‘X’ Lighters Database

A listing of the 'X' series of lighters built as an emergency measure during the First World War

Name	Launch Date	Builder	Yard No	Engine	Photos
X.093		Ramage & Ferguson, Leith	215	BOL
X.094		Ramage & Ferguson, Leith	216
X.095		Ramage & Ferguson, Leith	217
X.096		Dundee Ship Building Co.	286
X.097		Dundee Ship Building Co.	287
X.098		Dundee Ship Building Co.	288	BOL
X.099	1915	W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle	193	BOL
X.100	1915	W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle	194	BOL	Yes
X.101	1915	W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle	195	BOL
X.102	1915	W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle	196
X.103	1915	J. T. Eltringham & Co., Willington Quay, Tyne	318
X.104	1915	J. T. Eltringham & Co., Willington Quay, Tyne	319
X.105	1915	J. T. Eltringham & Co., Willington Quay, Tyne	320	PLE	Yes
X.106	1915	J. T. Eltringham & Co., Willington Quay, Tyne	321
X.107	1915	Northumberland S.B. Co., Howdon, Tyne	232	BOL
X.108	1915	Northumberland S.B. Co., Howdon, Tyne	233	BOL
X.109	1915	Northumberland S.B. Co., Howdon, Tyne	234	BOL
X.110	1915	Northumberland S.B. Co., Howdon, Tyne	235	BOL
X.111	1915	John Readhead & Sons, South Shields	451-1	BOL
X.112	1915	John Readhead & Sons, South Shields	451-2	BOL

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X-Lighter Classes/numbering:

X.001 - X.200: 105.5 foot, powered

X.201 - X.225: 98 foot, powered

DX.001 - DX.025: 98 foot, dumb

MISC.001 - MISC.003: Vessels believed to be former X-lighters, origins untraced

Engine Abbreviations:

'BOL' = 2 cyl. 'hot bulb' oil engine by J. & C. G. Bolinders Co., Stockholm

'SVE' = 2 cyl. oil engine by J. V. Svensin, Augustendal (Avance design)

'BEAR' = 2 cyl. oil engine by Wm. Beardmore & Co., Dalmuir</p>

'CAMP' = 2 cyl. 'hot bulb' oil engine by The Campbell Gas Engine Co. Ltd., Halifax

'PLE' = 2 cyl. oil engine by Plenty & Son, Newbury (Kromhout design)

'SKAN' = 2 cyl. oil engine by Skandia