Objects: To acquire 6 acres of freehold land at Thornaby-on-Tees, to carry out an Admiralty contracts and to carry on the business of
design and builders of and dealers in ships, vessels, tugs, lighters, barges, pontoons and floating docks, manufacturers of beams,
block, slabs and articles of reinforced concrete &c.
The yard was laid down around 1922.
Signatories: J.J.Blackett F.V.Nettleton

CRETEJETTY (barge) (Off.no.: 144462) (Yard.no: 1)
Lch: 1920.03. Compl: 1920.05. (Build at Stockton)
745 grt, 711 nrt.
Dim: 54,86 x 9,58 x 5,79 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 120
1920.05. Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEJETTY
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, london, U.K.
1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1929: Sold to Spain

CRETEJOIST (barge) (Off.no.: 144679) (Yard no: 2)
Lch: 1920.09., Compl.: 1920. (Build at Thornaby)
744 grt, 711 nrt.
Dim: 54,86 m x 9,60 x 5,21 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 121
1920: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEJOIST.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.).
1924: Christiania Portland Cement Co., Oslo, Norway.
1941: Bergen Kullkompani, Bergen, Norway.
1942: Wrecked at Fevag, near Trondheim, she was on voyage Trondheim - Aalesund. (German authorities tried to destroy it without
success. Later the Trondheim harbour authorities also tried to remove it)
Still in situ 2000 Here is some picture of her http://www.vrakdykking.com/lekter_crete_joist.htm

Cancelled orders:    PD 122 - 129       

Thanks to David Asprey for updating help on this page.

Last update: 2003.04.05.