| Name: | TYNESIDER |
| Launched: | 10/11/1980 |
| Completed: | 31/03/1981 |
| Builder: | Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd, Hessle |
| Yard Number: | s930 |
| Dimensions: | 150grt, 28.02 x 7.83 x 2.81metres |
| Engines: | Oil Engine, 4SA, type ESL8MK2, 8cyl (222 x 292mm), 1125bhp |
| Engines By: | Mirrlees-Blackstone Ltd, Stamford |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; Kort rudder |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 363096 |
| History: | |
| 03/1981 | Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd; registered at Newcastle |
| 03/1981 | Chartered to Tyne Tugs Ltd |
| 04/1986 | Chartered to Tyne & Wear Tugs Ltd |
| 1994 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 03/1981: Cost £750,000 |
| 03/04/1994: Stranded on rocks off Skate Island in Loch Fyne | |
| 05/04/1994: Sank during salvage attempt | |
| 1994: Eventually lifted by MERSEY MAMMOTH and taken to Troon for inspection | |
| Beyond economic repair, machinery removed for use as spares for other units of the fleet. | |
| Hull taken to Roseneath, Firth of Clyde, for breaking up |
Above photo copyright of Ken Lubi
Above photo copyright of Michael Green
Above photo copyright of Michael Green
Above photo copyright of Ken Lubi
Above photo copyright of Brian Moultrie
Above photo courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo copyright of Graeme Turner
Above: After lifting by MERSEY MAMMOTH. Photo courtesy of John Grainger