MV Celtic is a former Thames sailing barge[1] which was built by Kievits & Van Reede in Papendrecht, Netherlands in 1903 for E J & W Goldsmith Ltd of London and Grays, Essex.

In 1941 she was requisitioned for war service, passing into ownership of the Ministry of War Transport, under the management of the London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd, and at that time was fitted with twin screws a pair of Bergius diesel engines.

[1][4][5] She was used as a barrage balloon base at Portsmouth, later serving as a parent vessel in Chichester harbour during January 1943.

[6] She saw further service in Scotland after this with Detachment Celtic; part of the RMBPD[6] Postwar, Celtic returned to commercial service in the ownership of Vectis Shipping and, later, Alfred Horatio Sheaf, both of Newport, Isle of Wight.

[1] She finally ended her days working in the ballast trade[4] in the Thames area.