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: Tyne Tugs Ltd, Newcastle

Incorporated on the 28th November 1958, Tyne Tugs Ltd was a private charter company formed to manage the combined fleets of Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd, Ridley-Tugs Ltd and France, Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co Ltd.

To be continued.

For further reading: "150 Years of the Maltese Cross" - The story of the Tyne, Blyth & Wear Tug Companies by John H Proud

The following tugs were operated by the company:

Tug Name Year D / H / P
Alnwick 1955 D / H / P
Ashbrooke 1955 D / H / P
Bamburgh 1956 D / H / P
Beamish 1944 D / H / P
Cullercoats 1898 D / H / P
Earsdon 1912 D / H / P
Eastsider 1924 D / H / P
Francis Batey 1914 D / H / P
Fulwell 1899 D / H / P
George V 1915 D / H / P
Hendon 1924 D / H / P
Hillsider 1911 D / H / P
Impetus 1954 D / H / P
Joffre 1916 D / H / P
Marsden 1956 D / H / P
Maximus 1956 D / H / P
Quaysider 1955 D / H / P
Robert Redhead 1900 D / H / P
Roughsider 1958 D / H / P
Southsider 1941 D / H / P
Tynesider 1942 D / H / P
Waysider 1919 D / H / P
Wearmouth 1929 D / H / P
Westsider 1913 D / H / P
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