Uley

LPB identification number

12

DRM identification number

N/A

AJP identification number

N/A

Source

(LPB)(KT)(MN)(GF)(GRO(JP)(CW))

Name

P.O.R

Description

Dates

Uley

Gloucester 1/18

Steel barge

1905 - 1972

Official number 140473

Code N/A

Builders Robert Cock & Sons, Richmond Dock, Appledore (yard number 122)

Dimensions

Length 84.3 ft

Breadth 19.3 ft

Depth 5.3 ft

Tonnage – (1918) Gross 66.50 ton Net 63.50 ton B.D

Tonnage – (1952) Gross 83.93 ton Net 80.93 ton B.D

Engines None

By N/A

H.P. N/A

Beached date

23^rd October 1972

Beached by

Stanegarth – Capt. Ken Tytherleigh

Dick Rugman (1st Engineer)

John Powell (2nd Engineer)

Bankmen Dick Woodward – Russell Smith

Miscellaneous

23.10.72 Towing Uley Sharpness Dock – graveyard

Seen on the bank in the 1972 aerial photograph

First Owners

G.T. Beard, The Docks, Gloucester

Changes

G.T. Beard (1929) Ltd, The Docks, Gloucester

B & M Cooke (Gloucester) (55)

British Transport Commission (1958)

British Transport Board (1963)

Gloucester Records Office Papers

Name Uley ON 140473 dumb barge of Glos port No 1 - 1918

1) Builders Certificate

Yard No 122 Uley (City crossed out)

O. N 140473

Port No 1 - 1918

Date of Registry

Nationality or flag British

Port of Registry Glos

Type Steel Dumb Barge

Propulsion By oar and towed

Number of decks one

Mast None

Rigged None

Stern Round

Build Steel

Galleys None

Head Round

Framework Steel

Dimension length 83 width 17.5 depth 5

Gross tonnage

Registered tonnage

Builder Robert Cock & Sons Ltd, Appledore

Certify to confirm R Cock built vessel 1905 on behalf of G. T. Beard Esq, The Docks, Gloucester

Signed A H Cock Director of Robert Cock & Sons - Dated 16^th November 1917

2a) Certificate by owner (individual)

George Thomas Beard

Share (640

Signed G. T. Beard

Dated 22^nd March 1918

b) Declaration of ownership on behalf of an owner by individual

Name Uley

O. N 140473

Port No 1 - 1918

Port of registry Glos

Type dumb Barge

Dimension length 83.3 width 19.3 depth 5.3

Gross tonnage 66.50

Registered tonnage 63.50

Master Henry Greening

Share (64)

Signed Thomas Beard, Docks, Gloucester

Dated 23^rd March 1918

c) Declaration of ownership on behalf of an owner by individual

Name Uley

O. N 140473

Port No 1 - 1918

Port of registry Glos

Type dumb Barge

Dimension length 83.3 width 19.3 depth 5.3

Gross tonnage 66.50

Registered tonnage 63.50

Master Henry Greening

Share (64)

Signed Thomas Beard, Docks, Gloucester

Dated 29^th September 1922

d) Declaration of ownership on behalf of an owner by individual

Name Uley

O. N 140473

Port No 1 - 1918

Port of registry Glos

Type dumb Barge

Dimension length 83.3 width 19.3 depth 5.3

Gross tonnage 66.50

Registered tonnage 63.50

Master Henry Greening

Share (64)

Signed William Vernon Eggleton

Position Sec G. T. Beard (1929)

Dated 30^th November 1929

e) Declaration of ownership on behalf of an owner by individual

Name Uley

O. N 140473

Port No 1 - 1918

Port of registry Glos

Type dumb Barge

Dimension length 83.3 width 19.3 depth 5.3

Gross tonnage 66.50

Registered tonnage 63.50

Master Henry Greening

Share (64)

Signed William Vernon Eggleton

Position Sec G. T. Beard (1929)

Dated 16^th January 1930

f) Declaration of Ownership on behalf of a body or corporate

Name Uley

O. N 140473

Port No 1 - 1918

Port of registry Glos

Type dumb Barge

Dimension length 83.3 width 19.3 depth 5.3

Gross tonnage 66.50

Registered tonnage 63.50

Master

Share (64)

Signed J Van Verirooij of B & M Cooke (Gloucester)

Dated 17^th March 1955

g) Declaration of Ownership on behalf of a body or corporate

Name Uley

O. N 140473

Port No 1 - 1918

Port of registry Glos

Type dumb Barge

Dimension length 83.3 width 19.3 depth 5.3

Gross tonnage 66.50

Registered tonnage 63.50

Master

Share (64)

Signed William Leonard Ives of Melbury House, Melbury Terrace NW1,

Owners British Transport Commission

Shares 64

Dated 20^th March 1958

h) Declaration of Ownership on behalf of a body or corporate

Name Uley

O. N 140473

Port No 1 - 1918

Port of registry Glos

Type dumb Barge

Dimension length 83.3 width 19.3 depth 5.3

Gross tonnage 66.50

Registered tonnage 63.50

Master Henry Greening

Share (64)

Signed William Leonard Ives of Melbury House, Melbury Terrace NW1,

Owners British Watwerways Board

Shares 64

Dated 7^th January 1963

3a) Memorandum as to the registration of Managing Owner & Co

Appointed person Arthur Beard Esq

Position manager

Signed G. T. Beard

Dated 22^nd November 1918

b) Memorandum as to the registration of Managing Owner & Co

Appointed person Arthur Beard Esq

Position Director

Signed Arthur Beard

Dated 29^th September 1922

c) Memorandum as to the registration of Managing Owner & Co

Appointed person John Cooke

Position Manager

Signed John Cooke

Dated 2^nd November 1930

d) Memorandum as to the registration of Managing Owner & Co

Appointed person Benjamin Cooke

Position Manager owner

Signed J Van Verirooij of B & M Cooke (Gloucester)

Dated 13^th March 1955

e) Memorandum as to the registration of Managing Owner & Co

Appointed person George Henry Hugh,

Position Divisional Manager British Waterways Board

Signed George Henry Hughs

Dated 28^th March 1958

4a) Certificate of Survey

Name Uley

O.N 140473

When built 1905

Decks decks at each ends only

Mast Nil

Rigged Not rigged

Stern elliptical

Build Clinker

Galleries Nil

Heads Straight steml

Frame Steel Dumb Barge

Bulkheads Two

Water Ballast Nil

Dimension length 84 3 width 19.3 depth 5.3

Gross tonnage 66.50

Registered tonnage 63.50

Signed H Lloyd Jenkins

Dated at Newport Monmouthshire 21^st March 1918

5) Notice of name proposed for a British Ship

Proposed name Uley

Yard No 122 (dumb barge)

Tons approx

Proposed date of registry about 30^th December 1917

Proposed trade Gloucester to Avonmouth, Bristol & Portishead

Signed George Thomas Beard, Docks, Gloucester

Dated 20^th November 1917

6a) Surveyors report on crew space Uley

Gross Tonnage 63 - 50/100

Decision Nil recorded

Signed H Lloyd Jenkins

Dated at Newport 21 March 1918

7) Ships Carving and Marking notice

Gross ton 63.50

Name and Official No on main beam and each bows - Stern, Name and Port of registry

Signed J W Frenchs, Director of Robert Cock & Sons

Dated 21^st March 1918

8a) Marking of a Ship

Tonnage 63 – 50/100 cut into main beam

Signed H Lloyd Jenkins

Dated no date

9a) General Letters

Declaration by representative of a deceased owner or mortgagee taking by transmission

Albert Beard & Clara Evans advised G.T. Beard died 28^th October 1921

Signed Albert Beard

Arthur Beard

Clara Evens

Dated 29^th September 1922

b) Memorandum from G. T. Beard

Dear Sir

Lighter Uley

I beg to make application to register the above vessel

Your respectfully

G. T. Beard - Dated 20^th November 1917