British Oldies

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I have a lot of photos on file of old British tugs, say up to 1960, if these are of interest here then I am happy to add some from time to time. A few may be Dutch built.
Some samples, first from the Thames, the fleet of Alexander famous for the 'Sun' tugs
SUNBIRD 1907
SUNBIRD 1907
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From Piet van Damme's database
1907: Built by "Jonker & Stans" at Hendrik Ido Ambacht (NLD) (YN 41)
1907: delivered to William H. J. Alexander at London (GBR)
1929: To William P. Alexander & George F. Alexander at London (GBR)
1931: To (Sun Tugs) "W. H. J. Alexander Ltd" at London (GBR)
1944: on UK Admiralty service at Chatham (GBR)
1946: returned to owners
1947: rolled over and sunk in Limehouse Reach whilst attending the Wilson vessel ANGELO, an engineer and a fireman lost
1961: broken up by "T.W. Ward" at Grays (GBR)
SUN 1906
SUN 1906
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1906, 130grt
R. Cock & Sons, Appledore (119) for W. H. J. Alexander, London
Broken up at Grays, arrived 15/5/1964
SUNFISH 1907
SUNFISH 1907
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SUNFISH of W.H.J.Alexander at her owners pontoon on the Thames
1907, 65grt, 350IHP
Jonker & Stans, Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Broken up at Grays in September 1962
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Fine pictures George ,I think we are all interested in those old British tugs!!
regards
Jan
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Mighty fine idea George !!!.
Thanks for those pictures and information.

regards, Roy
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OK thanks, I will come back with some more!
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Great idea George. I'm looking forward to the pictures and the stories.
Gert
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1899, 103grt
J. G. Fay, Southampton (391) for W. H. J. Alexander
Broken up at Grays, Essex 2/1960
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SUN VIII
1919, 196grt
Cochrane, Selby (731), broken up in February 1969
and
SUN XI
1925, 183grt
Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull (651), sold as SCHELDE X in 1964
I am sure someone will have her later details
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SUN XIX
1956, 175grt
Philip & Son, Dartmouth (1289)
Sold to Italian owners in 1979 and renamed SOLE PRIMO
Broken up at Aliaga in August 1986
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From the fleet of Tees Towing, my 'home port' in younger days, I used to walk onto the tug base when I was 13 years old!

ACKLAM CROSS
Completed in August 1933, 150grt and the first British-built diesel-electric tug
Hall Russell, Aberdeen (728)
Sold to Malta as FOX TERRIER in 1964
Broke adrift and sank on 18/2/1969 while under tow from Valletta to Zueitina, Libya
ACKLAM CROSS
ACKLAM CROSS
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CAEDMON CROSS
1953, 132grt
Scott & Son, Bowling (400)
Sold to Alexandra as MARGAM in 1966
Sold to Willem Muller, Terneuzen as RILLAND in 1970
Sank on 22/11/1989 in position 47.04N 06.11W shortly after being sold again
CAEDMON CROSS
CAEDMON CROSS
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EUSTON CROSS
1924, 226grt
J. I. Thornycroft, Southampton (1039) as SIR WM. MACKINTOSH
for the Railways & Harbours Administration, Port Elizabeth
1938 PROTEA, James Dredging, Towage & Transport, London
38 EUSTON CROSS, Tees Towing
7/1960 to Loucas Matsas as THISEUS
1972 renamed IOANNIS MATSAS
1978 reverted to THISEUS
Broken up in 1981
EUSTON CROSS
EUSTON CROSS
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FIERY CROSS, favourite from my young days
1957, 192grt
Scott & Son, Bowling (414)
Sold to Wm. Muller, Terneuzen in 1981 as WATERLAND
Broken up in the Netherlands in May 1988
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GOLDEN CROSS
1955, 132grt
Scott & Son, Bowling (407)
Ran as DUNHERON 1968-1997
then reverted to her former name, in private ownership
05/2013 sunk at moorings at Ardentinny, Argyll, apparently abandoned.
21/11/2013 refloated and removed from Swine's Hole, Carrick, Loch Goil with the aid of Clyde Marine's BRUISER and Clydeport's TORCH.
21/11/2013 Arrived DRB Marine, Rosneath for scrapping
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DUNHERON
DUNHERON
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