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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