He was employed at Southampton Docks throughout his working life and committed suicide in May 1950, aged 77.
When the company was founded it showed interest in Southampton Docks.
Now, that hull has been sitting in Southampton Dock for a quarter century - and it still isn't ready for public display.
Ruffell was employed as an engineer in Southampton Docks.
He was now employed in Southampton Docks as a boilermaker.
Over 4,000 children arrived at the Southampton Docks on 23 May 1937.
It provides part of the route to Southampton Docks from the M27.
After finally retiring at the end of the 1965-66 season, he briefly ran an off-licence and worked in Southampton Docks.
Three days later the machine arrived at Southampton Docks.
"What happened on arrival at Southampton Docks (station) can be better imagined than described, but jubilation is not precisely the word for it".