| Name: | CLYDE |
| Launched: | 14/10/1882 |
| Completed: | 02/1883 |
| Builder: | T & W Toward, St Lawrence, Newcastle |
| Yard Number: | 360 |
| Dimensions: | 164grt, 56nrt, 116.0 x 20.2 x 10.3ft; (1889: 163grt, 70nrt); (1890: 174grt, 56nrt); |
| (1917: 186grt, 130nrt, 115.6 x 20.2 x 10.1ft); (1924: 188grt, 99nrt); | |
| (194x: 178grt, 82nrt, 115.6 x 20.2 x 10.1ft) | |
| Engines: | L1cyl (38 x 58ins), 60nhp; |
| (1917: 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 4cyl (5.75 x 7ins), 10nhp); (1934: 100bhp); | |
| (194x: Oil engine, 2SA, 6cyl (14.5 x 5ins), 22nhp, 330bhp) | |
| Engines by: | George P Hepple, North Shields; (1917: Gleniffer Motors Ltd, Glasgow) |
| (1917: Gleniffer Motors Ltd, Glasgow); | |
| (194x: General Motors, Detroit (made in 1943)) | |
| Propulsion: | Paddle; (1913: Sail, rigged as a Schooner); |
| (1917: 2 x Screws); (194x: 1 x Screw, 10.0knots) | |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 82960 |
| History: | |
| 02/03/1883 | Britannia Steam Shipping Co, Scarborough; registered at Scarborough |
| 1890 | Thomas McM Heywood, Cardiff |
| 1892 | James G Bridges, Leith; registered at Leith |
| 1913 | Matthew Kirton, Newburn-on-Tyne |
| 1916 | Marine Navigation Co Ltd, London |
| 1917 | Marine Navigation Co of Canada Ltd, Montreal |
| 1917 | Registered at Montreal; renamed GARTHCLYDE |
| 1923 | Mary M Shove (Lt Cdr Herbert W Shove, manager), Hassocks, Sussex |
| 1924 | Registered at London |
| 1925 | John D Sullivan, Westcliff-on-Sea |
| 1935 | Edith I Gurnett, Grays |
| 194x | Unregistered |
| 194x | Government of the UK - Air Ministry, London, renamed CROWNMOOR |
| 28/10/1948 | Registered at London |
| 28/08/1950 | Ministry of Transport, London |
| 1952 | E Coles & Son Ltd, Cowes |
| 196x | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1883: Built as a tug but also operated as a trawler later in life |
| 1890: Britannia Steam Shipping Co went into liquidation | |
| 1913: Engine removed & rigged as a Schooner | |
| 1917: Rebuilt with two auxilliary oil engines | |
| 194x: Converted into a salvage & mooring vessel | |
| 1952: Converted into a grab dredger | |
| 196x: Broken up by owners at their wharf in Cowes | |
| Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
Above photo, copyright of the Francis Frith collection, is thought to show a stern view of CLYDE in the centre.
Above photo, showing CROWNMOOR being broken up, is courtesy of R Jolliffe. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return