1948 Steel composite motor boat
1/1/1949 Purchased by BTC (D&IWE), SE Division fleet
3/1951 Commissioned after delayed fitting out at FMC Uxbridge Dock, having been completed by D&IWE, Fleet No 240
17/4/1951 Registered at Uxbridge No 601
Not Gauged by BCN or GJC
1/10/1953 Passed to BTC (BTW)
1959 Chopped in two after only 8 years’ service:
Bow section converted (at Gloucester?) to 41ft hire cruiser, and named WATER LUPIN
1979 - Sold into private ownership
1990 - Lengthened to 70ft, still retaining BTW-style cruiser cabin
2012/13 - Restored with new replica riveted steel stern as cargo carrying boat, name reverted to GORSE
Stern section left on Cowley tip until bought by Willow Wren Hire Cruisers Ltd in 1964
1966 - Converted into 46ft hire cruiser named IBIS
1974 - Sold to private ownership
c1977 - New tug-style cabin fitted by Braunston Boats
1981 - Name reverted to GORSE