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284 grt. 100 passengers (this vessel was classified as a tug/tender).
Operator: Ship Towage (London) Ltd.
Built: 1955: Built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle (no. 732). L
Propulsion: eight-cylinder, two-stroke British Polar M48M of 1,280 bhp.
Built for Elliot Steam Tug Co (1949) Ltd. with Ship Towage (London) Ltd as managers: .
1969: To London Tugs Ltd following amalgamation with W H J Alexander (Sun Tugs) Ltd.
1975: to Alexandra Towing Co (London) Ltd by take-over.
1976-girted and sank off Tilbury Dock 8th January while undocking OCL containership JERVIS BAY Whole crew rescued. Vessel raised and repaired.
1982 –to Medway Secondary Metals Ltd for breaking at Bloors Wharf, Rainham, Kent.
Photo: 21/1/1968 coming alongside Royal Terrace Pier, Gravesend, which at that time was the downriver base for London ship towage operations.
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