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Merchant Navy Class
Principal variations prior to rebuilding

This is intended to provide a simple overview of the variations found in the Merchant Navy
class locomotives prior to their rebuilding; certainly it is not intended to be exhaustive.

SR number	BR number	Date into traffic	Locomotive Name	Standard smoke deflectors	‘V’-front cab fitted	Repainted BR Blue	Repainted BR Green	Front casing removed	Safety valves re-sited	Date tender cut down	Date loco rebuilt
First Series built with 5000 gallon tenders and carried wartime black as well as malachite green.
21C1	35001	5/6/41	Channel Packet	c.8/47	6/11/50	21/10/49	17/5/52	p.10/53	16/6/56	6/56^(5)	15/8/59
21C2	35002	16/6/41	Union Castle	c.5/47	2/1/54	4/1/50	3/7/51	22/8/52	27/8/55	17/5/58	17/5/58
21C3	35003	13/9/41	Royal Mail	22/5/47	16/6/50	16/6/50	9/8/53	p.8/53	27/3/55	5/9/59	5/9/59
21C4	35004	10/41	Cunard White Star	10/10/46	1/11/50	12/7/49	14/2/53	p.2/53	5/11/55	12/7/58	12/7/58
21C5	35005	12/41	Canadian Pacific	c.6/47	17/2/50	17/2/50	13/2/54	p.7/52	13/2/54	6/6/59	6/6/59
21C6	35006	12/41	Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co.	c.7/47	21/3/51	21/3/51	7/9/53	9/53	9/7/55	17/10/59	17/10/59
21C7	35007	6/42	Aberdeen Commonwealth	by 5/47	3/50	31/3/50	20/12/52	12/52	26/6/55	9/56^(5)	21/6/58
21C8	35008	6/42	Orient Line	c.5/47	7/49^(1)	20/7/49	21/5/52	p.10/53	18/10/53	1/6/57	1/6/57
21C9	35009	6/42	Shaw Savill	p.11/46	2/53	31/8/49	1/3/53	p.3/53	?	23/3/57	23/3/57
21C10	35010	7/42	Blue Star	3/47	11/49	25/11/49	21/11/52	21/11/52	-	12/1/57	12/1/57
Second Series built with 5100 gallon tenders and introduced in wartime black before malachite green.
21C11	35011	12/44	General Steam Navigation	p.1/47	9/50	-	18/11/51	p.4/53	?	8/57^(5)	11/7/59
21C12	35012	12/44	United States Lines	3/47	3/49	17/2/51	5/7/52	5/7/52	?	? 7/52^(2)	2/3/57
21C13	35013	2/45	Blue Funnel Certum Pete Finem	11/46	12/52	5/8/50	13/12/52	p.12/52	?	12/52^(5)	26/5/56
21C14	35014	2/45	Nederland Line	c.1/47	5/49	-	25/8/51	p.11/52	3/7/54	7/7/56^(2)	7/7/56
21C15	35015	3/45	Rotterdam Lloyd	p.2/47	6/49	7/2/51	7/6/53	p.1953	24/4/54	21/6/58^(2)	21/6/58
21C16	35016	3/45	Elders Fyffes	p.1/47	6/49	31/5/50	15/3/5	c.1953	29/8/54	20/4/57	20/4/57
21C17	35017	4/45	Belgian Marine	p.3/47	4/48	11/7/49	1/4/53	c.1953	4/8/54	6/4/57	6/4/57
21C18	35018	5/45	British India Line	by 7/10/46	5/48	27/9/49	3/7/51	12/7/52	?	11/2/56^(2)	11/2/56
21C19	35019	6/45	French Line C.G.T.	by 8/47	4/48	13/1/50	7/6/53	By7/53	14/10/55	16/5/59	16/5/59
21C20	35020	6/45	Bibby Line	7/47	5/48	2/6/50	20/6/52	20/6/52	3/7/53	6/53^(2)	30/4/56
Third Series built with 6000 gallon tenders and introduced in malachite green.
-	35021	9/48	New Zealand Line	-	-	22/11/50	26/2/52	c.8/53	10/10/54	2/52^(3 & 5)	20/6/59
-	35022	10/48	Holland America Line	-	-	1/7/50	5/2/52	p.3-5/53	-	19/6/56^(3)	19/6/56
-	35023	11/48	Holland-Afrika Line	-	-	-	22/3/52	p.5/53	17/10/54	16/2/57	16/2/57
-	35024	11/48	East Asiatic Company	-	-	29/3/49	15/6/51	p.10/52	?	2/5/59^(3)	2/5/59
-	35025	11/48	Brocklebank Line	-	-	17/9/9	7/6/52	p.10/53	-	15/12/56	15/12/56
-	35026	12/48	Lamport & Holt Line	-	-	8/7/49	14/6/52	p.6/52	1/55	26/1/57^(4)	26/1/57
-	35027	12/48	Port Line	-	-	21/4/50	22/11/53	22/11/53	?	12/5/57^(4)	12/5/57
-	35028	12/48	Clan Line	-	-	13/1/51	12/6/53	12/6/53	3/12/54	7/11/59	7/11/59
-	35029	2/49	Ellerman Lines	-	-	26/2/51	4/7/52	4/7/52	12/12/54	26/9/59	26/9/59
-	35030	4/49	Elder-Dempster Lines	-	-	1/6/50	16/5/53	c.5/53	p.not	26/4/58	26/4/58

Notes

(1) V-windows fitted to original cab 8/47

(2) Ran for a time with 6,000 gallon self weighing tender

(3) Entered into service with 5,500 gallon WC tender

(4) Entered into service with 4,500 gallon WC tender

(5) Tender cut down prior to rebuilding

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