| Name: | GEORGE C COATES |
| Launched: | 02/10/1913 |
| Completed: | 1914 |
| Builder: | Hepple & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 633 |
| Dimensions: | 39grt, 18nrt, 70.0 x 13.1 x 6.1ft |
| Engines: | 29nhp, 12.0knots |
| Engines by: | Shields Engineering Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 133553 |
| History: | |
| 06/05/1914 | The Tyne Port Sanitary Authority, Newcastle |
| 1934 | William Robson & Sons, Lemington-on-Tyne |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Built as a sanitary steam launch and became known locally as The Coates |
| Converted into a tug by Robson, the aft cabin was removed & never decked over | |
| 1947: Register closed |
"The Coates" in the forground. Photo courtesy Eddie Frost