TYNE TUGS AND TUG BUILDERS
A history of Tyne Tugs, their builders and owners

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Above: Select the required Tug Owner by using the initial letter of the Owner's Name eg: Batey, Lawson or Tyne.
KEY BELOW: D / H / P (D = basic dimensions are shown; H = a history is given; P = one or more photographs are available)

Tug Owner: Swan Hunter Ltd, Wallsend

Swan Hunter had a great number of shipbuilding yards, mainly on the rivers Tyne and the Tees. This list is for all operations.

To be continued

The following tugs were owned or operated:


Tug Name Year D / H / P
Bantam 1 1948 D / H / P
Cob 1911 D / H / P
Tern 1924 D / H / P
Tug 180 1958
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