| Name: | FLYING KESTREL |
| Launched: | 20/02/1913 |
| Completed: | 04/1913 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham & Co Ltd, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 292 |
| Dimensions: | 516grt, 180nrt, 140.2 x 30.3 x 14.1ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (18.5, 31 & 50 x 30ins), 166nhp, c1000ihp |
| Engines by: | GT Grey, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 135455 |
| History: | |
| 17/04/1913 | Alexandra Towing Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 11/1913 | Sold to SAS the Prince of Monaco |
| 05/1914 | Repurchased by Alexandra Towing Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1948 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Designed as a tug and passenger tender |
| 02/08/1914 to 01/11/1919: Hired for Admiralty service | |
| 1928: Transferred to Southampton | |
| 01/10/1939 to 19/08/1940: Requisitioned for Admiralty service | |
| 09/03/1942 to (1944) Requisitioned for Admiralty service | |
| 26/01/1948: Arrived at Birkenhead for breaking up |
Above photo is courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photo is courtesy of George Robinson
Above: FLYING KESTREL acting as a tender to AMC AVENGER