Hi Joe The only reason I knew that you had responded was by accessing the Archives, nothing in my Inbox. I had changed to a .org.uk address because of troubles with aol. Doesnt seem to have worked. Can't find much about the withdrawal date for GL, however I seem to recall that two more modern vessels (one may have been Albert Faroult) were in operation at Le Havre in the mid 60's. Given the age span of a pilot cutter as between 30 and 40 years it is not unreasonable to assume that withdrawal occurred in the early sixties, I have no recollection of her as I did not go to Le Havre until 1967. A referral to Lloyds Registers would give you an end date in that she would no longer be included or if she was, there would be an annotation stating 'Class withdrawn' probably with the date of the required special survey. I regret that my own copies do not go beyond 1955. I have in my posesion copies of pages from the Boarding Book which clearly shows that she was still operating as a boarding vessel, with pilots embarked, the entry 'anchored in harbor' is a strong indication that the Boarding Officers were now American. The date for this is Feb 1945. The inside page of the Boarding Book reads 'His Majesty's Ship George Leverdier'. I strongly suspect that she had Free French crew. The fact that she was still a Boarding/Examination vessel at this date squares with entry in the Navy List for 1945. Signal Letters/Call Sign FORI I will keep drilling down on this one although I feel there is not much further to go. Next to the question of the Pioneer and Guide. These two vessels were built for the Dungeness station with Pioneer being the first purpose built steam cutter. I have attached a data sheet which will give a full technical spec. Remainder below. Pioneer 1 Built at a cost of £6361. First purpose built steam cruising cutter. Built for the Dungeness station. Transferred to Harwich in 1906, relicensed No 7. Transferred back to Dover in 1912 and reverted to No. 1. Renamed Preceder in 1924 to free the name for the new Pioneer. Sold to Pilotage du Gironde in 1925 and renamed Chevalier. Broken up in 1935. Off No 98971 Signal Letters/Call Sign MHGF Guide 2 Built for the Dungeness station, contract price £6300 but final price closer to £6415. Replaced by Patrol in 1914 and sold to J E Bernier of Levis Lauzon, Quebec. Bernier a noted Arctic explorer used her for supporting his gold prospecting and fur trapping activities around Baffin Island. Sold to Cie Navigation de la Baie de Bras d' Or in 1923. Sold to North Shore Trading Co of Quebec 1926. Sunk Oct. 1926 Off No 98982 Signal Letters/Call Sign MHLF Photos are a little hard to come by. The photos that I have are for Pioneer only including one from the Amos and Amos collection (NMM copyright). No copyright on the others. I will review the Archives regularly to make sure that you have had receipt. Best Wishes