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

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Above: Select the required Tug by using the initial letter of the Tug Name eg: Cullercoats, Eastsider or Theresa.

KEY Below: D / H / P --- D = basic dimensions shown; H = history given; P = photograph(s) included.

Tugs beginning with the initial letter I

Ship Name Year Builder D / H / P
Icarius 1877 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H
Imperial 1851 Thorburn & Grant, North Shields D / H
Imperial Prince 1856 J Dowey, North Shields D / H
Imperial Prince 1858 J Dowey, North Shields D / H
Impetus 1954 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Indefatigable 1820 R Hudson, Howdon Pans D / H
Independence 1850 T Toward, St Peter's, Newcastle D / H
Indian tug 1858 Palmer Brothers & Co, Jarrow D / H
Industry 1833 R Dixon & R Anderson, Gateshead D / H
Industry 1834 W Sorry, South Shields D / H
Industry 1848 G Brown, St Peter's Quay D / H
Industry 1852 South Shields (unspecified builder) D / H / P
Integrity 1867 T Hepple & Son, Low Walker D / H
Integrity 1870 R & R Stobbs, Coble Dene, North Shields D / H / P
Invicta 1881 R Marshall, Newcastle D / H
Invincible 1866 Daniel Bider, Bill Quay D / H
Iona 1866 R & R Stobbs, Coble Dene, North Shields D / H
Ireland 1891 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Irlam 1903 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Iron 1890 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H / P
Iron Duke 1873 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H
Iron King 1854 T Potts, St Anthony's, Newcastle D / H
Iron King 1864 T Hepple & Son, Low Walker D / H
Iron King 1880 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H
Ironsider 1967 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Irvine 1871 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H
Isaac Wilson 1889 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H / P
Isabella 1856 North Shields (unspecified builder) D / H / P
Isabella 1862 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H
Island Mariner 1960 T Mitchison, Friar's Goose, Gateshead D / H / P
Islander 1861 North Shields (unspecified builder) D / H
Isle of Ely 1866 JD Burdis, North Shields D / H
Ister 1884 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H
Italo 1855 Dobson & Thompson, Newcastle D / H
Izhora 1861 Charles Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H
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