National Historic Fleet


The National Historic Fleet is a list of historic ships and vessels located in the United Kingdom, under the National Historic Ships register. National Historic Ships UK is an advisory body which advises the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and other public bodies on ship preservation and funding priorities. As part of this remit, National Historic Ships maintains the National Register of Historic Vessels, which as of September 2014 listed over 1,000 vessels. The National Historic Fleet is a sub-grouping of this register, the vessels included on this list are distinguished by:
The National Historic Fleet may also include vessels from the National Small Boat Register which are a minimum of 50 years old and which fit the above criteria.
As of September 2014 there are 206 vessels on the register, including museum ships, those still in active or commercial service, and a number currently laid up. Some are being actively restored, others have an uncertain future.
NameImageBuilderTown/CityYearClassTypeLocationStatusRemarksCertificate No.Link
ADCAldous & SonsBrightlingsea1895Fishing smackSt OsythIn private ownership1451
AdvanceRichard DunstonThorne1942Victualling Inshore CraftPlymouthUndergoing restoration79
AlaskaJ. S. & W. J. Horsham & Co.Bourne End, Buckinghamshire1883River launchMarlow, BuckinghamshireOperational, available for hire7
AlbionWilliam BrightonLake Lothing, Suffolk1898Trading wherryLudhamPreserved, operationalUsed for sail training99
Alfred CorryBeeching BrothersGreat Yarmouth1893LifeboatSouthwoldMuseum exhibit101
Amy HowsonJoseph Scarr & SonsBeverley, East Yorkshire1914Humber sloopSouth FerribyOperational, available for hire103
B.A.S.PJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1924Watson classLifeboatChatham DockyardMuseum exhibit1687
BalmoralJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyWoolston, Southampton1949FerryBristolPreserved, operational128
BarcadaleHerd & MackenzieBuckie1938Fishing drifterRiver ClydePrivately owned, undergoing restoration1443
BasutoW. Jacks & CoPort Dundas1902Clyde pufferEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port11
BerthaG Lunnel & CoBristol1844DredgerEyemouth - World of BoatsMuseum exhibitDesigned by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Worked in Bridgwater docks17
BranksomeGeorge BrockbankWindermere1896Steam LaunchMuseum Exhibit2
Bruce'sJames N Miller & Son LtdSt Monans1926FifieFishing drifterQueensferryOperational, private1378
CabbyLondon & Rochester Trading CompanyRochester, Kent1928Thames sailing bargeMaylandseaOperational, PreservedOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"134
CalshotJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyWoolston, Southampton1936TugboatSouthamptonUnder restorationTug, tender & excursion vessel1
CambriaWilliam EverardGreenhithe1906Thames sailing bargeFavershamOperational, private245
CarolaScott & CoBowling, West Dunbartonshire1898Steam yachtIrvineMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Maritime Museum9
CentaurJohn & Herbert CannHarwich1895Thames sailing bargeMaldon, EssexOperational, private193
CerviaAlexander Hall & Company LimitedAberdeen1945TugboatRamsgateMuseum exhibitPart of the Ramsgate Maritime Museum5
ChallengeAlexander Hall & CompanyAberdeen1931TugboatSouthamptonOperational, Available for hireLast steam tug to serve on the River Thames13
CMB 4John I. Thornycroft & CompanyHampton1916Coastal Motor BoatBoathouse 4,Portsmouth Historic DockyardMuseum, exhibit400
ComradeWarrens ShipyardNew Holland1923Humber keelSouth FerribyOperational, available for hire435
ConcordH. King & SonsPinmill1937Sailing yachtFoweyOperational, available for charter1410
Concrete canal bargeA. H. GuestStourbridge1918Concrete canal bargeGloucesterMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester402
ConsutaSam SaundersGoring-on-Thames1898Umpire's launchRiver ThamesPrivately owned, operationalUsed the consuta method of construction87
CoroniaFellows & CoGreat Yarmouth1935Excursion vesselScarboroughPrivately owned, operational179
CorrieRobertsonsDunoon1908Clyde 30 Racing YachtYachtGosportOperational, Private1383
Cutty SarkScott & LintonDumbarton1869ClipperLondon - GreenwichRestored and open to the public following fire and renovationThe world's last tea clipper438
Daniel AdamsonTranmere Bay Development Co.Birkenhead1903TugboatLiverpoolOwned by charitable trust, operationalFormerly named Ralph Brocklebank. Renamed after Daniel Adamson15
Dolly1850Steam launchMuseum exhibit19
DorisJohn & Herbert CannHarwich1909Thames bawleyGillingham, KentPrivate, operational791
DuessaJames A Silver LtdRosneath1935Motor launchWalton-on-the-NazePrivate, operational1381
Edmund GardnerPhilip and SonDartmouth, Devon1953Pilot CutterLiverpool - Merseyside Maritime MuseumMuseum, dry berth444
Elswick II1913Dumb lighterSouth ShieldsLaid up445
EsperanceT.B. Seath & CoRutherglen1869Saloon launchMuseum exhibit446
EstherJames CollinsonGrimsby1888Grimsby smackGrimsbyMuseum exhibit, undergoing restorationPart of the National Fishing Heritage Centre170
EvaJ. I. Thornycroft & Co LtdChiswick1874Saloon launchHenley-on-ThamesMuseum exhibitPart of the River and Rowing Museum25
ExcellentJ & G ForbesSandhaven1931DrifterFishing boatPenzance, CornwallIn commercial useOldest wooden fishing boat in commercial use154
ExcelsiorJohn Chambers & CoLowestoft1921Lowestoft Sailing SmackTrawlerLowestoftTraining ship447
FCB 18Wates Building Group LimitedBarrow in Furness1944Concrete lighterEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port1390
FeasibleJohn DuthieAberdeen1912Steam fishing drifterPenzancePrivate ownership, undergoing restoration711
FriendshipSephtonsSutton Stop, Coventry1925Narrow boatEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port449
GarlandstoneJames GossCalstock1903KetchMorwellham QuayMuseum exhibit, up for sale136
GeorgeWigan Coal & Iron CompanyNew Springs, Wigan1910Leeds & Liverpool ShortboatEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port451
GiffordWilliam NurserBraunston1926Horse-drawn canal bargeEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port452
GladysJohn & Herbert CannHarwich1901Thames sailing bargeRiver ThamesPrivate ownership204
GlalaA. R. Luke & SonsRiver Hamble1915Motor yachtIpswichPrivate ownership204
GlenleeAnderson Rodger and CoPort Glasgow1896BarqueCargo vesselGlasgow - Yorkhill QuayMuseum450
Golden VanitySanders & CoGalmpton1908Brixham trawlerBrixhamPrivate ownershipUsed for sail training1673
GovernorHarris BrothersNetherton1941Narrow boatWalsallPrivate ownership457
Grab No. 1Blyth Shipbuilding CompanyBlyth, Northumberland1927Grab dredgerBlyth, NorthumberlandPrivate ownership1391
GretaStone BrothersBrightlingsea1891Thames sailing bargeBlyth, NorthumberlandPrivate ownershipOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"206
GularisStaniland & CompanyThorne1938Motor yachtNewark-on-TrentPrivate ownership1399
H21Royal EngineersRichborough, Kent1918Seaplane lighterYeoviltonMuseum exhibit, undergoing restorationPart of the Fleet Air Arm Museum712
H F BaileyGroves & Gutteridge LtdCowes1935Watson classLifeboatCromerMuseum exhibitPart of the RNLI Henry Blogg Museum1446
HarrietSingleton BrothersWyre Dock, Fleetwood1893Fishing smackFleetwoodMuseum exhibit, undergoing conservationPart of Fleetwood Museum638
HathorDaniel S. HallReedham, Norfolk1905Pleasure wherryWroxhamPrivate ownership, awaiting restorationOwned by Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust453
HenCochrane & SonsSelby1925Dumb lighterLiverpoolPrivate ownership561
Herbert LeighJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1951Watson classLifeboatBarrow-in-FurnessMuseum exhibitPart of the Dock Museum561
HMRC VigilantCox & CompanyFalmouth1901Customs CruiserFavershamUnder restoration500
HMS AllianceVickers ArmstrongBarrow-in-Furness1945Amphion classSubmarineGosportMuseum/MemorialPart of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum100
HMS BelfastHarland & WolffBelfast1938Town classLight cruiserLondon - Port of LondonMuseum/MemorialPart of the Imperial War Museum123
HMS CarolineCammell LairdBirkenhead1914C classLight cruiserBelfast - Port of BelfastMuseum shipPart of the National Museum of the Royal Navy430
HMS CavalierJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1943C classDestroyerChatham Historic DockyardMuseum ship431
HMS GannetSheerness DockyardSheerness1878SloopChatham Historic DockyardMuseum505
R A Newman & SonsPoole, Dorset1943Harbour Defence Motor LaunchSouthamptonMuseum522
HMS PresidentLobnitz & CompanyRenfrew1917Anchusa classSloopThames EmbankmentPrivate ownership494
HMS TrincomaleeWadia ShipyardBombay, India1816Leda classFrigateHartlepool's Maritime ExperienceMuseum497
HMS UnicornChatham DockyardChatham, Kent1824Leda classFrigateDundeeMuseum498
HMS VictoryChatham DockyardChatham, Kent1765Ship of the linePortsmouth - Royal Naval Museum, HMNB PortsmouthMuseumOldest commissioned naval ship in the world499
HMS WarriorThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyLeamouth1860IroncladPortsmouthMuseum501
Holland 1Vickers, Sons & MaximBarrow-in-Furness1901Holland classSubmarineGosport - Royal Navy Submarine MuseumMuseum427
HQS WellingtonDevonport DockyardDevonport, Devon1934Grimsby classSloopVictoria EmbankmentPrivate ownershipHeadquarters of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners502
HSL 102British Power Boat CompanyHythe, Hampshire1936100 classHigh Speed Rescue LaunchPortsmouth - Gunwharf QuaysOn display and available for charterLast remaining boat of her class525
HSL 376Hancock ShipbuildingPembroke Dock1944Naval Harbour Service LaunchChatham Historic DockyardMuseum exhibit41
HumberBritish Power Boat CompanyHythe, Hampshire1945RASC fast launchOulton BroadStored, undergoing restoration542
HurlinghamSalter BrothersOxford1915Thames excursion steamerLambethPrivate, operational257
IronsidesStanfield and ClarkeGrays1900Thames sailing bargeFavershamPrivate, undergoing restoration470
Isabella FortunaJames WeirArbroath1890FifieWickMuseum, operational705
James Stevens No 14Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyBlackwall, London1900Norfolk and Suffolk classLifeboatWalton-on-the-NazeOwned by heritage trust, operational1279
JanetJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1892Admiral's bargeWindermerePrivately owned31
Jesse LumbJ Samuel White & CoCowes, Isle of Wight1939Watson classLifeboatImperial War Museum DuxfordMuseum exhibit1759
John Constable1880Stour bargeSudburyMuseum, operationalOwned by the River Stour Trust1759
John H AmosBow, McLachlan and CompanyPaisley, Scotland1931TugboatChatham, KentLaid up on barge33
Kathleen and MayFerguson and BairdConnah's Quay, Flintshire1900SchoonerBideford, DevonOperational, Up For SaleLast remaining wooden hull three masted top sail schooner146
KentRichards Ironworks Co. Ltd.Lowestoft1948TugboatChatham, KentOperational1937
KerneMontrose Ship Building Company Ltd.Montrose1912TugboatLiverpoolPrivate, operational34
Kindly LightArmour BrothersFleetwood1911Pilot CutterGweekUnder restoration472
KingfisherJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1928Inspection launchYardley GobionPrivately owned, operational1380
Kingswear CastlePhilip & SonDartmouth, Devon1924Paddle SteamerDartmouthOperational35
KylesJohn Fullarton & Co.Paisley1872Motor coasterIrvineMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Maritime Museum473
Lady CharlotteJ. Crichton & Co.Saltney1914Saloon launchHenley-on-ThamesOperational, privately owned27
Lady DaphneShort BrothersRochester, Kent1923Thames sailing bargeSt Katharine DocksPrivately owned, up for sale210
Lady of the LakeT.B. Seath & CoRutherglen1877Excursion steamerUllswaterOperational in commercial serviceMember of the Ullswater 'Steamers' fleet375
LamouettePortsmouth DockyardPortsmouth1937Naval pinnaceRamsgateOperational, privately owned643
Largo LawJames N. Miller & Son LtdSt Monans1924Pilot vesselCharlestownPrivate ownership1620
LCT 7074Hawthorn LeslieHebburn1944Landing Craft TankLanding CraftPortsmouthRefloated from Birkenhead docks and transported to Portsmouth for renovation713
LeaderA. W. GibbGalmpton1892Brixham trawlerBrixhamOwned by charitable trust as a sail training ship604
Light Vessel 12 SpurnGoole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co LtdGoole1927LightshipKingston upon HullMuseum ship671
Light Vessel 16 Inner DowsingWilliam PitcherNorthfleet1840LightshipRochester, KentPrivate ownership131
Light Vessel 50 H.Y. TyneFletcher, Son & FearnallLondon1879LightshipBlyth, NorthumberlandPrivate ownershipHeadquarters of the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club141
Light Vessel 91 HumberPhilip & SonDartmouth, Devon1937LightshipSwanseaFloating museumPart of Swansea Museum137
Lively HopeWilliam Weatherhead & SonCockenzie1936Ring-NetterFishing boatAnstrutherMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Fisheries Museum1856
Lydia EvaKing's Lynn Slipway CompanyKing's Lynn1930Fishing boat, Herring drifterGreat YarmouthOperational, MuseumThe world's last surviving steam-powered herring drifter.43
LynherJames GossCalstock1896Tamar bargeCremyllPrivately owned, up for sale1137
M33Workman Clark LtdBelfast1915M29 classMonitorPortsmouth - Portsmouth Historic DockyardMuseum482
MadcapDavis & PlainCardiff1875Bristol Channel Pilot CutterCarrickfergusUp for sale91
Maid of the LochA. & J. InglisGlasgow1953Paddle steamerBalloch, Loch LomondUnder restoration477
MaidieErnest Collins and Sons Ltd.Wroxham1904Broads yachtWroxhamOperational, privately owned1934
Marbury1900Towed canal icebreakerEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port478
MariaHarris BrothersRowhedge1866Fishing smackBrightlingseaPrivate, operating718
Mary JosephWilliam PaynterKilkeel1877Fishing luggerBelfastLaid upPart of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum479
Mary RosePortsmouth1511CarrackPortsmouthMuseum exhibit, preserved wreckPart of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard1951
MascotteThomas Cox & SonNewport, Wales1904Pilot cutterArisaigPrivately owned, available for charter689
Massey ShawJ. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1935FireboatDeptfordOwned by a charitable trust, under restoration417
MaudD. S. HallReedham1899Trading wherryLudhamOperational, privately owned650
MayJohn & Herbert CannHarwich1891Thames sailing bargeIpswichOperational, privately owned214
MayflowerStothert & MartenBristol1861TugboatBristol harbourFloating museumPart of M Shed45
Medway QueenAilsa Shipbuilding CompanyTroon1924Paddle steamerGillingham, KentOwned by preservation society, under restorationOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"46
MerakW. H. Walker & BrothersRickmansworth1936Narrow boatEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port481
MeropeW. H. Walker & BrothersRickmansworth1936Narrow boatEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port1805
MGB 81British Power Boat CompanyHythe, Hampshire1942Motor Gun BoatPortsmouthOperationalAcquired by Portsmouth Historic Dockyard524
MirosaJohn HowardMaldon1892Thames sailing bargeFaversham - Iron WharfOperational, preserved215
MTB 102VospersPortsmouth1937Motor Torpedo BoatLowestoftOwned by a trust486
My AliceKidby & SonsBrightlingsea1907SmackBrightlingseaOperational, privately owned1965
NellThomas Orr JuniorGreenock1887YachtDoverOperational, privately owned762
North CarrA. & J. InglisGlasgow1932LightshipDundeeLaid upOwned by Dundee City Council613
OlgaJ BowdenPorthleven1909Pilot CutterSwanseaFloating museumPart of Swansea Museum615
OliveErnest Collins & Sons LtdWroxham1909Norfolk wherry yachtWroxhamUndergoing restorationOwned by Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust489
Our BoysRichard PearceEast Looe1904Cornish luggerMilford HavenPrivately owned, undergoing restoration117
PanurgicJ. S. Watson LtdGainsborough1935Hopper bargeAppledorePrivately owned, up for sale653
Pauline1869Calder & Hebble KeelHouseboatLeighPrivately owned1392
PeacockFellows Morton and ClaytonSaltley Dock, Birmingham1915NarrowboatDudleyFloating museumDisplayed at the Black Country Living Museum1396
PeggyUnknown1789YachtCastletown, Isle of ManStored, undercover1125
PerseveranceJames Pollock & Sons LtdFaversham1934Grab dredgerEllesmere PortMuseum exhibitPart of the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port52
PilgrimJ. W. & A. UphamBrixham1895Brixham trawlerDartmouthOperational, owned by a preservation trust1816
PioneerW. PaynterSt Ives, Cornwall1899Longline fishing vesselHaylePrivately owned, Restored1409
PortweyHarland and WolffRiver Clyde1927Service VesselTugboatWest India DocksOperational54
PresidentFellows Morton and ClaytonSaltley Dock, Birmingham1909NarrowboatDudleyFloating museumDisplayed at the Black Country Living Museum55
PrimroseWilliam Evans ClarkRye, East Sussex1887Rye sailing bargeHastingsMuseum exhibitPart of the Shipwreck Heritage Museum618
Prince Frederick's BargeJohn HallSouth Bank1732State BargeLondon - National Maritime Museum, GreenwichMuseum exhibit617
ProvidentSaunders & Co.Galmpton1924Brixham trawlerBrixhamOwned by charitable trust as a sail training ship616
PyronautCharles Hill & Sons LtdBristol1934FireboatBristol - Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial MuseumFloating museum619
Queen MaryWilliam Denny and BrothersDumbarton1933Passenger vesselGreenockUndergoing restoration495
Queen Mary's Shallop1689ShallopGreenwichMuseum exhibitPart of the National Maritime Museum1860
Queen of the LakeWatercraft of MoleseyMolesey1949LaunchWindermereOperational, in commercial service368
Ratho PrincessGraham BunnWroxham1924Excursion steamerRathoOperational, in commercial service389
RavenT.B. Seath & CoRutherglen1889Excursion steamerUllswaterOperational, in commercial serviceMember of the Ullswater 'Steamers' fleet376
RavenT.B. Seath & CoRutherglen1871Steam bargeMuseum exhibit57
ReaperJ & G Forbes LtdSandhaven1901FifieAnstrutherOperational, Museum shipPart of the Scottish Fisheries Museum172
Regal LadyFellows & CoGreat Yarmouth1930Excursion vesselScarboroughOperational, in commercial serviceOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"180
ReminderF. W. HorlockMistley1929Thames sailing bargeMaldon, EssexOperational, in commercial service1966
ResearchW. & G. StephenBanff1903ZuluFishing drifterAnstrutherMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Fisheries Museum173
ResultRobert Kent & CompanyCarrickfergus1893SchoonerCultraMuseum exhibitPart of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum496
RippleJohn HowardMaldon1878Smack yachtTollesburyOperational, in private ownership770
RML 497Southampton Steam Joinery LtdSouthampton1941Fairmile BMotor launchPortsmouthMuseum shipPart of the National Museum of the Royal Navy307
RydeWilliam Denny and BrothersDumbarton1936Paddle steamerNewport, Isle of WightLaid up61
Royal Yacht BritanniaJohn Brown LtdClydebank1952Royal Yacht/Hospital ShipLeith, EdinburghFloating museum1919
RRS DiscoveryDundee Shipbuilders' CompanyDundee1901Polar Research ShipDundeeFloating museum39
SabrinaFielding & Platt LtdGloucester1870Inspection LaunchMaidenheadPrivate: operating62
Sabrina 5Charles Hill & SonsBristol1944BargeGloucesterFloating museumPart of the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester623
SallieAldous & SonsBrightlingsea1907Oyster smackMaldon, EssexOperational, privately owned831
Seagull IIGill & SonsRochester, Kent1901Thames sailing bargeGillingham, KentPrivately owned, laid up, undergoing restoration832
Severn ProgressCharles Hill & SonsBristol1931TugboatGloucesterFloating museumPart of the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester1448
ShamrockNathaniel ShepherdBowness-on-Windermere1906Saloon launchWindermereOperational, owned by a charitable trust65
SharpnessAbdela & MitchellBrinscombe1908Icebreaking tugTrent and Mersey CanalOperational, privately owned246
Sir Walter ScottWilliam Denny and BrothersDumbarton1900Excursion steamerLoch KatrineOperational, in commercial service67
SolaceD. S. HallReedham1903Norfolk pleasure wherryWroxhamOperational, privately owned666
Souvenir D'AntanC. & A. BurgoineHampton Wick1901Saloon launchWindermereOperational, privately owned68
SpartanJ Hay & SonsKirkintilloch1940Victualling Inshore CraftClyde pufferIrvine, North AyrshireMuseum exhibitPart of the Scottish Maritime Museum622
Spider TWarrens ShipyardNew Holland, North Lincolnshire1926Humber Super SloopKeadby LockOperational, privately owned2010
SS Great BritainWilliam Patterson ShipbuildersWapping Wharf, Bristol1843Passenger shipBristol HarbourMuseum76
SS NomadicHarland & WolffBelfast1910Passenger TenderBelfastUnder restorationBuilt to ferry passengers from Cherbourg to RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. Last surviving ship built for White Star Line.2053
SS RobinMackenzie, MacAlpine & CoLeamouth1890Coastal SteamerLondon - Royal Victoria DockFloating museum1794
SS ShieldhallLobnitz & Co LtdRenfrew1955Sewage Disposal vesselSouthamptonOperational, Private66
ST 1500British Power Boat CompanyHythe, Hampshire1942Seaplane tenderDumbartonPrivately owned, undergoing restoration1223
Steam pinnace 199J. Samuel White, & Co LtdEast Cowes, Isle of Wight1911Naval pinnacePortsmouthMuseum exhibitFloating exhibit at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth40
Stormy PetrelR & C PerkinsWhitstable1890Oyster SmackGillingham, KentPrivate, operating840
SundownerSheerness DockyardSheerness1912Naval pinnaceRamsgateMuseum shipPart of the Ramsgate Maritime Museum. One of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"96
Vickers-ArmstrongsBarrow-in-Furness1938Excursion vesselWindermereOperational, in commercial serviceMember of the Windermere Lake Cruises fleet377
SwanHay & Co. Ltd.Lerwick1900FifieLerwickOperational, owned by charitable trust672
TahillaJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyHampton1922Cruise boatSouthamptonOperational, privately owned552
TealVickers-ArmstrongsBarrow-in-Furness1936Excursion vesselWindermereOperational, privately ownedMember of the Windermere Lake Cruises fleet379
TelegraphAlexander M. GostelowBoston, Lincolnshire1906Boston smackMaldonOperational, privately owned1457
TernForrestt & Sons LtdWivenhoe1891Excursion vesselWindermereOperational, privately ownedMember of the Windermere Lake Cruises fleet380
ThalattaW. B. McLearonHarwich1906Thames sailing bargeSt OsythOperational, owned by a charitable trustUsed for sail training230
ThaliaG. F. WanhillPoole1889CutterSouthamptonOperational, privately owned844
Thames EsperanzaJ. BondMaidenhead1898Saloon launchRiver ThamesOperational, privately owned94
The KingH. TaggEast Molesey1902Excursion vesselBorstal, RochesterLaid up241
ThomasCochrane & Sons Ltd.Selby1937TugboatPort TalbotPrivately owned679
TID 164William Pickersgill & SonsSouthwick, Sunderland1945TID classTugboatChatham Historic DockyardPrivately owned70
Torbay LassR. Jackman & SonsBrixham1923Brixham trawlerMaldonUndergoing restorationOwned by the Heritage Marine Foundation95
TrimiliaSaunders-RoeCowes, Isle of Wight1925Ramsgate classLifeboatIpswichPrivately owned461
TurbiniaMarine Steam Turbine CoHeaton1894Newcastle upon Tyne - Discovery MuseumMuseum exhibitOriginal engine at Science Museum138
VIC 32Richard DunstonThorne1943Victualling Inshore CraftCrinan, Argyll and ButeOperational, in commercial service75
VIC 96Richard DunstonThorne1945Victualling Inshore CraftChatham, KentUndergoing restoration, owned by a charitable trust78
VigilanceJ. W. & A. UphamBrixham1926Brixham trawlerBrixhamOperational, privately owned741
VioletteJ. Pollock & Son, Co. Ltd.Faversham1919Coasting schoonerHooLaid up716
WaterlilyJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyChiswick1866Steam launchFalmouthMuseum exhibitPart of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall81
WaverleyA & J InglisPointhouse, River Clyde1946Paddle SteamerFirth of ClydeOperational90
White HeatherJ. S. Watson Ltd.Gainsborough1932Canal TugWokingOperational, privately owned1657
WilldoraScotland1901Fishing trawlerSunderlandUndergoing restoration, owned by a charitable trustOne of the "Little Ships of Dunkirk"1858
William GammonGroves & Gutteridge LtdCowes, Isle of Wight1947Watson classLifeboatSwanseaMuseum exhibitPart of Swansea Museum723
Wingfield CastleWilliam Gray & CompanyHartlepool1934Paddle ferryHartlepoolMuseum ship83
XyloniteF. W. HorlockMistley1926Thames sailing bargeMaylandseaOperational, available for charter236
ZetlandHenry GreatheadSouth Shields1802LifeboatRedcarMuseumOldest lifeboat in the world627