Registration number 2184
Status Archived
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Drone shot of Grey Fox - 2022
At Polkerris
At Polkerris
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Drone shot of Grey Fox
Drone shot of Grey Fox
Drone shot of Grey Fox

Previous names

  • 1904 James William and Caroline Courtney

Details

Function Service Vessel
Subfunction Lifeboat
Location Erith
Vessel type Watson Sailing & Pulling Class Lifeboat
Archive reason More information required
Current use Unknown
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall
Built in 1904
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Manpower
Primary engine type None
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
9.31 feet (2.84m)
Length: Overall
34.98 feet (10.67m)

History

Built as the JAMES WILLIAM AND CAROLINE COURTNEY ON515 in 1904 by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company.  This is a Watson lifeboat, stationed at Polkerris from 1904 to 1922. She was converted to a yacht in 1927 with a schooner rig and a new cabin. She is now known as GREY FOX.

Visited by the team in June 2022, she is now sitting in the mud in Erith and in a very poor condition.

We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact ys

Key dates

  • 1904

    Vessel built by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company
  • 1904-1922

    Vessel stationed at Polkerris
  • 1927

    Vessel converted to a yacht

Own this vessel?

If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk