Gardner 6LW Diesel Engines in WWII trawlers
& minesweepers
Nov
1940 - March 1944
Harry
Gee was an engineer with Gardner during the World War II. He lived
in Peel Green and was based at L.S. Gardner's Barton Hall Engine
Works, Patticroft, Eccles, Manchester. These notes come from his
Working Away Particulars notebook. He fitted and repaired Gardner
6LW diesel engines in trawlers and minesweepers in dockyards around
the British Isles. I've published them here because I feel it's
important to share WWII primary source materials like these. Harry
Gee was my grandfather and a watercolour artist.
1940
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13-19
Nov 1940, H.M.Trawler "Ben Meadie", Union Castle Steamship
Co. Ltd., East India Dock, London E
2-6LW Generator Sets 50940/1
Official Admiralty Trials
Mr Taylor
1941
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22
Jan - 4 Feb 1941, H.M.Trawler "Hatsuse", No. 1 Basin,
South Yard, HM Dockyard, Devonport
Commander Maloney RN.
Lieut Robinson
CPO Bob Stevens
Lodgings: Mrs Sweatman, 13 Radford Rd, West Hoe, Plymouth.
26
Feb - 9 Mar 1941, "Sasebo", HM Dockyard, South Yard, Devonport
Commander Malony
Lieut Robinson
CPO Bob Stevens
Same basin as Hatsuse previous report.
6LW / 50757
Lodgings: Mrs Shaw, 20 Radford Rd, West Hoe, Plymouth.
19-22
March 1941, "Sasebo", The Admiralty Engineering Laboratory,
West Drayton, Middlesex
6LW / 51515
Mr Fox
Mr Cowdern
Lodgings: De Burgh Hotel, West Drayton, Middlesex
20-24 April 1941, "Lucienne
Jeanne", General Steam Navigation Co., Deptford, London
6LW/51507 and 510
Manager: Mr Marriatt
S.M. Cooke, 4 Eversholt St, London NW1
19-20
May 1941, "Gos III", HM Criton Collingwood Dock, Liverpool
6LW / 51511 and 2
23-31
May 1941, "MMS 13", Macduff Eng. Co., Macduff, Banffshire,
N.B.
6LW / 51392 and 3
Macduff Eng. manager: Mr Patterson
Admiralty Inspector: Mr Taylor
Lodgings: Mrs Small, The Shore, Macduff, Banffshire, N.B.
25
June 1941, "Ben Meidie", HM Naval Dock Grimsby
6LW / 50940 and 1
examining engine damage after mine exploded near her
Lieut. Commander Gelder
Royal Hotel, Grimsby Dock.
10-14
July 1941, "Unitia", Messrs Rutherfords Ltd, Birkenhead
6LW / 51370 and 1
Rutherfords: Mr Evans
Admiralty: C/mr Germon
17-23
July 1941, "Swansea Castle", No. 1 Basin, South Yard,
HM Dockyard, Devonport
6LW / 51066 and 7
Reported to Base Engineer Officer, Eng(?) Captain Lamb, F.S. Paris,
Devonport
24
July 1941, "MMS 30", Phillip & Sons, Dartmouth, Devon
6LW / 52317 and 8
'Mr Parker having arranged to take responsibility with our Mr Houghton'
25
July 1941, "Sasebo", No. 5 Basin, North Yard, HM Dockyard,
Devonport
6LW / 50757
30
July - 6 Aug 1941, "Flying Wing", Collingwood Dock (or
Nelson Dock - both written), Russell & Co Ltd., Lightbody St.,
Liverpool
6LW / 51364 and 5
Russells Manager: Mr Blane
Admiralty: Mr Thompson
8-13
Aug 1941, "Invercauld", Pollock Dock, Naval Base, Belfast,
N.I.
6LW / 51819
6LW / 50872
Engineer Lieutenant Amos - in charge of the base
Director of Marine Motors Ltd., 40 May St, Belfast: Mr Robertson
Lodgings: Crescent Hotel, Botanic Ave., Belfast
17-18 Sep 1941, "Kos 17", Railway
Dock, Messrs. Stewart & Craig Ltd., Hedon Rd., Hull
6LW / 52706 and 7
13-16 Oct 1941, Research project, Anglo Iranian Oil Co. Ltd. Sunbury-on-Thames,
London
6LW / 44172
"The engine was installed for fuel research purposes , and
also for supplying power for driving a fan for cooling a Bristo
Aero engine."
25-28 Nov 1941, "Gaston Riviere" (?), C.H. Bailey Ltd.,
Lyne (?) Engine Works, Barry Docks, Nr Cardiff.
6LW / 52914 and 8
1942
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17
Mar 1942, HM Trawler "Antiocke II", J Gordon Alison &
Co Ltd, Marcus & Pool Streets, Birkenhead
6LW / 52964
6LW / 51111
J. Gordon Alison
base Engineer Officer: Lieut. Commander Hepton
30 Mar - 3 Apr 1942, HMT "Sutherness",
Messrs J Robertson & Sons Ltd., Dock St Engineering Works, Fleetwood
6LW / 54440 and 1
Manager: Mr Robertson
Adiralty: Lieut. Com. Germon
19
June 1942, H.M.T. "Northcoates", Charles Howson &
Co Ltd, 163, 164 Regent Rd, Liverpool 20 (or Sandhills, Liverpool
5)
Howson Manager: Mr Mitchell
Admiralty: Mr Thompson
14-17
Aug 1942, "Northcoates", Charles Howson & Co Ltd,
Sandhills Liverpool 5
6LW / 55558 and 9
18-20
Aug 1942, HMT "Conway Castle", Messrs J Russell &
Co, Clarence Works, Lightbody St. Liverpool 5
6LW / 55560 and 1
Russels Manager: Mr Blane
Admiralty: Mr Thompson
11,
14, 15 Sept 1942, "Daniel Clowden", A. Rutherford
Ltd, Birkenhead
6LW / 55555 and 55556
Rutherfords Manager: Mr Evans
Admiralty: Mr Thompson
4-15
Oct 1942, "Bruce", St Margaret's Bay, Nr Dover, Kent
6LW / 55500 and 01
worked with W.J. Farrow
1943
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4-11
Aug 1943 "M.M.S. 172", CH Bailey, Lyne or Tyne Engine
Works, Barry Dock, Nr Cardiff
6LW / 55030
Admiralty Overseer: W.J. Goslong
Bailey's: T. Wilkinson
Lodgings: Barry Dock Hotel
1944
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10
Feb 1944 "4LW" (Travelling Jib Crane), Craven Bros M/c
Ltd, Vauxhall Works, Reddish, Stockport
4LW / 60363
Craven Bros. Plant Engineer: Mr Wrightham
21
March 1944 "4LW" (W.D. Searchlight Set), Walker Bros.
Engineers, Wigan
4LW / 61185
N.B. there may
be errors in names etc. as I transcribed this from my grandfather's
hand-written notebook
Other
misc scans from the book.
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