Name: | AVONMOUTH |
Launched: | 23/06/1903 |
Completed: | 1903 |
Builder: | Hepple & Co Ltd, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 526 |
Dimensions: | 64grt, 2nrt, 76.0 x 16.1 x 9.0ft |
Engines: | C2cyl, 40nhp |
Engines By: | Hepple & Co Ltd, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron & Steel |
Reg Number: | 117712 |
History: | |
1903 | Avonmouth Steam Tug Co Ltd, (CJ King); registered at Bristol |
1935 | Captain Stephen Portus, Liverpool |
1938 | J Lamey Ltd; registered at Liverpool; renamed BC LAMEY |
1947 | Steamtug Firefly Ltd, Liverpool; renamed FIREFLY |
1955 | Grain Elevating & Automatic Weighing Co Ltd (Joseph Forster, manager), Liverpool |
1958 | William Bate & Co Ltd, Liverpool |
1960 | Rea Ltd, Liverpool |
1960 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1960: Sold to BISCO - British Iron & Steel Corporation |
1960: Allocated to Henry Bath Ltd for breaking up at Garston |
Above photo as AVONMOUTH courtesy of Alan Hughes
Above photo as AVONMOUTH courtesy of Alan Hughes
Above photo as FIREFLY courtesy of Alan Hughes
Above photo as FIREFLY courtesy of Barney Hunt
Above photo as FIREFLY courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photo as FIREFLY courtesy of Alan Hughes