HEAD WRIGHTSON, THORNABY-ON-TEES
| Name | X.199 |
| Type | Admiralty 'X' lighter |
| Yard Number | |
| Launched | |
| Completed | 1915 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Bolinder, Sweden |
| Engine type | Diesel |
| GRT | 130 |
| Length (feet) | 105.6 |
| Beam (feet) | 21 |
| First owner | The Admiralty (Royal Navy) |
| History | 1916 PRAWN and converted to oil/water carrier |
| 1921 SHELL MEX No.3 (tank lighter?) | |
| In 1975 owned by N. W. Woods, Gosport | |
| Fate | 1975 broken up at Hayling Island |
n.b. this vessel is sometimes attributed to Wm. Dobson, Newcastle
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