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Name: GARNET
Launched: 16/04/1881
Completed: 1881
Builder: George R Smith, Whitehill Point
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 34grt, 13nrt, 63.0 x 12.0 x 7.4ft
Engines: 1cyl (18 x 24ins), 30nhp; (1898: C2cyl (11 & 22 x 14ins), 30nhp)
Engines by: Hamilton, Wood & Co, Salford; (1898: Crabtree & Co, Great Yarmouth)
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 87089
History:
1881 Unknown owner
30/04/1883 Frederic Manuelle; registered at London
25/04/1884 Garnet Steam Tug Co Ltd, Guernsey; registered at Guernsey
21/09/1888 WL Smith, London
21/02/1889 T Kelly & WH Pridham, London
08/06/1889 CH Pile, London
31/07/1889 John Pile, London
06/08/1889 John Pile, Percy W Gilbert & Thomas Pettle; registered at Portsmouth
02/04/1890 Robert Stocker Paul & William Francis Paul, Ipswich
08/05/1891 Registered at Ipswich
01/03/1895 R & W Paul Ltd, Ipswich
12/07/1912 George Alder, Middlesbrough; registered at Middlesbrough
21/02/1921 George Alder Ltd, Middlesbrough
1925 Broken up
Comments: 25/07/1925: Registry closed as "broken up"
Shipbuilder is probably a mis-read of George K Smith


Above photo courtesy of Photoship

Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 20/04/1881