Tyne tugs

[Tynesider]

Another picture of the tugs at the buoys off Broads Landing South Shields taken from the ferry (looks like Northumbrian)

Picture by Harry Rowell (I think)

I think this is Ironsider in the same place with Leda alongside the Tyne Commissioners quay

[teesships]

Mike,

Just wonder if you can make out anything of the name of the trawler to the right of the first photo? Asking on the off chance it may be the PLUTON which was in the Tyne during 1961, and built in 1926 as the SARDIUS by Cook, Welton & Gemmell at Beverley.

The ferry would be the NORTHUMBRIAN if your surmise is correct.

Ron

[Tynesider]

Hi Ron

Had a good look at the picture but can not make out the name of the trawler,(maybe one of Purdies?) but unusual she looks to having a white line running around the top half of her hull and a white line as a boot topping near her waterline.

Yes the ferry by the look of the drawbridge and liferings is Northumbrian

Picture Ian Glendenning

[northeast]

Almost tempted to think the trawler is a Hellyer or Kingston from the Hull fleet, both had white ribands and some a grey hull.

[Stephen Swinhoe]

The tug on the buoys is either Appelsider or Alnmouth.

[Tynesider]

Hi Stephen

Yes you spotted the lifeboats are differant Just testing !

[teesships]

Re above comment re the old trawler PLUTON I have made the surprise discovery of a photo of her at: http://7seasvessels.com/frederikshavn-d ... s-in-port/

Ron

[northeast]

Ron, I don't see a match there, PLUTON has the straighter stem of her build period, the one on the buoys looks to be a later build to me, mid/late 1930's or early post-war.

[teesships]

Yes, George, I'd noted that via your earlier comment re the one at the buoys looking like a a Hellyer or Kingston from the Hull fleet. The link I've just quoted does hopefully show the correct vessel as PLUTON.

Ron

[northeast]

I agree that it does look like the right PLUTON, there is not a photo of her in the book on CWG (Hutton Press 1999) but others from the period are similar .... but the Tyne one shows no sign of the very tall funnel, the stem is raked and the bridge looks more rounded, plus the riband. Pity the tug is parked alongside her!