Hill, Richards & Co. Ltd.,
Hamworthy, Poole, U.K.

Hill, Richards & Co. Ltd. established, under contract to the Marine & General Concrete Construction Syndicate Ltd, the Lake Shipyard at Hamworthy, Poole Harbour.
The largest of those created for the WW1 Concrete Programme, The yard covered 250 acres and incoporated 20 slipways.

CRETABODE (barge) (Off.no.: 142701)
Lch.: 1918, Compl.: 1918.
662 grt, 620 nrt
Dim: 57,91 x 10,24 x 4,70 m.
Owners:
 1917: Ordered as PD 26.
1918: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETABODE.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1923: Albert Batchelor, Broadstairs, U.K.
1935: George Batchelor, Rochester, U.K.
1936: George J. Mills, Higham, U.K.
1942: Sold to U.K. Government
 		  
CRETACRE (barge) (Off.no: 142652)
Lch.: 1918, Compl.: 1918.08.
664 grt., 620 nrt
Dim: 57,96 x 10,29 x 3,99 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD ? [*]
1918. Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEACRE
1920. Samuel Dowding , Southamton, U.K.
1930. William O. Cooper, Southampton, U.K.
1933: West Mersea Lighterage & Towing Co. Ltd., West Mersea, U.K.
1935: Company renamed West Mersea Docks & Engineering Co. Ltd., West Mersea.
1936: Clarke & Carter, West Mersea, U.K.
1938: New Medway Steam Packet Co. Ltd., Rochester, U.K.
1941: Sold to U.K. Government.
1948: Reported demolished.

 

  
CRETEALP (barge). (Off.no.: 142735)
Compl.: 1918
662 grt, 617 nrt (later 630 nrt.)
Dim: 57,96 x 10,29x 3,99 m.
Owners:
 1917: Ordered as PD ?
1918: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEALP
1919: Arthur Hill & Robert MacGregor, Southampton, U.K.
1919. Aldenham Transport Co. Ltd., (mgr: Alfred Connel), Liverpool, U.K.
1924: Converted to depot ship and registry cancelled

 

  
CRETEARCH (barge) (Off.no.: 143038).
 Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919
688 grt, 678 nrt.
Dim: 52,43 m. x 10,05 x 5,12 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 42.
1919: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEARCH.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
 1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.).
1923.04.: Dismantled and sunk at sea.

 

  
CRETERILL (barge)  (Off.no.: 143054)
 Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919.
673 grt., 625 nrt.
Dim: 57,94 x 10,21 x 3,99 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 29
1919: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETERILL.
 1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.).
1922: Sold to Norway.
1927: Empreza Brazileira de Navegacao. Progresso, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as URUCÚ.
(?)

 

  
CRETEOL (Oil barge) (Off.no.: 147008) Yard.no: 4.
 Lch.: 1919.01.16. Compl.: 1919.
627 grt, 614 nrt.
Dim: 57,91 x 10,16 x 4,06 m.
Owners:
 1917: Ordered as PD ? [**]
1919: Completed for the Admiralty, London, U.K. as CRETEOL (C 601)
1920: Dessen Roll & Co.
1924: Hemsley Bell Ltd., Southampton, U.K.
1938: Sold to France.

 

  
CRETOLEUM (Oil barge) (Off.no.: 147009)
 Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919
625 grt, 612 nrt.
Dim: 57,91 x 10,16 x 4,06 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD ? [**]
1919: Completed for the Admiralty, London, U.K. as CRETOLEUM (C 602)
1920: Dessen Roll & Co.
1924: Hemsley Bell Ltd., Southampton, U.K.
1933: Sold to France.

 

  
CRETEANGLE (barge) (Off.no.: 143351)
 Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919
679 grt, 629 nrt.
Dim.: 57,91 x 10,24 x 3,96 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 30.
1919: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEANGLE.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.), London, U.K.
1922: Grounded at Shoreham and broke back - demolished by owner.

 

  
CRETEARMOUR (barge) (Off.no.: 143314)
 Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919.
667 grt, 619 nrt.
Dim.: 58,00 x 10,24 x 4,02 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 28.
1919: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEARMOUR.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.), London, U.K.
1922: Sold to Norway.
1926: Empreza Brazileira de Navegacao Progresso, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renamed PONTA D'AREIA.
(?)

 

  

* CRETEOL and CRETEOLEUM were probably ordered as PD 25 and PD 27, though not necessarily in that order.

** Originally numbered from PD 31 - 41 or 43 - 44, remainder cancelled.

Cancelled: PD (see ** above)
                               6 x CT (in CT 7 - 24 range)

Thanks to David Asprey for updating help with this page.

Last update: 2001.03.27.