CRETEMAST (s.tug) (Off.no.: 143794) Yard.no: ?
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1920.01.
267 grt, 6 nrt.
Dim: 38,10 x 8,46 x 4,52 m.
Engine: T.3-cyl., 120 nhp, 725 ihp, Davey, Paxman & Co. Ltd., Colchester, 1 screw.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as CT 31
1920.01.: Completed for  The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEMAST.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (Mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.).
1930: Sold to Holland for demolition.

CRETEBOOM (s.tug) (Off.no.: 144653) Yard.no: ?.
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919.11.
267 grt, 4 nrt.
Dim: 38,10 x 8,46 x 4,55 m.
Engine: T.3-cyl., 120 nhp, 725 ihp, Newton, Bean & Mitchell, Bradford, U.K. (also reported Harland Engineering Co. Ltd., Manchester, U.K).  1 screw
Owners:
1917: Ordered as CT 33.
1919.11.: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEBOOM
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (Mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1935: Samuel Levy, South Shields, U.K.
1935: South Stockton Shipbuilders Co. Ltd., Stockton, U.K. for demolition.
1938: Reported sunk as breakwater.
[1940: Reported sunk in air raid in Sunderland - probably CRETESTEM (CT 26 (qv)]
19--: Taken to River Moy, near Ballina, Ireland still in location 1998.
There is a photo of her here: http://www.westsussexpast.org/pictures/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=4&dsqSearch=((text)='Shipyard')

CRETEGAFF: (s.tug) (Off.no.: 144632) Yard.no: ?.
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1920.07.
267 grt, 0 nrt.
Dim: 38,10 x 8,46 x 4,52 m.
Engine: T.3-cyl.,750 ihp, James Milne & Son Ltd., Edinborough, U.K., 1 screw.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as CT 34
1920.07: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEGAFF.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (Mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1932: Stephen Portus, Liverpool, U.K.
1936: Converted to a grainbarge by F. Oldham & Sons, River Mersey.
19..: Used as a storage hulk at Drogheda as LADY BOYNE
c.1986: Taken to Carlingford Lough and converted to clubhouse for marina.
[1998: still in existence]
[2000: now forms part of marina seawall]

CRETEBLOCK: (s.tug) (Off.no.: 144666) Yard.no: ?.
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1920.06.
267 grt, 0 nrt
Dim: 38,10 x 8,46 x 4,52 m.
Engine: T.3-cyl., 750 ihp, Newton, Bean & Mitchell, Bradford, U.K. (also reported Harland Engineering Co. Ltd., Manchester, U.K. 1 screw.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as CT 35
1920: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEBLOCK.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (Mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1934: Dismantled.

CRETEYARD (s.tug) (Off.no.: 143956) Yard no.: ?
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1920.03.
267 grt, 6 nrt
Dim: 38,10 x 8,38 x 4,50 m.
Engine: T.3-cyl., 750 ihp, Davey, Paxman & Co. Ltd., Colchester. 1 screw.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as CT 32
1920: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEYARD.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1924: Dismantled.

CRETEWHEEL (s.tug) (Off.no.: 145008) Yard no.: ?
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1920
267 grt, 6 nrt.
Dim: 38,10 x 8,38 x 4,50 m.
Engine: T3-cyl., 750 ihp, Grant, Ritchie & Co, Kilmarnock, U.K. 1 screw.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as CT 36.
1920: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETEWHEEL.
1920.10.14.: Stranded at Newbiggin-by-Sea, U.K. She was bound for Amble, U.K.

CRETESTILE (barge) (Off.no.: 143215) Yard.no: ?
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919
659 grt., 599 nrt
Dim: 51,82 x 10,06 x 5,49, Draft: 4,42 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 130.
1919: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETESTILE.
1919.12.15. Ashore and wrecked near Gorlestone, Norfolk on voyage from Tyne with coal.

CRETESHADE (barge) Yard.no.: ?.  (Off.no.: 143228)
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919.05.
660 grt., 600 nrt
Dim: 51,82 x 10,06 x 5,49, Draft: 4,42 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 131.
1919.05.: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETESHADE.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922: Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1927: Sold to Netherland (a hulk) [Also reported sold to Greece]

CRETESTREAM (barge) Yard.no: ?. (Off.no.: 143230)
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919.06.
659 grt., 599 nrt
Dim: 51,82 x 10,06 x 5,49, Draft: 4,42 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 132.
1919.06.: Completed for  The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETESTREAM.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1927. Sold to Netherland (a hulk) [Also reported sold to Greece.]

CRETESTREET (barge) Yard.no: ?. (Off.no.: 143955)
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919.
658 grt., 598 nrt
Dim: 51,82 x 10,06 x 5,49, Draft: 4,42 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 133.
1919: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETESTREET.
1920.02.10. Sank in King George Dock at Hull. Later raised by the dock's owner, the London & North Eastern Railway Comp., permission was granted by the Humber Conservancy Board to sink her in a dredged hole at the end of the training wall, her final resting place, in late 1925.
1949.10. Harker's Fuel-laden tank barge LINGDALE H. ran into her in poor visibility, resulting in legal action between Harker and the H.C.B. and dock owners. Conical day marks and red night marks were put on CRETESTREET 1954, the lights being moved to the adjacent riverwall once it had been extended.
1999. Filled over to be a part in a wall of land reclamation scheme..

6 pictures from CRETESTREET's last restingplace, to form a pier at Humber.
Thanks to George Robinson, U.K. which send the photos and the last part of her history.

CRETESHORE (barge) Yard.no: ?. (Off.no.: 143787)
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1919.10.
658 grt., 598 nrt
Dim: 51,82 x 10,06 x 5,49, Draft: 4,42 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 134.
1919.10.: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETESHORE.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., ondon, U.K.. (Mgr. Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1923. Conv. to a Cable barge
1928. A hulk, no further trace

CRETESURF (barge) Yard.no: ?. (Off.no.: 144345)
Lch.: 1919, Compl.: 1920.01.
658 grt, 598 nrt.
Dim: 51,82 x 10,06 x 5,49, Draft: 4,42 m.
Owners:
1917: Ordered as PD 135.
1920.01.: Completed for The Shipping Controller, London, U.K. as CRETESURF.
1921: Transferred to the Board of Trade, London, U.K.
1922. Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., London, U.K. (mgr: Stelp & Leighton Ltd.)
1924. T.H.Skogland & Son A/S, Haugesund, Norway. renamed SKOGLAND IV.
1925. Conv. to sailing ship
1930. Deleted from register

Cancelled    CT 37 - 39.

Thanks to George Robinson and David Asprey for updating help with this page.

Last update: 2003.03.25.