Name: | LANGTON |
Launched: | 26/09/1892 |
Completed: | 11/1892 |
Builder: | S McKnight & Co, Ayr |
Yard Number: | 38 |
Dimensions: | 157grt, 3nrt, 92.0 x 20.1 x 11.3ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (20 & 42 x 27ins), 74nhp, 580ihp |
Engines By: | Muir & Houston, Glasgow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 102076 |
History: | |
1893 | Alexandra Towing Co Ltd; registered at Liverpool |
06/1909 | J Batey & Son Ltd, Newcastle |
06/1920 | Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd; registered at Newcastle |
04/1953 | Blyth Tug Co Ltd |
05/1963 | Broken up |
Comments: | 08/1915: Requisitioned by the Admiralty |
03/1920: Returned to owners | |
05/1947: Hired to Blyth Tug Co Ltd | |
05/1949: Returned to owners | |
04/1953: Transferred to Blyth Tug Co Ltd cost £5,000 | |
08/1954: Hired to Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd | |
11/1962: Laid up awaiting disposal | |
05/1963: Broken up by JJ King & Co Ltd at Gateshead |
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Above photo courtesy of Piet Van Damme
Above photo courtesy of Alan Hughes
Above photo courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photo courtesy of Eddie Frost