Revue - 1939

[Whickham]

Cochrane & Sons built REVUE for Beira Works in 1939 YN 1202
She was broken up in 1992

Photographer unknown

[magoonigal]

Assume that's Beira, Mozambique??? OR was it a Company??

[magoonigal]

Haha!

The book Says. Admiralty Tug "Revue" W62.
Built by Cochrane and Sons, Selby, Yorkshire. 1939.
Length 105ft 1in.
Beam 26ft 6ins.
GRT 274.
Propulsion. Twin Screws.
Served at Rosyth 1939-45.
Then it says Owned by Beira Works Ltd ??.

From Ships Nostalgia!!


Wonder if its the same Tug???

Jun 1954 Revue Tug 245 Portuguese Beira Grounded, refloated and repaired in Durban

[magoonigal]

Was London..........

Name of Company: BEIRA WORKS Limited.
Nature of Business: PORT OPERATING.
Address of Registered Office: 3. Thames House,
Queen Street Place, London, E.C.4.
Liquidators' Names and Addresses: William Edmund
Carnelley of 14, George Street, London, E.C.4,
and Vivian Libert Oury of 3, Thames House,
Queen Street Place, London, E.C.4.
Date of Appointment: 21st March, 1951.
By whom Appointed: Members.
(194)

[Whickham]

DI Moonigal Sir

Your investigations are correct, a British Company operating in Mozambique

The following information was posted on TugTalk by David Asprey:

"WSS Cochrane list has initial owner as Beira Works, and Colledge records her only as "hired" (from 10/1939) rather than purchased.

She is named after the Revué river which runs into Beira harbour.

Portuguese Government took over from Beira Works Co Ltd, I think soon after WW2. The original concession expired in 1941 (and I suppose extended at the time); in 1948-1950 were extensive negotiations over the future operation of Beira Port and disputes in 1951 between the port company and Portuguese/Mozambique authorities. I suspect that that is when the Portuguese Government took over.

The Beira Port Co Ltd was liquidated in 1954 and the Beira Works Co in the following year"

[magoonigal]

Cool!

Long time since Britain Ruled (and ran) the World!