Havengore decorated for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
History
United Kingdom
Name
Havengore (2nd of that name)
Namesake
Havengore Island, a low-lying marshy island off the coast of Essex.
Owner
Christopher Ryland
Operator
Venues of Distinction
Ordered
1954
Builder
Tough Brothers, Teddington
Launched
1956
Sponsored by
Port of London Authority
Commissioned
4 February 1956
Recommissioned
1997
Decommissioned
1995
Maiden voyage
1 February 1956
Out of service
1995
Reclassified
2006
Homeport
London
Identification
MHQK
Motto
"Walk always in the Ranks of Honor"
Nickname(s)
'H'
Honours and awards
Bearer of Sir Winston Churchill during his State Funeral in 1965
Status
Operational
Badge
A demi-bulldog affronty vested in a Union Flag holding a twisted rope coil with an azure background, two sea-lions combatant, representing the PLA, supporting a "V" for Victory.
General characteristics
Class and type
Class V Passenger ship; ex survey ship
Tonnage
89.19 tons gross, 46.31 registered
Length
25.81 m (84.7 ft)
Beam
4.95 m (16.2 ft)
Draft
1.90 m (6.2 ft)
Installed power
Twin Gardner 8L3 Diesels delivering 304 h.p. at 900 r.p.m.
Speed
12.29 knots
Capacity
40 passengers
Crew
up to 10
Havengore is a former hydrographic survey launch, originally launched in 1956 for service with the Port of London Authority (PLA). After her withdrawal from service and sale in 1995, she was re-registered as a passenger vessel for up to 40 passengers. Based on the River Thames, Havengore has also served as a ceremonial vessel. She is best known for carrying the body of Sir Winston Churchill as part of his state funeral in 1965.
Havengore was named after Havengore Island, a low-lying marshy island off the coast of Essex. The derivation of the word Havengore is Old English, 'haefen' meaning an anchorage and 'gor' meaning muddy. The adjoining Havengore Creek marked the northern end of the PLA's jurisdiction prior to 1964, when it was extended to include the whole of the Thames Estuary. By convention many PLA vessels are named after features of the River Thames.
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Electric Lightning fighter jets of the Royal Air Force, a special boat MVHavengore, and a funeral train hauled by Winston Churchill, homage paid by 321...
was held at St Paul's Cathedral. The coffin was transported by a boat MVHavengore on the Thames to Waterloo station, and thence by train to Bladon, Oxfordshire...
the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant Prince Andrew's standard flew from MVHavengore. However, the use of personal standards of other members of the royal...
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