IMG_4406
The 'Knighton' berthed alongside Sydenhams' wharf in Poole harbour.
Knighton is a 64 years old tug owned by J A Everleigh and operating in the fleet of Griffin Towage.
The smallest tug in the Griffin fleet, she is 22.4m long and 5.7m wide with a gross tonnage of 79 and a maximum speed of 12 knots. Built in 1944 at Scheepswerf Gebr in the Netherlands, she was originally known as the 'Ierland'.
IMG_4406
The 'Knighton' berthed alongside Sydenhams' wharf in Poole harbour.
Knighton is a 64 years old tug owned by J A Everleigh and operating in the fleet of Griffin Towage.
The smallest tug in the Griffin fleet, she is 22.4m long and 5.7m wide with a gross tonnage of 79 and a maximum speed of 12 knots. Built in 1944 at Scheepswerf Gebr in the Netherlands, she was originally known as the 'Ierland'.