| Name: | BELLE OF THE USK |
| Launched: | 08/06/1891 |
| Completed: | 1891 |
| Builder: | Mordey, Carney Ltd, Newport |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 63grt, 4nrt, 74.5 x 15.7 x 8.9ft; (1903: 70grt, 1nrt) |
| Engines: | C2cyl (16 & 30 x 22ins), 50nhp, 200ihp |
| Engines by: | John Sheryn, Newport |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 98875 |
| History: | |
| 1891 | Usk Screw Towing, Trawling & Salvage Co (Mordey, Carney Ltd), Newport |
| 08/1899 | The Shipowners' Tug Co Ltd, (John WM Fry, manager), Bristol |
| 12/1900 | Richard R Collard, Hastings |
| 09/1901 | Registered at Newhaven |
| 11/1909 | William G Bingham, Hull |
| 11/1912 | Thomas Milward, Swansea |
| 16/10/1916 | Alexander W Smart, Cardiff |
| 20/10/1916 | Rea Transport Co Ltd, (R & JH Rea, managers), London |
| 20/10/1916 | Registered at Bristol; renamed HIGHGARTH |
| 04/01/1919 | Owners restyled as R & JH Rea Ltd |
| 06/01/1926 | Anthony W, Thomas, Robert, John W & Joseph B Forster and William Cross, Scotswood |
| 05/1947 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 14/10/1892: Aground on Tuskar Rock & propeller blades gone |
| 15/10/1892: Towed off by tug THAMES & towed to Porthcawl, leaking | |
| 03/1898: Chartered to Maryport Harbour for six months | |
| 12/1900: Sold by the Liquidator | |
| 23/01/1901: Grounded in Camber Dock, Portsmouth & again lost propeller blades | |
| Thanks to David Asprey & Bill Harvey for the above details |
Above photo as BELLE OF THE USK is courtesy of David Asprey
Above photo as HIGHGARTH is courtesy of Bill Harvey