TYNE TUGS AND TUG BUILDERS
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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 M

Ship Name Year Builder D / H / P
M B 1 1957 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
MacGregor 1864 Bainbridge & Wilson, Willington Quay D / H / P
Magnet 1834 North Shields (unspecified builder)
Magnet 1868 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H
Magnetic 1863 St Peter's (unspecified builder) D / H
Maid of Orleans 1855 Hepple & Landells, North Shields D / H
Majestic 1826 William Sorry, North Shields D / H
Majestic 1835 William Sorry, North Shields D / H
Majestic 1898 Clelands Graving Dock & Slipway Co, Willington Quay D / H / P
Makis 1908 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H
Mallard 1839 J Dowey, North Shields D / H
Malta 1870 Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields D / H
Malta 1875 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H / P
Manxman 1891 Not Tyne Built D / H
Marco Polo 1858 North Shields (unspecified builder) D / H
Mare 1884 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H
Maretanza 1902 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H
Margaret 1839 J Dowey, North Shields D / H
Margaret 1839 A Woodhouse, South Shields D / H
Margaret & Mary 1837 Richard Arkley, North Shields D / H
Margaret Ansley 1852 Thorburn & Grant, North Shields D / H
Margaret Ham 1913 JT Eltringham & Co Ltd, South Shields D / H / P
Marguerite 1879 Newcastle (unspecified builder) D / H / P
Maria 1896 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H
Mariner 1861 Hepple & Landells, North Shields D / H
Mariner 1864 T Hepple & Son, Low Walker D / H
Marion 1868 Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields D / H
Marius 1902 Not Tyne Built D / H
Marksman 1914 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Marquis 1855 TD Marshall, South Shields D / H
Mars 1854 Coutts & Parkinson, Willington Quay D / H
Mars 1876 J Jackson, South Shields D / H / P
Marsden 1906 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Marsden 1917 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Marsden 1923 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Marsden 1956 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Marseille 1862 T Hepple & Son, Low Walker D / H
Marshall 1852 W Cooper, North Shields D / H
Marshall 1856 TD Marshall, South Shields
Martello 1843 A Woodhouse, South Shields D / H
Martello 1843 A Woodhouse, South Shields D / H
Martello 1847 D Bider, East Jarrow D / H
Marty 1906 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Mary 1833 A Bell, North Shields D / H
Mary 1860 Low Walker (unspecified shipbuilder) D / H
Mary Agnes 1846 W Cooper, North Shields D / H
Mary Agnes 1848 W Cooper, North Shields D / H
Mary and Isabella 1826 W Wright, Howdon Pans D / H
Mary and Jane 1833 Newcastle (unspecified builder) D / H
Mary & Jane 1844 D Bider, East Jarrow D / H
Mary Ann 1832 E Robson, South Shields D / H
Mary Blake 1910 Hepple & Co Ltd, South Shields D / H / P
Mary Louise 1879 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H
Mary Usher 1866 T Hepple & Son, Low Walker D / H
Maryport 1858 Newcastle (unspecified builder) D / H
Mataco 1928 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H
Matador 1842 TD Marshall, South Shields D / H
Mathilda Foscolo 1883 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H
Maximus 1956 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
May 1870 T Hepple & Son, Low Walker D / H
May 1875 T Hepple & Son, Low Walker D / H / P
Meggie Smart 1868 JP Rennoldson & Sons, North Shields D / H
Mentor 1878 J Softley & Sons, South Shields D / H
Mentor 1883 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Mercury 1840 A Bell, North Shields
Mercury 1865 Marshall Brothers, Willington Quay D / H
Meri 1877 South Shields (unspecified builder) D / H
Merman 1911 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Merrimac 1883 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H / P
Merrimac 1918 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Merry Andrew 1853 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H
Merry Andrew 1857 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H / P
Merry Monarch 1854 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H
Messenger 1843 D Bider, East Jarrow D / H
Messenger 1861 North Shields (unspecified builder) D / H
Meteor 1875 Wouldhave & Johnson, North Shields D / H / P
Metro 1947 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P
Michael Scott 1874 R & R Stobbs, Coble Dene, North Shields D / H
Michail 1876 Newcastle (unspecified builder) D / H
Middlesbro 1839 Andrew Bell, North Shields D / H
Mihrabad 1938 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H
Mikey Dev 1962 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Mildred 1893 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Mildred II 1902 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Milo 1868 Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields D / H
Miner No 1 1877 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Miner No 2 1877 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Miner No 3 1877 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Miner No 4 1878 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Miner No 5 1878 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Miner No 8 1879 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Miner No 9 1879 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Miner No 10 1879 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Miner No 13 1880 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P
Miner No 15 1881 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H
Minnet 1858 North Shields (unspecified builder) D / H
Miraflores 1882 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H
Miss Roberts 1870 D & G Heckels, North Shields D / H
Mistletoe 1878 JR Maxwell, South Shields D / H / P
Mitchells 1854 Thorburn & Grant, North Shields D / H
Mode Wheel 1907 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Momentum 1922 Not Tyne Built D / H / P
Mon 1920 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P
Mon 1947 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P
Monarch 1833 Edward Robson, South Shields D / H / P
Monarch 1835 J Dowey, North Shields D / H
Monarch 1837 Richard Arkley, North Shields D / H
Monarch 1854 South Shields (unspecified builder) D / H
Monarch 1871 JT Eltringham, South Shields D / H
Monarch 1875 JR Maxwell, South Shields D / H
Montrose 1862 T Hepple & Son, Low Walker D / H
Monty 1925 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P
Morning Star 1832 T Potts, St Anthony's D / H
Moselle 1861 Hepple & Landells, Low Walker D / H / P
Mystery 1858 South Shields (unspecified builder) D / H / P
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