| Name: | CHAMPION |
| Launched: | 1877 |
| Completed: | 06/1877 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 129 |
| Dimensions: | 140grt, 27nrt, 110.7 x 19.4 x 9.8ft; (1900: 140grt, 19nrt) |
| Engines: | 2 x SL1cyl (29.5 x 51ins), 96nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 76964 |
| History: | |
| 06/06/1877 | Thomas W Elliott, Stepney, London; registered at London |
| 1879 | SA de Remorquage au Port du Calais; registered at Calais; renamed HERCULE |
| 1891 | Chambre de Commerce de Calais' Calais |
| 1900 | Joseph Constant, London; renamed CHAMPION |
| 10/1900 | Charles C Duncan, Charles W Duncan & George Robinson; registered at Middlesbrough |
| 11/1900 | Joseph Crosthwaite, North Shields; registered at North Shields |
| 1918 | Joseph Crosthwaite Jr, North Shields |
| 03/1924 | Joseph Crosthwaite (Tugs) Ltd, North Shields |
| 06/1935 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 06/1935: Broken up by T Young & Sons Ltd at Sunderland |
Above photo of Crosthwaite's WARRIOR (with CHAMPION behind) is courtesy of Robert Amess