomondUnder restoration477https://web.archive.org/web/20080919052155/http://www.maidoftheloch.com/
MaidieErnest Collins and Sons (Wroxham) Ltd. Wroxham1904Broads yachtWroxhamOperational, privately owned1934
Marbury1900Towed canal icebreakerEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port478http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
MariaHarris BrothersRowhedge1866Fishing smackBrightlingseaPrivate, operating718
Mary JosephWilliam Paynter Kilkeel1877Fishing luggerBelfastLaid upPart of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum479https://web.archive.org/web/20030527011921/http://www.uftm.org.uk/
Mary RosePortsmouth1511CarrackPortsmouthMuseum exhibit, preserved wreckPart of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard1951
MascotteThomas Cox & SonNewport, Wales1904Pilot cutterArisaigPrivately owned, available for charter689http://www.sail-mascotte.co.uk
Massey ShawJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1935FireboatDeptfordOwned by a charitable trust, under restoration417http://www.masseyshaw.org
MaudD. S. HallReedham1899Trading wherryLudhamOperational, privately owned650
MayJohn & Herbert CannHarwich1891Thames sailing bargeIpswichOperational, privately owned214http://www.sailingbargemay.co.uk
MayflowerStothert & MartenBristol1861TugboatBristol harbourFloating museumPart of M Shed45http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/industrial-and-maritime-collections-.en
Medway QueenAilsa Shipbuilding CompanyTroon1924Paddle steamerGillingham, KentOwned by preservation society, under restorationOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"46http://www.medwayqueen.co.uk
MerakW. H. Walker & BrothersRickmansworth1936Narrow boatEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port481http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
MeropeW. H. Walker & BrothersRickmansworth1936Narrow boatEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port1805http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
MGB 81British Power Boat CompanyHythe, Hampshire1942Motor Gun BoatPortsmouthOperationalAcquired by Portsmouth Historic Dockyard524
MirosaJohn HowardMaldon1892Thames sailing bargeFaversham - Iron WharfOperational, preserved215http://www.thamesbarge.org.uk/barges/barges/mirosa.html
MTB 102VospersPortsmouth1937Motor Torpedo BoatLowestoftOwned by a trust486http://www.mtb102.com/
My AliceKidby & SonsBrightlingsea1907SmackBrightlingseaOperational, privately owned1965
NellThomas Orr JuniorGreenock1887YachtDoverOperational, privately owned762
NomadicHarland & WolffBelfast1910Passenger TenderBelfastMuseumBuilt to ferry passengers from Cherbourg to RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. Last surviving ship built for White Star Line.2053http://www.nomadicbelfast.com/
North CarrA. & J. InglisGlasgow1932LightshipDundeeAwaiting RestorationOwned by Dundee City Council613https://web.archive.org/web/20171014161657/http://www.northcarr-lightship.org/
OlgaJ BowdenPorthleven1909Pilot CutterSwanseaFloating museumPart of Swansea Museum615http://www.swansea.gov.uk/
OliveErnest Collins & Sons (Wroxham) LtdWroxham1909Norfolk wherry yachtWroxhamUndergoing restorationOwned by Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust489http://www.wherryyachtcharter.org
Our BoysRichard PearceEast Looe1904Cornish luggerMilford HavenPrivately owned, undergoing restoration117
PanurgicJ. S. Watson (Gainsborough) LtdGainsborough1935Hopper bargeAppledorePrivately owned, up for sale653
Pauline1869Calder & Hebble KeelHouseboatLeighPrivately owned1392
PeacockFellows Morton & ClaytonSaltley Dock, Birmingham1915NarrowboatDudleyFloating museumDisplayed at the Black Country Living Museum1396http://www.bmag.org.uk/
PeggyUnknown1789YachtCastletown, Isle of ManStored, undercover1125http://www.gov.im/mnh/
PerseveranceJames Pollock & Sons LtdFaversham1934Grab dredgerEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port52http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
PilgrimJ. W. & A. UphamBrixham1895Brixham trawlerDartmouthOperational, owned by a preservation trust1816http://www.pilgrimofbrixham.co.uk
PioneerW. PaynterSt Ives, Cornwall1899Longline fishing vesselHaylePrivately owned, Restored1409
PortweyHarland and WolffRiver Clyde1927Service VesselTugboatWest India DocksOperational54http://www.stportwey.co.uk
PresidentFellows Morton & ClaytonSaltley Dock, Birmingham1909NarrowboatDudleyFloating museumDisplayed at the Black Country Living Museum55http://www.nb-president.org.uk/
PrimroseWilliam Evans ClarkRye, East Sussex1887Rye sailing bargeHastingsMuseum exhibitPart of the Shipwreck Heritage Museum618http://www.nautical-heritage.org.uk
Prince Frederick's BargeJohn HallSouth Bank1732State BargeLondon - National Maritime Museum, GreenwichMuseum exhibit617https://web.archive.org/web/20111212075532/http://www.nmm.ac.uk/
ProvidentSaunders & Co.Galmpton1924Brixham trawlerBrixhamOwned by charitable trust as a sail training ship616http://www.trinitysailing.co.uk
PyronautCharles Hill & Sons LtdBristol1934FireboatBristol - Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial MuseumFloating museum619http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/industrial-and-maritime-collections-.en
Queen MaryWilliam Denny and BrothersDumbarton1933Passenger vesselGreenockUndergoing restoration495http://www.tsqueenmary.org.uk/
Queen Mary's Shallop1689ShallopGreenwichMuseum exhibitPart of the National Maritime Museum1860https://web.archive.org/web/20111212075532/http://www.nmm.ac.uk/
Queen of the LakeWatercraft of MoleseyMolesey1949LaunchWindermereOperational, in commercial service368http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk
Ratho PrincessGraham BunnWroxham1924Excursion steamerRathoOperational, in commercial service389
RavenT.B. Seath & Co.Rutherglen1889Excursion steamerUllswaterOperational, in commercial serviceMember of the Ullswater 'Steamers' fleet376http://www.ullswater-steamers.co.uk
RavenT.B. Seath & Co.Rutherglen1871Steam bargeMuseum exhibit57http://www.steamboats.org.uk
ReaperJ & G Forbes LtdSandhaven1901FifieAnstrutherOperational, Museum shipPart of the Scottish Fisheries Museum172http://www.scotfishmuseum.org
Regal LadyFellows & CoGreat Yarmouth1930Excursion vesselScarboroughOperational, in commercial serviceOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"180http://scarboroughpleasuresteamers.co.uk
ReminderF. W. HorlockMistley1929Thames sailing bargeMaldon, EssexOperational, in commercial service1966http://www.top-sail.co.uk
ResearchW. & G. StephenBanff1903ZuluFishing drifterAnstrutherMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Fisheries Museum173http://www.scotfishmuseum.org
ResultRobert Kent & CompanyCarrickfergus1893SchoonerCultraMuseum exhibitPart of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum496https://web.archive.org/web/20030527011921/http://www.uftm.org.uk/
RippleJohn HowardMaldon1878Smack yachtTollesburyOperational, in private ownership770
RML 497Southampton Steam Joinery LtdSouthampton1941Fairmile BMotor launchPortsmouthMuseum shipPart of the National Museum of the Royal Navy307https://www.nmrn.org.uk/
RobinMackenzie, MacAlpine & CoLeamouth1890Coastal SteamerLondon - Royal Victoria DockFloating museum1794http://www.ssrobin.com/
RydeWilliam Denny and BrothersDumbarton1936Paddle steamerNewport, Isle of WightLaid up61
SabrinaFielding & Platt LtdGloucester1870Inspection LaunchSaul Junction, Frampton-on-SevernPrivate: operating62
Sabrina 5Charles Hill & SonsBristol1944BargeGloucesterFloating museumPart of the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester623http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
Sails of DawnMcGruer & CoClynder1969Ocean racing and cruising yachtMalta - Manoel IslandUnder restoration3661
SallieAldous & SonsBrightlingsea1907Oyster smack Maldon, EssexOperational, privately owned831
Seagull IIGill & SonsRochester, Kent1901Thames sailing bargeGillingham, KentPrivately owned, laid up, undergoing restoration832
Severn ProgressCharles Hill & SonsBristol1931TugboatGloucesterFloating museumPart of the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester1448http://www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk
ShamrockNathaniel ShepherdBowness-on-Windermere1906Saloon launch WindermereOperational, owned by a charitable trust65
SharpnessAbdela & MitchellBrinscombe1908Icebreaking tugTrent and Mersey CanalOperational, privately owned246
ShieldhallLobnitz & Co LtdRenfrew1955Sewage Disposal vesselSouthamptonOperational, Private66http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
Sir Walter ScottWilliam Denny and BrothersDumbarton1900Excursion steamerLoch KatrineOperational, in commercial service67http://www.lochkatrine.com
SolaceD. S. HallReedham1903Norfolk pleasure wherryWroxhamOperational, privately owned666
Souvenir D'AntanC. & A. BurgoineHampton Wick1901Saloon launchWindermereOperational, privately owned68
SpartanJ Hay & SonsKirkintilloch1940Victualling Inshore Craft Clyde pufferIrvine, North AyrshireMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Maritime Museum622http://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org
Spider TWarrens ShipyardNew Holland, North Lincolnshire1926Humber Super SloopKeadby LockOperational, privately owned2010http://www.spidert.co.uk
ST 1500British Power Boat CompanyHythe, Hampshire1942 Seaplane tenderDumbartonPrivately owned, undergoing restoration1223
Steam Pinnace 199J. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1911Naval pinnacePortsmouthMuseum exhibitFloating exhibit at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth40https://www.nmrn.org.uk/
Stormy PetrelR & C PerkinsWhitstable1890Oyster SmackGillingham, KentPrivate, operating840
SundownerSheerness DockyardSheerness1912RamsgateMuseum shipPart of the Ramsgate Maritime Museum. One of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"96http://www.thesteammuseum.org
Vickers-ArmstrongsBarrow-in-Furness1938Excursion vesselWindermereOperational, in commercial serviceMember of the Windermere Lake Cruises fleet377http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk
SwanHay & Co. Ltd.Lerwick1900FifieLerwickOperational, owned by charitable trust672http://www.swantrust.com
TahillaJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyHampton1922Cruise boatSouthamptonOperational, privately owned552
TealVickers-ArmstrongsBarrow-in-Furness1936Excursion vesselWindermereOperational, privately ownedMember of the Windermere Lake Cruises fleet379http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk
TelegraphAlexander M. Gostelow Boston, Lincolnshire1906Boston smack MaldonOperational, privately owned1457
TernForrestt & Sons LtdWivenhoe1891Excursion vesselWindermereOperational, privately ownedMember of the Windermere Lake Cruises fleet380http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk
ThalattaW. B. McLearonHarwich1906Thames sailing bargeSt OsythOperational, owned by a charitable trustUsed for sail training230http://www.thalatta.org.uk
ThaliaG. F. WanhillPoole1889CutterSouthamptonOperational, privately owned844
Thames EsperanzaJ. BondMaidenhead1898 Saloon launchRiver ThamesOperational, privately owned94
The KingH. TaggEast Molesey1902Excursion vesselBorstal, RochesterLaid up241
ThomasCochrane & Sons Ltd.Selby1937TugboatPort TalbotPrivately owned679
TID 164William Pickersgill & SonsSouthwick, Sunderland1945TID classTugboatChatham Historic DockyardPrivately owned70
Torbay LassR. Jackman & SonsBrixham1923Brixham trawlerMaldonUndergoing restorationOwned by the Heritage Marine Foundation95http://www.torbaylass.org/
TrimiliaSaunders-RoeCowes, Isle of Wight1925Ramsgate classLifeboatIpswichPrivately owned461http://www.baronjay.co.uk
TurbiniaMarine Steam Turbine CoHeaton1894Newcastle upon Tyne - Discovery MuseumMuseum exhibitOriginal engine at Science Museum138http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/
VIC 32Richard DunstonThorne1943Victualling Inshore CraftCrinan, Argyll and ButeOperational, in commercial service75
VIC 96Richard DunstonThorne1945Victualling Inshore CraftChatham, KentUndergoing restoration, owned by a charitable trust78http://www.vic96.co.uk
VigilanceJ. W. & A. UphamBrixham1926Brixham trawlerBrixhamOperational, privately owned741
VigilantCox & CompanyFalmouth1901Customs cutterFavershamUnder restoration500http://www.medwaymaritimetrust.org.uk/vigilant/index.html
VioletteJ. Pollock & Son, Co. Ltd.Faversham1919Coasting schoonerHooLaid up716
WaterlilyJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyChiswick1866Steam launchFalmouthMuseum exhibitPart of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall81https://web.archive.org/web/20111212075532/http://www.nmm.ac.uk/
WaverleyA & J InglisPointhouse, River Clyde1946Paddle SteamerFirth of ClydeOperational90http://www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk/
WellingtonDevonport DockyardDevonport, Devon1934Grimsby classSloopVictoria EmbankmentPrivate ownershipFormer headquarters of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners502http://www.hcmm.org.uk
White HeatherJ. S. Watson (Gainsborough) Ltd.Gainsborough1932Canal TugWokingOperational, privately owned1657
WilldoraScotland1901Fishing trawlerSunderlandUndergoing restoration, owned by a charitable trustOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"1858http://www.sunderlandmaritimeheritage.org.uk
William GammonGroves & Gutteridge LtdCowes, Isle of Wight1947Watson classLifeboatSwanseaMuseum exhibitPart of Swansea Museum723http://www.swansea.gov.uk
Wingfield CastleWilliam Gray & CompanyHartlepool1934Paddle ferryHartlepoolMuseum ship83http://www.destinationhartlepool.com
XyloniteF. W. HorlockMistley1926Thames sailing bargeMaylandseaOperational, available for charter236http://xylonite.co.uk
ZetlandHenry GreatheadSouth Shields1802LifeboatRedcarMuseumOldest lifeboat in the world627http://www.redcarlifeboat.org.uk/zetland/info.htm

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References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the registers. National Historic Fleet Collection. National Historic Ships. 2009-06-26. 6 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090606060427/http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/pages/about-the-registers.html. live.