J.& R. Thompson Ltd.,
Warrenpoint, U.K.

 

CRETEFARM (barge) (Off.no.: 143180) Yard.no: 1.
Lch.: 1918.12.18., Compl.: 1919.06.
712 grt, 660 nrt.
Dim. 54,86 x 9,58 x 5,79, Draft: 4,64 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 70
1919.06.: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEFARM
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
1931: Deleted from LR. (See picture [1]  [2]  [3] )

CRETEFORGE (barge) (Off.no.: 143194) Yard.no: 2.
Lch.: 1919.03.05., Compl.: 1919.06.
712 grt, 660 nrt.
Dim: 54,86 x 9,58 x 5,79, Draft: 4,64 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 71
1919.06.: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K.
as CRETEFORGE.
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.
1931. Deleted from LR.  (See picture [1]  [2]  [3] )

CRETEFIELD (barge) Yard.no: 3. (Off.no.: 143359)
Lch.: 1919.04.30., Compl.: 1919.07.
712 grt, 660 nrt
Dim: 54,86 x 9,75 x 5,79, Draft: 4,64 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 72
1919.07.: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEFIELD

1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1922: Converted to a hulk in Carlingford Lough, Northern Ireland.
[Still in existence 1998]

CRETEFOREST (barge) Yard.no: 4. (Off.no.: 143396)
Lch.: 1919.06.28., Compl.: 1919.09.
712 grt, 660 nrt
Dim: 54,86 x 9,75 x 5,79, Draft: 4,64 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 73
1919.09.: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEFOREST.
1921: transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1924: Hughes Bolckow & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, to assist with demolition of battle-cruiser LION at Jarrow.
1925. Dismantled at Blyth, U.K., remains scuttled off Blyth..

Cancelled:    PD 74 - 79
                       3 x CT (unofficial order)

Thanks to David Asprey, U.K. and A. Rodrigues for updating help with this page

Last update: 2001.03.27.