Unknown
Posted:
Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:05 pm
by GDTURNER
Hoping that someone can confirm the identity of this small tug please? Taken August 1985 Thanks Graeme
Re: Unknown
Posted:
Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:11 pm
by Tynesider
Looks like you took it from the ferry coming into South Shields ferry land, TDE in the background, almost like a little tug
so did it belong to the port of Tyne authority
Re: Unknown
Posted:
Tue Aug 28, 2018 2:42 pm
by tynebuoy
Looks like one of Devlin's.
Re: Unknown
Posted:
Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:15 pm
by northeast
Certainly an ex TID, name may start AL...? Will check the books.
Re: Unknown
Posted:
Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:06 pm
by Whickham
Sorry George, not ex TID
I believe she is
AURON built by George Crutwell at North Sheilds or possibly at Davy Bank in 1980.
See:
http://www.tynetugs.co.uk/auron1980.html
Re: Unknown
Posted:
Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:47 pm
by GDTURNER
Thanks Dave and everybody for your comments. Graeme