Everard’s were founded in 1889 by Frederick T. Everard who was a builder of Thames sailing barges with a works at Greenhithe. the Everard company had a tradition of naming its ships with the name ending in ‘ity’ and usually, the name beginning with an A although s and c were also used. Many of the fleet sported yellow hulls and were known as the ‘Yellow perils’.

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