| Name | X.128 |
| Type | X-Lighter |
| Year | 1915 |
| GRT | 130 |
| Engines | Motor (aft) |
| Builder | GOOLE SHIPBUILDING & REPAIRING CO. LTD. |
| At | GOOLE (Dutch River) |
| Launch date | |
| Yard number | 190 |
| Owners | The Admiralty |
| History |
Water carrier FLAGON from 1916, sold out of naval service circa
1946 1947 mercantile register as FLAGON (ON.167939), reg. at Southampton 1948 Ham Lighterage Co. Ltd., London 1948/1950 re-engined 4cyl 131bhp by Ruston & Hornsby, Lincoln
From Bill Rutland :- Flagon was owned by
The Ham Lighterage Company and was powered by a 4 Cylinder 120HP Ruston VCBM. She traded as a sand barge.
She was sold to Albert Rutland in 1961
and the traded in general cargo until she was broken up. In the late seventies
a Maclaren 6 cylinder engine was fitted
|
| Fate | Broken up at Bow Creek in 1992 |
Photo from Bill Rutland ...
... and from Ian Hardie, arriving at Brightlingsea to load sand on 31/5/1983
and sailing on 1/6/1983
