by tidesman » Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:00 pm
Top image by the late J K Byass
Middle image one of mine
LADY ELSIE
O.N. 338777. 263. 167d. 107' 6" x 30' 9"x 14' 0".
9-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. (12½" x 14½") Ruston 9ATCM type by Ruston, Paxman Diesels Ltd., Lincoln, single reverse reduction geared to screw shaft. 3,800bhp. 13kts. 40 tons bollard pull.
29.4.1969: Ordered from R. Dunston (Hessle) Ltd., Hessle (Yard No. S. 872) by J. H. Pigott & Son Ltd.
9.1.1970: Keel laid.
20.5.1970: Launched.
24.9.1970: Completed at a cost of £167,600.
22.12.1972: Owners restyled as Humber Tugs Ltd.
1992: Sold to Remolques Gijoneses SA, Spain and renamed NARCEA.
16.12.2005: Arrived in tow at Calagua, Bilbao, for demolition by Desguace Industrial Y Naval Sl.