France,Fenwicks Beamish,always was and looked a good tug, usualy stuck aft on jobs due to her weight and power.

Mike
This one from N Dunn Collection 1953





Salvage job !


Classic picture by Stephen Swinhoe of Beamish passing the fish quay

On the 15th November 1958 the Swiss vessel NYON (4,956/1952) went aground near St Abb's Head. She was attended to by the GEORGE V (2) and the BEAMISH. Stuck fast her bow was cut down to the waterline and after four days of twisting and pulling it parted company with the rest of the vessel on the 27th November. Next day the aft section was taken to Smith's Dock for temporary repairs. Full repairs were carried out in Holland.

For the full story see pages 151 and 152 of '150 years of the Maltese Cross' by John Proud.

HERE IS A PHOTO OF BEAMISH JUST LYING IN SIDE THE PIERS MY DAD IS ON TOP

BEAMISH (5038648), France, Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co. Ltd., Newcastle, 242gt,
completed Watson, Gainsborough, 9-1944,
1944 EMPIRE PAUL - 1946 QUEENSGARTH - 1949 BEAMISH - 1970 REX MELLENGER - 1973 THUNDER CAPE
(Miramar shows her as reverting to BEAMISH in 1970 unti becoming THUNDER CAPE, but I'm not sure that is correct?)
BU Port Maitland 1992

One of my early shots of her at: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1166&p=20154#p20154

LEDA with BEAMISH, Tyne, 30 August 1965:
IMPETUS, BEAMISH, MAXIMUS on the Tyne, 29 August 1966: Ron

That is indeed correct Ron.
April 1970. Sold to Pounds Marine Shipping Ltd. Southsea.
September 1970. Sold to Rex Mellenger, Canada and renamed REX MELLENGER.
October 1970. Sold to Industrial Insulators (1961) Ltd., Canada and renamed BEAMISH.
September 1972. Sold to Western Engineering Services Ltd, Canada and renamed THUNDER CAPE.
1989. Sold to Misner Offshore Services (Canada) Ltd.

Thanks, Paul.

R.

See also: http://www.tynetugs.co.uk/empirepaul1944.html

She had quite a make-over in the end!

teesships wrote:BEAMISH (5038648), France, Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co. Ltd., Newcastle, 242gt,
completed Watson, Gainsborough, 9-1944,
1944 EMPIRE PAUL - 1946 QUEENSGARTH - 1949 BEAMISH - 1970 REX MELLENGER - 1973 THUNDER CAPE
(Miramar shows her as reverting to BEAMISH in 1970 unti becoming THUNDER CAPE, but I'm not sure that is correct?)
BU Port Maitland 1992

One of my early shots of her at: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1166&p=20154#p20154

LEDA with BEAMISH, Tyne, 30 August 1965:

1112ledabeamish.jpg

IMPETUS, BEAMISH, MAXIMUS on the Tyne, 29 August 1966:

1230tynetugs.jpg

Ron

Hi Ron

Just for your records that is not Impetus on the port side of Beamish,the funnel is wrong and the lifeboats were white as Maximus as they were sisters, The funnel looks like Roughsider but Roughsider only had one lifeboat on the port side.

My best guess is it's Quaysider

The salvage of the M.V. NYON PIC,S taken from the local paper on the return of the George v to the river tyne after a fortnight away from home. The stern was towed by the tugs Hector of Wijsmuller salvage and George v of Messrs France Fenwick Tyne & Wear the outher two tugs where Simson and Beamish they reached the tyne safely 28th of November 1958. The crew of the George V. my dad is second from left, the skipper of the Beamish at that time was James Stratford. The NYON at smiths dock the stern half after strengthening was towed to Bolnes in Holland where a new section was fitted