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GROSVENOR

GROSVENOR
Built 1912 at Greenwich. L70'. B16.6'. D8.1'. 65grt. 70hp Steam engine. ON135170.

1912 Delivered to B Jacob and Sons, London, named Jacob.
3-5-1924 Barges Europe and Cecil laden with grain and in tow, sunk by collision with SS City of London off Charlton.
28-6-1944 Damaged by flying bomb off Rotherhithe.
1957 Owners B Jacob and Sons Ltd., New Cross, London.
1958 Converted to motor tug 480bhp by Greenwich Marine Engineering Company. Sold to Flower and Everett Ltd and renamed Grosvenor
1974 Scrapped by T W Ward Ltd., Grays.

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