EARLY TUG NAMES
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Page last updated 4-6-2010
LASS O’ GOWRIE 1855
Built 1855 at North Shields. Wood paddle tug. L75’. B16.1’. D8.1’. 54grt. 12nrt. 26nhp 1cyl steam engine. ON10181.
1855 Delivered to unknown owner. 1858 Owners Matthew Brownfield et al, Gravesend. 1-1861 Owner Robert Bromley et al, Goole. 22-8-1864 Registration cancelled as employed in inland navigation. 1866 Owner Wilkinson Shearsmith, Hull. 18881 [by] Owner Henry Burton, Hull. 1887 Scrapped.
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LIGHTNING
As Clarence. Photo RGR colln/photog unknown.
Built 1866 at Low Walker. iron paddle tug. L97.3 '. B18.4'. D 9.3'. 102grt 33nrt . 60nhp grasshopper 2cyl 27"x46" steam engine by Hepple. ON 54610.
1866 Delivered to Thomas Elliott & others, Gravesend. 187 5Sold to Wm Sandford, Gravesend. 1878 Sold to Chales Bishop, Cowes . 1883 Owners Robert & Thomas White, London renamed Clarence. 1891 Owners John Batey & others, Newcastle. 3-1894 Lost whilst on passage to Aberdeen. Grounded in force 11 gale at foot of Huntcliff, Saltburn. Posn 54-35.4N 00-55.8W. Two crew lost.
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LION 1844
Built 1844 by Richard Bulmer, S. Shields. Wood paddle tug. L69.5'. B14.9'. D8.2'. 57grt. 12nrt. Steam engine. ON9166.
1844 Delivered to William & Thomas Jolliffe and James Johnson, N. Shields. 1846 Sold to Admiralty. 1854 Sold to John, Alexander & Wiliam Mace, London. 2-1870 Scrapped
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LION 1859
Built 1859 at S. Shields. Iron Paddle tug. L106.2. B18.9. D10.0' 121grt 60nhp. 2cyl Lever steam engine by Thomas D Marshall, S Shields ON 27643
1859 Delivered to William & Thomas Jolliffe, Liverpool. 1863 Owner William Coppin, Londonderry. 1866 Owner David Stone & John Vanner, London. 1872 Owner Hugh Andrews, Belfast. 1873 Owner Belfast Harbour Commissioners. 1893 Re-engined 90nhp 2cyl side lever by J.D. Marshall at S-Shields. 1897 Owner Hugh McIntyre, Glasgow. 1898 Owner William Garscadden (Clyde Salvage Association), Glasgow. 1898 Owner George Garscadden, Leith. 1898 Owner Archibald McKinnon & William Slimon, Leith. 1909 Owner Archiblad McKinnon & Robert Nicholson, Leith. 1911 owner James Nicholson & Rutherford Fortune, Leith. 1912 Scrapped
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LION 1902
Built 1902 by George Brown and Co Ltd., Greenock. YN11. Steel screw tug. L75.4’. B19.2’. D9.4’. 87grt. 5nrt. 550ihp. 3cylTE steam engine by Muir and Houston Ltd. ON115945.
1902 Delivered to Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (1900) Ltd, London. 1927 Owners restyled Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd. London. 27-11-1939 Req for RAF balloon barrage service. 6-1-1941 Foundered, with loss of all crew, after hitting mine, 2½ cables from No.5 Medway Buoy, 2 miles from Garrison Point.
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LONDON
Wood paddle tug. 60hp ON9169 Callsign KGFH
1841 Owners Thames Steam Towing Co., London.
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LORD BANDON 1878
Built 1878 by Joseph T. Eltringham & Co., South Shields (YN 69) Iron paddle tug/tender. L122.2’. B19.7’. D10.3’. 154grt. 30nrt. 95nhp. 2cyl 30.5”x 54” side lever steam engine by Hepple and Co., S. Shields. ON76862. Callsign LBTG.
1878 Delivered to R. Seaton, Cork. 26-3-1886 Owners Clyde Shipping Co Ltd., Glasgow. 24-9-1887 Renamed Flying Falcon.
1889 Owner William Sandford, Gravesend. 27-3-1891 Owner Thomas C. Coggins, Liverpool. 10-8-1891 Transferred to Flying Falcon Tug Co Ltd., [manager Thomas C. Coggins] Liverpool. 5-1902 Sold to French buyers and reduced to a barge. No further trace.
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LORD WARDEN 1868
Built 1868 by Readhead, Softley and Co., South Shields. YN36. iron paddle tug. L100.4’. B18.3’. D10.1’. 116grt. 23nrt. 55nhp 2cyl 28”x48” steam engine by builder. ON60856.
1868 Delivered to Joseph Martin & other Gravesend pilots. 1874 Sold to W J Homewood, London. 1878 Owner William H Ives & other Gravesend pilots. 1879 Sold to T A F Banks et al, Gravesend. 1886 Sold to Frederick Pattison & other Gravesend pilots. 2-1895 Owner Joseph T Eltringham, S Shields . 1895 Owner John Anderson & Robert Chater, N Shields. 1896 Owner John Anderson, N Shields. 5-1903 Transferred to The Anchor Steam Tug Co Ltd., Sunderland. 16-9-1920 Transferred to France Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co Ltd, Newcastle. 1920 Sold to Charles W Robinson, Middlesbrough. 1920 Sold to Charles Duncan & Sons Ltd, Middlesbrough. 16-1-1924 Scrapped.
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MABEL 1890
Built 1890 by Westwood Baillie & Co, Poplar. Iron screw tug. L73.5’. B15.1’. D8’. 55grt. 9nrt. 50nhp 2cyl compound steam engine by Vulcan ironworks Ltd., Hull. ON98064
1890 Delivered to James Watkins, London. 1891 Owner William Coombs, Llanely. 1891 Owner The Mabel screw tug company, Llanely. 2-10-1895 Rescued crew of collision damaged and sinking Barry pilot boat Maria. 1910 Owner William James Guy, Cardiff. 1913 Owner Thomas Spink, Hull. 1921 Owner United Towing Co Ltd., Hull. 1950 Scrapped.
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MARIE 1875
Built 1875 by G. Butchard, Milton Ironworks, Gravesend. Iron paddle tug. L82'. B16.6'. D8.9'. 77grt. 10nrt. 30nhp 2cyl 22"x45" side lever steam engine. ON73650.
1875 Owned by G. Butchard, Gravesend. 1880 Sold to Kings Lynn Steam Tug Co. 15-2-1917 Sold to Tees Tug Co., Middlesbrough, renamed Monsdale. 30-7-1920 Owners Tees Towing Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough. 1923 Sold to Pounder, West Hartlepool for scrap for £100,
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MERRY ANDREW 1857
Built 1857 by Thomas & William Smith, North Shields. Iron paddle tug. L120.9’. B20.3’. D10.3’. 178grt. 80nhp 2cyl side lever engine by builder. ON28072
1857 Delivered to unknown owner. 1860 Owner Thomas E. Smith, London. 1884 Owner Robert, William, Nicholas & Henry Strong, Liverpool. 1893 Owners Strong Steam Tug Co Ltd, Liverpool. 1905 Scrapped.
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METEOR 1849
Built 1849 by Caird and Co, Greenock. YN19. Iron paddle Tug. L105.9’. B17.6’. D8.6’. 168grt. 30nrt. 60ihp 2cylSL steam engine by builder. ON32597.
2-1849 delivered to Clyde Shipping Co Ltd., Glasgow. 10-4-1854 Owner Nicol A. Mein, London. 21-6-1854 Owner Nicol A. Mein and Thomas Fisher, London. 11-6-1856 Sold to W. Buyers and A. Learmouth, Sydney NSW. 24-10-1856 Sold to William Fanning, Sydney. 18-8-1868 Sold to Chinese owners.
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MIDDLESEX 1865
Built 1865 at Blackwall. Iron paddle tug. L105.4'. B18.6'. D9.8'. 136grt. 50nhp steam engine. ON54613.
1882 Owner George Haslip, London. 1884 Still owned.
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MILTON 1866
Built 1866 @ Milton, Kent. Iron Paddle tug. L89.8'. B17.2'. D8.7'. 84grt. 40nhp steam engine. ON54631.
1866 Owner A. R. Fisher, Gravesend. 187? Owner George Butchard, Gravesend. 6-12-1879 Whilst laying at buoy off S. E. India Dock entrance the eight man crew became aware the tug would be run down by the Italian SS Europa. They took to the tugs small boat, but this was capsized in the collision, resulting in loss of tugs mate, Henry Edward Cheeseman. 1881 [by] Owner George Haslip, London.1888 Sold to Corporation of Preston for £1365. 1899 Sold to Archibald Mackinnon, Leith for £575.
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MYSTERY 1852
Built 1852 by Money Wigram and Sons, Northam. Wooden Paddle Tug. L96.1' B16.6'. D9.4'. 105grt. 43nrt. 80nhp 2cyl lever steam engine. ON27244
1852 Delivered to Richard. D. Ross, Gravesend and Daniel Oates, Blackwall. 4-6-1860 Towed disabled S/V R M Mills from off Beachy Head to Victoria Dock. 1866 Owner W Fletcher et al, London. 1867 Owner James Deane Jr., Melbourne. Delivered under sail. 1874 Owner Thomas Hesselton, Sydney. 1874 Owners Port Jackson Steam Boat Co, Sydney. 1875 Owner J Carey, Sydney. 1893 Owner Thomas B Rountree, Sydney. 189? Converted to barge.
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NELSON
1842 Owned by Shipowners Towing Co, London.
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NELSON 1858
Built 1858 at Rye. Wooden paddle tug. L99' B18'. D8.7'. 99grt ON21589. 40nhp steam engine.
1881 [by] Owner G Spicer, Gravesend.
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NEW UNITY
Paddle tug. 160hp ON4253 Callsign JBRM
8-1862 Owner United Steam Towing Co., London. 15-8-1862 Whilst turning iron ship Ganges opposite Shadwell basin the ship fell onto her beam ends and sank, supposedly due to insufficient ballast.
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NEWCASTLE 1824
Built 1824 @ North Shore. L86'. B14.6'. 45hp. Grasshopper type steam engine by Hawkes. Flue boiler. Burnt 7 tons daily. Speed 7knts. Bunkers 18 tons.
1839 Owners Shipowners Towing Co. 14-5-1847 Towed barque Baboo from Shadwell basin, having secured her line before the booked tug Lion of Thames Steam Towing Co. Whilst towing the pilot instructed Newcastle's master to cast off as he would not get paid.This eventually was done resulting in the barque going aground near Duke Shore, Limehouse and sustaining damage, the whole matter ending up in the Admiralty Court. 1858 Company in liquidation, no further trace. ----------------------------------
OSCAR 1876
Built 1876 by G. Butchard, Milton, Gravesend. Iron paddle tug. L82'. B16.6’. D8.9’. 72grt. 45nhp 2cyl 22”x45” side lever steam engine by builder. ON73635 1876 Delivered to J Martin, London. 21-2-1879 Collided with barque Mystle Tie in Downs. 1879 Sold to G H Jewell, Kings Lynn. 1881 Sold to Dundalk Harbour Commissioners. 11-1907 Sold to Joseph Ridley, Tyneside. 4-1920 Transferred to Ridley Steam Tug Co Ltd. 3-1932 Sold for £75 to Grahamsley Ltd for scrap.
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PAUL JONES 1849
Built 1849 by John R Curry, North Shields. Wood paddle tug. L79.8'. B15.6'. D9.3'. 67grt. 20nhp steam engine. ON9068.
1849 Delivered to John Strevens, James Hambleton & others, London. 1852 Owner Daniel Barker, London. 1853 Owners Daniel Barker, John & George Spicer & others, London. 1882 Owner J Ibbetson Spicer, Old Ford, London. Unresearched Owners 1857-1887] 1890 Scrapped,
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PENFOLD 1902
Built 1902 by Hawthorn and Co Ltd., Leith. YN93. L80'. B17'6". D8'6". 78grt 24nrt. 250ihp 2cyl 11"x24"x20"s compound steam engine.
1902 Delivered to War Office [RASC] and used for target and general towing based Weymouth. Named Stewart. 1946 Sold to Lenthall Bros., Teddington. 1949 Sold to Corporation of Preston for £2850 renamed Penfold. 1958 Sold to Mrs Ann Fielding, Dublin for £875. 195? Scrapped.
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PERSEVERANCE 1849
Built 1849 at South Shields. Wood paddle tug. L97'. B17.7'. D10.8'.156grt 100hp ON4255 Callsign JBRP
1849 Owner Thomas Petley, London. 1876 Owners St. Katherines Dock Co., London. 1885 Same owners. 1887 No trace in LR.
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PILOT 1837
Built 1837. Wood paddle tug.
1837 Owners Symington Patent Paddle Towing Co, London. 1839 Owners Shipowners Towing Co, London. 1849 Owners Pilot Steam Tug and Steam Rescue Company, [Capt. Shepherd], London??
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POWERFUL 1842
Built 1842. Wood paddle tug.
1842 Owners Shipowners Towing Company, London. 1858 Company in liquidation, No further trace.
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POWERFUL 1857
Built 1857 by Westwood Baillie & Co., Poplar. Wood Paddle Tug. 88'x17.5'x8.8'. 88grt. 23nrt. 40nhp 2cyl lever steam engine. ON21166
1847 Delivered to William J Thomas and others, Gravesend, t/as Commercial Towing Co., London. 1881 [by] Owner George Lander, Gravesend. 188? Owner Thomas Bradley, Hessle. 19-11-1889 Sold to Humber Steam Towing Co., Hull. 1902 Sold to Frank Graves & Joseph Harrison, Hull. 20-2-1905 Sold to William Doughty, Hull. 21-4-1910 Sold to Samuel Harrison, Hull. 21-4-1917 Transferred to Harrison and Doughty Ltd., Hull. 27-7-1920 Sold to Roland Harrison, Hull. 3-2-1921 Sold to United Towing Co., Hull. 1924 Scrapped.
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PREMIER 1894
Built 1894 by A W Robertson and Co., Canning Town. Steel screw tug. L79’. B17.6’. D9.7’. 83grt. 400hp 2cyl 15.5”x32”x20”s compound steam engine by builder. ON102869.
1-1894 Delivered to Parkinson and Edwards, Gravesend. 25-4-1897 £160 award for assistance to SS W D Cruddas whose prop had fouled the chain of her mooring buoy in Greenwich Reach. 1-9-1907 Escorting Channel swimmer from Dover. 1-1917 £200 award for towing SS Fredriksberg clear of the military pontoon bridge at Gravesend, which the steamship had fouled in a gale. 1917 Owners Aldersyde Steam Fishing Co Ltd., Grimsby. 1918 Sold to Grimsby Steam Tug & Launch Co., Grimsby. 6-1918 Hired by RN. 1-1919 Returned to owners. 1920 Sold to Ridley Steam Tug Co Ltd., Tyneside. 4-1928 Sold for £1150 to Peter McLeod, Alloa. 1930 Scrapped at Alloa.
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PRINCE 1859
Built 1859 at Rye. Wooden Paddle Tug. L90.3'. B18.5'. D9.0'. 89grt. 52nhp. 2cyl 27.5"x42" side lever steam engine by J. A. Young, Blackwall. Official No. 28352. PoR 1860 London. 1874 London. 1895 S. Shields.
1859 Delivered to F. Spicer, Bermondsey, London. c1868 Transferred to J. I. Spicer, Old Ford, London. 1874 Sold to D. S. H. Oates et Al, London. 1881 Sold to E. Edwards, Poplar. 12-1895 Sold to John Dry, S. Shields. 5-1908 Transferred to John Dry Steam Tugs Ltd. 1912 Scrapped at Hylton, River Wear.
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PRINCE OF HESSE 1848
Built 1848 at Peters Quay, Northumberland. Wood Paddle Tug. L75'. B15.8'. D8.3'. 58grt. 130nhp. ON46045
1848 Completed for John Ridley, Newcastle, named Wonder. 1864 Sold to J Matthews, Gravesend, renamed Prince of Hesse. 1881 Still owned.
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PRIVATEER 1898
Built 1898 by Willoughby Bros., Plymouth. Steel screw tug. L85.2'. B18'. D10.5'. 108grt. 2cyl 17"x34"x21"s compound steam engine by builder. ON108307. Callsign QBJD.
1904 Owner G, Etheredge, 84 Narrow St., London.
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