Knocker White

Knocker White is a Dutch-built tugboat, currently preserved as a museum ship at Trinity Buoy Wharf. She was built in 1924 by T. van Duivendijk, Lekkerkerk, Netherlands for Harrisons Lighterage Company, under the name Cairnrock.

Knocker White at West India Quay
History
United Kingdom
Name:
  • Cairnrock (1924-1960)
  • Knocker White (1960-present)
Owner:
  • Harrisons Lighterage Company, London
  • W. E. White & Sons, Rotherhithe
Builder: T. van Duivendijk, Lekkerkerk, Netherlands
In service: 1924
Out of service: c. 1982
Status: Museum ship
General characteristics
Type: Tugboat
Length: 77.2 ft (23.5 m)
Beam: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Depth: 9.6 ft (2.9 m)

She was steam powered and was used for general towing work.[1] She was later acquired by W. E. White & Sons, Rotherhithe, and in 1960 was renamed Knocker White, the nickname of one of the White family. She was refitted at some point, which involved modifications to her funnel and wheelhouse, and the installation of diesel engines by Petters Limited. She was sold for scrap in November 1982, but in 1984 was acquired by the Museum of London Docklands. In 2016 Knocker White was acquired by Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust, and after a stay at West India Quay, she has moved to Trinity Buoy Wharf. She is registered on the National Register of Historic Ships by National Historic Ships, with certificate number 2292.[1][2]

References
  1. "Knocker White". National Historic Ships UK. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. "SS Robin to move close to the site she was built in 1890". Trinity Buoy Wharf. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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