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The following is the list of Bantam Tugs from E C Jones & Son (Brentford) Ltd showing the original customer for each of the tugs.

BANTAM TUGSNo Bhp Start Finish Original Customer
1 Swan, Hunter
2 5/55 9/55 Farrans, Belfast
3 21 10/49 1/50 Wraysbury Sand & Gravel
4 2111/49 3/50 Walter Smith, Brasted
5 21 1/50 6/50 Hall & Co., Rye Harbour
6 21 3/50 7/50 Darenth River Aggregates
7 21 6/50 9/50 Thames Sand & Gravel, Ashford
8 21 7/50 10/50 Thomas Roberts, Wraysbury
9 21 7/50 11/50 Hilton Gravel, Derby
10 21 9/50 3/51 Branston Gravels, Birmingham
11 21 9/50 6/51 Walter Smith, Brasted
12 30 10/50 1/51 Thomas Roberts, Thrapston
14 30 11/50 3/51 Thomas Roberts, Bletchley
MSC Bantam 1 16 30 12/50 8/51 Manchester Ship Canal Co.
City 17 30 1/51 7/51 D&IWE;, Watford
Will Scarlet 18 30 2/51 10/51 D&IWE;, Nottingham
19 30 6/51 12/51 E. Hill & Sons, South Cerney
MSC Bantam II20 30 8/51 2/52 Manchester Ship Canal Co.
21 30 11/51 5/52 E. Hill & Sons, Newbury
Little John 22 40 12/51 7/52 D&IWE;, Nottingham
23 30 4/52 8/52 Ham River Grit, Waltham Abbey
24 30 6/52 9/52 D&IWE;, Liverpool
25 30 9/52 4/53 D&IWE;, Liverpool
Endeavour I 26 60 9/52 2/53 Reading Dredging Co., Marlow
27 30 2/53 5/53 Ham River Grit, Thorpe
28 21 5/53 7/53 Hall & Co., Bedfont
29 30 5/53 9/53 Ham River Grit, Chertsey
30 30 6/53 10/53 Ham River Grit, Fisher's Green
31 21 9/53 1/54 Wraysbury Sand & Gravel
32 30 11/53 2/54 W.J. Lavender, Littleton
33 30 1/54 4/54 Darenth River Aggregates
Margaret 34 90 2/54 7/54 Thomas Watson, Rochester
35 30 6/54 9/54 D&IWE;, Liverpool
36 30 7/54 10/54 T.W. Howard, Langley
37 30 9/54 11/54 Thomas Roberts, Wraysbury
38 30 10/54 12/54 Derbyshire Aggregates, Derby
39 30 10/54 1/55 H. Haines, Witney
40 30 12/54 3/55 Murray-Taylor, Colnbrook
41 30 2/554/55 Ham River Grit, Chertsey
42 30 3/55 5/55 Hall & Co., Bedfont
43 30 3/55 6/55 Thrapston Sand & Ballast
44 30 9/55 1/56 Marley Tile, Riverhead
45 30 10/55 3/56 Ham River Grit, Fisher's Green
46 30 1/56 5/56 BTW, Liverpool
47 30 1/56 7/56 John Hawtrey, Harefield
48 30 3/56 8/56 Bletchley Concrete Aggregates
49 6/56 2/57 Forgings & Presswork
50 9/56 4/57 Shree Digvijay Cement
Alan-a-Dale51 11/56 7/57 BTW, Nottingham
Eric of Lincoln 52 3/57 9/57 BTW, Nottingham
53 30 5/57 11/57 T.W. Howard, Iver
54 9/57 1/58 Joseph Sankey, Wolverhampton
55 30 8/57 11/57 Ham River Grit, Thorpe
56 30 9/57 12/57 Kent Sand & Ballast, Sevenoaks
57 30 9/57 5/58 BTW, Liverpool
58 3/58 9/58 Shree Digvijay Cement
Nudgette59 11/57 4/58 London & Rochester Trading Shovette
60 1/58 7/58 London & Rochester Trading
61 33 12/57 8/58 BTW, Liverpool
62 33 4/58 8/58 Marco Aggregates, Chertsey
Tenguin 63 114 7/58 12/58 MB Dredging
Wheldale 64 5/59 10/59 BWB, Leeds
Allerton Bywater 65 9/59 12/59 BWB, Leeds
Water Haigh 66 11/59 3/60 BWB, Leeds
67 1/59 4/59 BWB, Liverpool
68 11/58 3/59 H. Lavender & Son
69 1/59 5/59 BWB, Liverpool
70 35 4/59 8/59 Thames River Grit
Melita 71 7/59 12/60 E.C. Jones & Son
72 35 1/60 5/60 Kent Sand & Ballast, Sevenoaks
73 35 2/60 6/60 Cape Asbestos
74 35 4/60 7/60 W.W. Drinkwater
75 35 5/60 1/61 Marley Tile, Poole
Will Stutely 76 2/61 BWB, Leeds
77 6/61 BWB, Liverpool
Arthur-a-Bland 78 60 7/61 BWB, Nottingham
79 35 3/61 7/61 Thames Ballast, Shepperton
80 35 6/61 9/61 ARC, Lydd
81 35 8/61 11/61 Hall & Ham, Wraysbury
82 35 10/61 1/62 Greenham Sand & Ballast, Staines
83 35 12/61 4/62 Robert Brett, Sturry
84 35 2/62 7/63 T.W. Howard, Iver
85 35 4/63 7/63 Greenharn Sand & Ballast, Feltharn
86 35 10/63 2/64 W.J. Lavender, Shepperton
87 35 12/64 2/65 Hall & Ham, Chertsey
88 35 3/65 7/65 W.W. Drinkwater
897/68 Butterley Quarries, N. Hykeham
90 11/68 W.J. Lavender, Hersham
Robin Hood 91 160 4/69 BWB, Nottingham

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