Tyne tug Albert gunboat 1884

TYNE TUGS AND TUG BUILDERS

A history of Tyne Tugs, their builders and owners

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Name:	ALBERT
Keel:	20/09/1882
Launched:	06/06/1883
Completed:	02/1884
Builder:	Sir WG Armstrong, Mitchell & Co Ltd, Low Walker
Yard Number:	454
Dimensions:	361disp, 115.0 x 25.0 x 9.5ft
Engines:	2 x C2cyl, 376ihp
Engines By:	R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle
Propulsion:	2 x Screws, 10.2knots
Construction:	Iron
Armament	1 x 8.0ins, 1 x 6.0ins, 2 x 1 x 9pdr guns

History:
1884	State of Victoria, Australia
1897	Public Works Dept, Victoria
1917	Probably broken up

Comments:	06/06/1883: Launched as MELBOURNE
	Described as a 'Type D' gunboat
	Retired due to financial constraints in 1897 and used as an occasional tug