The Northern Lighthouse Board

Remark: Names of the ships were reused, sometimes multiple times. The numbers in brackets after the names of some ships are for reference only. They were not carried on the ships, as there was only one ship with a given name at any given time.

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ARGYLE
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1852 - 1867 Wooden Sloop/Schooner, 48 x 12 x 7 feet, 32 Registered Tons 1852: Built by Robert Menzies & Sons Leith 1867: Sold to David Watson of Ardour, Mull, name unchanged 1870: Transferred to John C Watson of Ardour, name unchanged 1876: Now registered at Montego Bay, Jamaica 1879: Wrecked
PHAROS (V)
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1854 - 1874 Iron Paddle, 182 x 25.3 x 14.8 feet, 524 Gross Tons, 296 Net Tons, Compound 2 cyl by builders, 120 hp. 1854: Built by Tod & McGregor, Glasgow and based at Leith 1874: Sold to George A Key, Kinghorn but retained registered Leith 1875: Renamed VALETTA prior to conversion to sailing barque, registered tonnage 464 1876: Sold to James W Robertson, Dundee, name unchanged 1880: Sold to Thomas Law & Co, Glasgow, name unchanged 1887: Sank after collision with the Glasgow steam tug FLYING SERPANT (260/86) off the Tuskar Rock, Ireland, while on passage      from Point de Galle, Ceylon to Liverpool with a general cargo.
SKERRYVORE (II)
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1867 - 1875 Wooden Sloop, 46 x 16 x 8 feet, 29 Registered Tons 1867: Built by Archibald McMillan, Dumbarton, and employed as tender to Skerryvore Lighthouse, registered at Glasgow 1875: Sold to Edward Whiteway, Glasgow, name unchanged 1876: Sold to Thomas Stove, Lerwick, converted to a dandy, name unchanged 1880: Sold to Duncan MacKenzie of Skye, name unchanged 1893: Broken up.
WHALSAY
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1867 - 1898 Wooden smack, 39 x 12 x 6 feet, 15 Registered Tons 1867: Built by Alexander Hall & Co, Aberdeen (255) and employed as a tender at Lerwick 1898: Sold to Angus Mathieson of Glasgow, name unchanged 1899: Sold to Thomas McShamrock of Portrush, Co. Antrim, name unchanged 1899: Sold to John A Henitton of Londonderry, name unchanged 1901: Sold to John Johnstone of Kindrum Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, name unchanged 1917: Broken Up
DHUHEARTACH
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1868 - 1876 Iron Paddle, 125.5 x 18 x 9.8 feet, 149 Gross Tons, 34 Net Tons. Lever, 2-cyl by R & W Hawthorn, 75 hp. 1868: Built by Wigham, Richardson & Co, Newcastle (50) and employed in the construction of the Dhuheartach lighthouse 1876: Sold to W H Crocker of Fleetwood, name unchanged 1884: Sold to H Hall, Fleetwood, name unchanged 1886: Sold to S Auberstin, Cardiff, name unchanged 1887: Sold to S Lord, Fleetwood, name unchanged 1887: Sold to Christopher Furness, West Hartlepool, name unchanged 1890: Sold to Direct Acting Jet Propulsion Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, name unchanged 1893: Rebuild as Twin-screw Steamer, Compound 4 -cyl by R. Dunlop & Bell, Liverpool, 130hp, tonnage now 167gross 76 net. 1894: Sold to John Wigham & Thomas Colling, Sunderland, name unchanged 1895: Sold to Thomas Maughan, Sunderland and renamed STARTFORTH 1896: Sold to Skinningrove Iron Co, Middlesbourgh, name unchanged 1900: Sold to Archibald Stewart, Glasgow, name unchanged 1905: Title of owners became Forth Steam vessel Co (Buchan & Hogg Managers) 1908: Purchased by Buchan & Hogg whilst lying at Port Glasgow 1914: Laid Up at Alloa 1915: Sold to Weymouth Diving & Towing Co Ltd, Weymouth, name unchanged 1917: Sold to Samuel W Oakley of London, name unchanged 1921: Sold to Edward T Murphy of London, name unchanged 1921: Sold to E Parker of London, name unchanged 1921: Sold to Woodruff & Co Ltd of London, name unchanged 1922: Sold to Thomas E Hill of Birkenhead, name unchanged 1923: Sold to Southampton vesselping Metal & Shingle Co Ltd, name unchanged 1924: Broken up in Holland.
TERRIBLE
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1869 - 1881 Iron Paddle Steamer, 129.8 x 19.4 x 10.7 feet, 181 Gross Tons, 86 Net Tons. Lever, 2 -cyl by builders, 70 hp. 1865: Built by Hepple & Co, North Shields for Joseph Ostens, North Shields 1869: Purchased, name unchanged , registered at Greenock, and based at Oban 1881: Broke from moorings in Erraid Sound, Mull, driven ashore and became a total loss.
PHAROS (VI)
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1874 - 1911 Iron Twin-Funnelled Paddle, 204.5 x 26.7 x 15.3 feet, 574 Gross Tons, 241 Net Tons. Compound, 2-cyl by builders, 353 hp, new compound, 2-cyl diagonal fitted by Bros & Co, Dundee, 1898, 252 hp. 1874: Built by R Napier & Sons, Glasgow (329) 1911: Sold to Samuel Galbraith of Glasgow, name unchanged 1911: Sailed to Glasgow for overhaul for sale to Brazil. Sale not completed used as an accommodation vessel on the River Clyde 1915: Royal Navy accommodation vessel at Loch Ewe, West Scotland 1919: Sold to the Admiralty, name unchanged 1920: Sold to Burntisland & Co for use as accommodation vessel at Burntisland during construction of the new yard and      renamed FAIROSE 1923: Broken up at Grangemouth by G & W Brunton
SIGNAL
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1883 - 1895 Steel Paddle Steamer, 160.1 x 25.1 x 11.6 feet, 345 Gross Tons, 174 Net Tons. Compound, 2-cyl by builders, 181 nhp 1883: Built by Caird & Co, Greenock (233) and based at Oban, registered at Greenock 1895: Wrecked on Mull of Kintyre while on passage from Greenock to Oban on 28 September.
POLE STAR
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1892 - 1931 Steel Twin-Screw Steamer,175.4 x 26.4 x 13.8 feet, 459 Gross Tons; 207 Net Tons. Triple expansion, 6-cyl by builders, 177 nhp 1892: Built by Fairfield vesselbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Glasgow (367) and based at Stromness 1931: To release name for new vessel, renamed ORPHIR 1931: Sold to William Marshall of Glasgow for conversion to salvage, name unchanged 1933: Sold to James M Stewart of Glasgow, name unchanged 1939: Sold to P Svolakis & Co, Colon, Panama, and renamed SOPHIA S 1940: Ran ashore at Constantsa, Romania resulting in damage to the engine 1940: Moved to Alexandria 1940: Hired at Alexandria by Ministry of War Transport 1941: Arrived at Haifa for repairs 1941: Sailed for Port Said 1941: Owners convicted of offences against immigration laws at Haifa and vessel forfeited to Palestinian Government 1941: Requisitioned by British Government 1941: Renamed DARIEN II and employed sailing between ports in Eastern Mediterranean out of Piraeus 1945: Requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport and placed under management of Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd of Hull,       name unchanged 1948: Purchased by Ministry of Transport (Ellerman Wilson Lines Ltd, manager) from now Palestinian owners, name unchanged,       and employed on sailings between Port Said, Famagusta, Malta, Tripoli and Tobruk 1948: Laid up at Port Said 1949: Sailed from Port Said for Piraeus 1949: Whilst at Trobruk, detained due to corrosion to bottom plate 1950: Arrived at Port Said and laid-up 1951: Sold to Italian vesselbreakers. Arrived at Spezia for breaking up.
HESPERUS (I)
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1896 - 1940 Steel Twin-Screw Steamer, 175 x 28.1 x 13.8 feet. Triple, 6cyl by builders, 166 nhp 1896: Built by Gourlay Bros & Co. Dundee (171) and based at Oban 1939: To release name for new vessel renamed ASCOG 1940: Broken up by Clayton & Davie Ltd, Dunston-on-Tyne
MAY (I)
NLB Duty: Construction: History:	1899 - 1938 Steel Twin-Screw Steamer; 116 x 22.2 x11.7 feet, 242 Gross Tons, 96 Net Tons. Compound, 4-cyl by builders, 76 nhp 1899: Built by Hawthorns & Co Ltd, Leith (77) and based at Granton 1937: To release name for new vessel renamed DUNDRENAN 1937: Sold to P & W McLellan for £1,000 and broken up at Bo'ness