W. White & Sons, Vectis Works, Cowes

Most of these details come from the 1939 Lloyds Register of Yachts of the boats built by W.White & Sons at the Vectis Works, West Cowes, however, also included are some other vessels known to have been built by them - note that some of the vessels had had their names changed since launch.

Some of the vessels are described as 'Composite' construction, it's obviously was not modern-day 'Composite', but the framework of the hull was probably steel, with timber planking.

	construction	ton	year built	type	length (ft)
Gaby III	Steel	27	1883	Screw Schooner	65.6
Sou’wester	Composite	95	1891	Screw Schooner	108.5
Villeneuve	Wood	26	1891	Twin Screw Schooner	66
Elena	Iron	121	1892	Screw Schooner	126
Nirvana	Wood	36	1892	Screw Schooner	69
Sheila	Composite	52	1893	Screw Schooner	79
Maria Joâo	Steel	317	1894	Screw Schooner	154
Peridot	Wood	43	1894	Screw Schooner	75
Lady Betty	Composite	69	1895	Screw Ketch	85
Goshawk	Wood	58	1896	Screw Schooner	80
Cowes Floating Bridge			1896	Chain Ferry	link
Zaneta	Composite	115	1897	Screw Schooner	95.48
Aloma	Composite	66	1898	Screw Schooner	91.3
Dorothy	Steel	54	1898	Screw Schooner	100.6
Thistle	Steel	59	1899	Screw Schooner	86.9
Hibernia	Composite	153	1902	Screw Schooner	137
Sheila	Steel	80	1904	Screw Schooner	90
Gitana	Composite	29	1905	Screw Ketch	62
Cowes Floating Bridge No 1	Steel		1909	Chain Ferry	link
MB 278 - renamed Susan K	Wood	8.85	1914	Naval Pinnace	30 link
Prudence	Wood	3	1918	Screw Launch	20.1

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