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Ville de Valence (ex - Pepys)
Built in
1905 by Rennie at Greenwich, as subcontractor to J I Thornycroft of
Southampton
Engines : Compound Diagonal by Scott of Greenock
Length : 130 feet
120 Gross Registered Tons
Served London County
Council's River Thames service from Greenwich to Hammersmith from
1905-1907
Taken over by the City Steamboat co for the 1910 and 1912 seasons for
continued use through London
Sold in 1913 to the Cie,. Lyonnaise de Navigatiuon et Remorquage at
Lyon, France.
Renamed Ville de Valence
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