| Name: | KINGFISHER |
| Launched: | 19/01/1904 |
| Completed: | 03/1904 |
| Builder: | J P Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 228 |
| Dimensions: | 186grt, 7nrt, 102.0 x 23.1 x 12.0ft; (1927: 189grt, 70nrt) |
| Engines: | T3cyl (16, 26 & 43 x 27ins), 120nhp, 700ihp, 11kn |
| Engines By: | J P Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 118084 |
| History: | |
| 03/1904 | Liverpool Steam Tug Co Ltd; registered at Liverpool |
| 22/03/1906 | The Admiralty; renamed DILIGENCE |
| 1914 | Renamed SECURITY |
| 08/02/1927 | Elliott Steam Tug Co Ltd, (John Page, manager); registered at London |
| 05/1943 | Renamed STOKE |
| 1946 | Renamed SECURITY |
| 1946 | Sank |
| Comments: | 30/08/1939: On Admiralty service (William Watkins, manager) |
| 11/08/1944: Returned to owners | |
| 08/12/1946: Foundered off Anvil Point, Dorset while towing tanker KELLETIA from | |
| Falmouth to the Tyne (with CONTEST and WATERCOCK) - 4 crew lost |
Above photo courtesy of George Robinson
Above photo courtesy of Barney Hunt