Name: | HARWICH |
Launched: | 14/04/1877 |
Completed: | 06/1877 |
Builder: | John H Vaux & Co Ltd, Harwich |
Yard Number: | 24 |
Dimensions: | 125grt, 37nrt, 100.6 x 18.9 x 10.4ft; (1899: 132grt, 3nrt) |
Engines: | L1cyl (27 x 46ins), 50nhp |
Engines by: | J Stewart & Sons Ltd, London |
Propulsion: | Paddle |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 74437 |
History: | |
01/06/1877 | John H Vaux, Harwich; registered at Harwich |
1894 | R & W Paul Ltd, Ipswich |
10/1896 | J Batey & Son, Newcastle |
06/1906 | Owner restyled J Batey & Son Ltd, Newcastle |
01/1916 | Sunderland Towage Co Ltd, Sunderland |
05/1918 | France, Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co Ltd, Sunderland |
1921 | Coulson Tug Co Ltd, South Shields |
03/1926 | Blyth Tug Co Ltd, Blyth |
11/1932 | Broken up |
Comments: | 01/1916: Cost £2,000 |
03/1926: Cost £1,500 | |
11/1932: Broken up by Clayton & Davie Ltd at Dunston; Cost £42.50 |
Above photo is thought to be of HARWICH in Sunderland Towage colours
Above: HARWICH alongside WILLIAM FALLOWS. Photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair