‘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.113	1915	John Readhead & Sons, South Shields	451-3	BOL
X.114	1915	John Readhead & Sons, South Shields	451-4	BOL
X.115	01/05/1915	Tyne Iron S.B. Co., Willington Quay, Tyne	200
X.116	13/05/1915	Tyne Iron S.B. Co., Willington Quay, Tyne	201
X.117	23/05/1915	Tyne Iron S.B. Co., Willington Quay, Tyne	202
X.118	27/04/1915	J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland	517	BOL
X.119	03/05/1915	J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland	518	BOL
X.120	10/05/1915	J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland	519	BOL
X.121	18/05/1915	J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland	520	BOL
X.122	14/05/1915	J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland	521	BOL
X.123	21/05/1915	J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland	522	BOL
X.124	1915	Earle's Sbdg. & Engineering Co., Hull	617	BOL
X.125	1915	Earle's Sbdg. & Engineering Co., Hull	618
X.126	1915	Earle's Sbdg. & Engineering Co., Hull	619
X.127	1915	Goole Sbdg. & Repairing Co., Goole	189	CAMP
X.128	1915	Goole Sbdg. & Repairing Co., Goole	190	CAMP
X.129	1915	Goole Sbdg. & Repairing Co., Goole	191	SKAN
X.130	1915	Cochrane & Sons, Selby	716
X.131	1915	Cochrane & Sons, Selby	717		Yes
X.132	1915	Cochrane & Sons, Selby	718

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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