The Tyne tug ROUGHSIDER berthed off North Shields, River Tyne.
ROUGHSIDER (5301069): Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd., 143gt, completed by R. Dunston Ltd., Thorne, 5-1958.
1986 Broken up JA White & Co, Inverkeithing
Another view from Albert Weller for which, unfortunately, the negative does not seem to have survived! See also: http://www.tynetugs.co.uk/roughsider1958.html
Ron

ROUGHSIDER at Tyne Commission Quay

Photo copyright Heather Malcolm

.... and a couple from the Riversea files.

Built in 1958 at Thorne - seen off the Mill Dam, South Shields in 1972

Heading up-river past the Tyne Commission Quay on 13 December 1975.