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Lambeth is part of a fleet of four purpose-built harbour patrol vessels used in the middle and lower districts of the tidal Thames, between Putney Bridge and the North Sea.

Catamarans 'Kew' and 'Southwark' are the latest of four new boats the PLA has ordered at a cost of more than £2 million. They have been delivered as preparations continue for an unprecedented year on the Thames with the river pageant to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and events linked to the London Olympics.

The PLA Hydrographic Service provides a wide range of services to river users.

On 12 May 1959 Her Majesty the Queen visited the Port of London Authority as the organisation celebrated its 50th anniversary.