TYNE TUGS AND TUG BUILDERS
 
 
 
A history of Tyne Tugs, their builders and owners
 
 
 
 
| Name: | BRILLIANT | 
| Launched: |  | 
| Completed: | 1849 | 
| Builder: | North Shields | 
| Yard Number: |  | 
| Dimensions: | 37grt, 14nrt,  62.2 x 12.3 x 7.0ft | 
| Engines: | 13nhp | 
| Engines By: |  | 
| Propulsion: | Paddle | 
| Construction: | Wood | 
| Reg Number: | 2083 | 
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| History: |  | 
| 25/07/1849 | A Strong, Shields | 
| 17/03/1854 | Robson & Potts, Shields | 
| 1855 | Messrs Brown, Shields | 
| 1858 | Brown & Co Shields | 
| 1870 | Thomas Brown, Willington Quay; registered at North Shields | 
|  | No further history known | 
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| Comments: | Still listed in 1883 MNL | 
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