| Name: | MACGREGOR |
| Launched: | 1864 |
| Completed: | 10/1864 |
| Builder: | Bainbridge & Wilson, Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 134grt, 53nrt, 103.7 x 19.9 x 10.1ft; (1875: 134grt, 36nrt) |
| Engines: | L2cyl (30 & 30 x 48ins), 74nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Almond, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 49640 |
| History: | |
| 27/10/1864 | Caledonian Steam Towing Co; registered at London |
| 1873 | Joseph Martin et al (17 other Gravesend pilots), London |
| 1878 | Joseph Corkhill, Liverpool; registered at Liverpool |
| 1878 | United Steam Tug Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1882 | Compañia de Remolcadores Bilbaínos (Francisco Martinez Rodas), Bilbao |
| 1882 | Renamed as SANSÓN; registered at Bilbao |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | 1892: Still in service, but replaced before 1900 |
| Thanks to David Asprey for the above details | |
| The photograph below, taken in the 1890s has - left to right - AUXILIAR and SANSON of Compania de Remocadores Bilbaino and in the distance three of the Compania de Remocadores del Cantabrica (Aznar & Astigarraga). Amongst the latter is the two-funneled BILBAO ex-BURMAH ex-BEN LOMOND. |
Above photograph as SANSÓN is courtesy of David Asprey
Above photograph as SANSÓN is courtesy of David Asprey
Above photograph shows SANSÓN with a single funnel. Photo is courtesy of David Asprey
Liverpool Mercury, Wednesday, 22/06/1881