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Shilton

Originally intended GUCCC pairing with motor 169, Shirley.

01/01/1948 - passed to BTC (D&IWE), SE Division fleet

1952 - sold, no further information

by 1967 - shortened to 59ft 1in, converted to motor boat and renamed FINITERRE. Shortening and conversion carried out by Peter Keay & Son, Walsall. At some time, it reverted to its original name.

The discarded stern section was re-used as the bow of another boat SHILMARK or CHILMARK of which nothing further is recorded in HNBC archive.

2018 - moored on River Medway, Kent. (Photographs found on the internet, if you are the photographer please let us know)