| Name: | SIR HUGH BELL |
| Launched: | 24/02/1913 |
| Completed: | 10/06/1913 |
| Builder: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 283 |
| Dimensions: | 175grt, 79nrt, 115.0 x 21.2 x 10.3ft |
| Engines: | 2 x L1cyl (32 x 54ins), 95nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 128828 |
| History: | |
| 12/06/1913 | Tees Conservancy Commissioners; registered at Middlesbrough |
| 1958 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Built with a portable deckhouse for use on Commissioners' inspections etc |
| 27/06/1915 to 07/05/1920: On Admiralty service in the Eastern Mediterranean | |
| 31/12/1925: Stranded on Redcar Beach | |
| 13/01/1926: Refloated | |
| 1958: Broken up by Van den Bossche & Co at Antwerp |
Above photo is courtesy of Alan Hughes
Above photo is copyright Steve Frost
Above photo of PD Port's model is courtesy of Mori Flapan
Above photo of PD Port's model is courtesy of Mori Flapan
Newcastle Journal, Tuesday, 17/06/1913