Commercial and Private vessels produced by J. Samuel White's
- nowhere near a complete list, most of the info has come from the Internet - so treat it with caution !!

Special thanks to Tony Richardson for allowing me to use the information he compiled.

In 1803 Thomas White moved, with his family, from Broadstairs in Kent to Cowes. Over the following years, Thomas and his sons ran individually and in partnership various shipyards at East and West Cowes. It was in 1860 that all the yards were combined under the name 'J.Samuel White'. So, strictly speaking, vessels built before 1860 were produced by shipyards operated by members of the White family, not by 'J.Samuel White'.

See this other page for the White family shipbuilders of Vectis Works Cowes and White Brother, Itchen Ferry (no connection to J. Samuel White's family).

name	type	date	customer/history	link
Falcon	Brig	1815	Hon C A Pelham (later Lord Yarborough)
Falcon	Paddle Steamer	1817
Vigilant	Revenue Cutter	1824
Therese	Racing Cutter	1825	Lord Belfast
Duke of Buccleuch	Paddle Steamer	1830
Waterwitch	Brigantine Yacht	1832	Lord Belfast
Vectis	Brig	1833
Vulcan	Revenue Cutter	1835
Medina (Hull only)	Paddle steamer	1841	Royal West India Mail Steam Packet
Kestrel	Brigantine Yacht	1845	Lord Yarborough
Victoria	Schooner yacht	1846	Czar of Russia
Reformation	Ketch	1847
Vectis	Steamer	1853	P&O
Patrica	Barque rigged West Indiaman	1853
Solent	Liner	1853	Royal Mail Steam Packet
Tartar	Packet steamer	1853	P&O
Besiktas	Paddle ferry	1853/4	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Beylerbeyi	Paddle ferry	1853/4	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Goksu	Paddle ferry	1853/4	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Rumeli	Paddle ferry	1853/4	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Tarabya	Paddle ferry	1853/4	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Tophane	Paddle ferry	1853/4	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Brilliant	Brig rigged yacht	1853
Royal Blue Jacket	Clipper Schooner	1854	Ivens and Chessel of Bristol
Heroes of Alma	Full Rigged ship	1855	Sheperds
Bdayrell	Opium clipper	1855	Dent & Co
Beykoz	Paddle ferry	1858	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Sariyer	Paddle ferry	1858	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Istinye	Paddle ferry	1858	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Mirgun	Paddle ferry	1858	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Anadolu	Paddle ferry	1858	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Kabatas	Paddle ferry	1860	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Galata	Paddle ferry	1860	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Buyukdere	Paddle ferry	1860	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Beyazid	Paddle ferry	1860	Sirketi-Hayriye (The Bosphorous Steam Navigation Co.)
Keang Soo	Paddle Sloop	1863	Chinese Government Renamed Kasuga became private yacht of the Japanese Shogun then Imperial Japanese Navy. Scrapped 1898	link
Royal	Wooden 9 metre, steamyacht, acajou and with copper sheething	1872	Used on the Congo by King Leopold II.	link
Latona	Yawl yacht	1875	A.B Rowley
Xarifa	Steam Yacht	1894	F M Singer (Singer Sewing Machines) Acquired by US Navy in WW1
Osbourne	Steam pinnace (31 ft)	1896	For three Royal Yachts
Scud	Steam yacht 85ft	1896
Foam	Steam vessel	1898	Shepard Bros. Newport
Spray	Steam vessel	1898	Shepard Bros. Newport
Valiant	Steamboat Steamer	1902	For service on the Niger river
Argonne	Collier	1921	Compania Delmas of France
Atlas	Cargo Ship	1921	A/S Atla (Jacobson & Co) Norway
Auvergne	Collier	1921	Compania Delmas of France
Bilton	Collier	1921	Lythgoe Prince
Evanger	Cargo Ship	1921	Repaired
River Tees	Collier	1921	Lythgoe Prince
River Wear	Collier	1921	Lythgoe Prince
Svane	Cargo Ship	1921	Repaired
Gordon 2	Ferry	1922	Woolwich Ferry. Disposed of 1963	link
Hitherwood	Cargo Steamer	1922	C A Stewart
Judge Hart	Cargo Ship	1922	Eastern Steamship for operation on Great Lakes. Sank in bad weather 1942 Lake Superior
Norman P Clement	Cargo Ship	1922	Eastern Steamship. For operation on Great Lakes. 16th Oct 1968 - heavily damaged by explosion and fire during repair from a stranding. She was a constructive total loss and was towed out and scuttled off Christian Island in 350' of water, Oct 23, 1968.
Squires	Ferry	1922	Woolwich Ferry. Disposed of 1963	link
Berenice of London	Yacht 95 ft	1923	Used as a houseboat on the river Dart before being rescued in 2001.	link
Crested Eagle	Paddle steamer (300 ft)	1925	General Steam Navigation for London to Ramsgate service - she had a 'retractable' funnel for going under the Thames bridges. Bombed and sunk 1940 shortly after leaving Dunkirk	link
Purbeck Ferry No 1	Chain Ferry	1925	Sandbanks to Shell Bay chain ferry. In service until 1958	link
Freshwater	Paddle Steamer	1927	First used Lymington/Yarmouth route Later Sussex Queen then Swanage Queen 1927. Scrapped early 1960s.	link
Xarifa	Steam Yacht 260 tons	1927	F M Singer (Singer Sewing Machines) Sold on to other owner	link
Kingfisher	Canel Inspection Launch	1928	Now in private ownership	link
Seabelle 2	Steam Yacht	1928	Crown Agents for operation in Colonies
John Benn	Paddle Ferry	1930	Woolwich Ferry. Disposed of 1963	link
Rab	Cargo-Passenger	1930	Jadranska Plovidba, Yugoslavia - sister ship to Bakar
Will Crooks	Paddle Ferry	1930	Woolwich Ferry. Disposed of 1963	link
Wylye Fox	Yacht 32 ft	1930	Designed by Uffa Fox. 2005 at the boatyard Portmellon St.Austell Cornwall
Xarifa	Steam Yacht	1930	F M Singer (Singer Sewing Machines)
Nore (LV 86)	Light Vessel	1931	Withdrawn 1974. 2007 residential ship in the Port Werburgh Marina in Hoo	link
Bakar	Cargo-Passenger	1931	Jadranska Plovidba, Yugoslavia - sister ship to Rab
Breamer	Motor Yacht	1931
Keply	Tug	1934	On Admiralty service 1940-46 then to JP Knight (Rochester). Scrapped 1973
Noneta	Motor Yacht - 65 ft steel	1935	Now Dunkirk little ship	link
Massey Shaw	London Fire Tender - 78 ft	1935	London Fire Brigade. Retired 1971. Preserved on the Thames	link link2
Minnehaha	Yacht 40 ft	1936	Now Dunkirk little ship Thamesa.	link
Katra	Tug	1936	On Admiralty service 1941-43 then to JP Knight (Rochester)
Floating Bridge No.3	Chain Ferry	1937	East Cowes-West Cowes Chain ferry
Lady Craven	Hydroplane	1938	Used as a Torpedo Recovery Vessel and fast Pursuit Craft were test firings by the Whitehead Company.
James Braidwood	Fire Tender	1939	Operated on the Thames until 1961
Kathleen	Tug	1939	On Admiralty service until 1946 then to JP Knight (Rochester)
Hyperion	Fast Launch - 47.63 ft	1943	During WW2 she was used to carry Agents across the English Channel to occupied France.	link
XXX	Motor Barge	1948	Mew Langton
Rio Santiago (ex Antartico)	Cargo Vessel	1949	Argentine Government
Rio Quequen (ex Artico)	Cargo Vessel	1949	Argentine Government
Eket	Ferry Boat 394 tons	1949	Elder Demptster - Calabar ferry service, 1972 sold to Government of Nigeria.
Sidi Mabrouk	Cargo Vessel	1949	Societe Generale Transports Maritimes a Vepeur, France
Sidi Okba	Cargo Vessel	1950	Societe Generale Transports Maritimes a Vepeur, France
Kadoura	Reefer	1951	Compagnie des Chargeurs Reunis. Sold to Greece 1969 renamed Asterix
Matthew Flinders	Pilot Vessel	1952	Brisbane, Australia
Pathfinder	Survey Vessel	1952	Crown Agents
Candle	Lightship	1952	India
Flame	Lightship	1952	Calcutta Port Trust, India
Torch	Lightship	1952	India
Calbourne 2	Motor Barge	1953	Island Transport Co.
Burja	Motor Launch 105ft	1954	2010 - Croacia	link
Kestrel	Tug	1955	Built for JP Knight of Rochester transferred to Caledonian Towage at Invergordon in the 1970s and based here until scrapping in Kent in 1983.	link
Susan Constant	Cargo Vessel	1958	Constants Ltd. Cardiff
Mermaid	Lighthouse Tender	1959	Trinity House. Laid up 1987
Caesarea	Cross Channel Ferry	1960	British Rail Weymouth-Channel Islands Service with Sarnia w Withdrawn 1975	link link2
HD1	Hovercraft	1960	Hovercraft Developments
Sarnia	Cross Channel Ferry	1960	British Rail Weymouth-Channel Islands Service with Caesarea Withdrawn 1977	link
Siren	Lighthouse Tender	1960	Trinity House. Laid up 1987
Stella	Lighthouse Tender	1961	Trinity House. Laid up 1989
Shalfleet	Motor Barge	1962	Island Transport Company
Bencol	Motor Coaster	1964	London & Rochester Shipping Co.
Horation	Motor Coaster	1964	London & Rochester Shipping Co. 1983 broken up at Rainham after grounding at Mistley.	link
Winston Churchill	Lighthouse Tender	1964	Trinity House. Laid up 1989
Crescence	Motor Coaster	1965	London & Rochester Shipping Co.	link
South Shore	Supply Workboat	1965

© antony barton 2005-2010

Commercial and Private vessels produced by J. Samuel White's - nowhere near a complete list, most of the info has come from the Internet - so treat it with caution !!

Commercial and Private vessels produced by J. Samuel White's
- nowhere near a complete list, most of the info has come from the Internet - so treat it with caution !!