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The Cervia steam tug, part of the Ramsgate Maritime Museum collection, is up for sale.
Built during the war as the steam tug Empire Raymond for the Ministry of War Transport, Cervia is the last sea-going steam tug to survive in UK waters and was also the last to work commercially, being in operation until 1983.
On 25 October 1954 she capsized and sank whilst towing the P&O liner ARCADIA from Tilbury Dock to the landing stage. Tragically, the skipper and five crew were drowned. She was raised two days later and taken to Ramsgate for a refit.
Her last job was as port tug to the new cross-channel ferry service at Ramsgate, providing assistance to ferries in adverse weather conditions.
Cervia has been berthed in John Smeaton's Historic Dry Dock under the care of Ramsgate Maritime Museum - run by the East Kent Maritime Trust - since 1985. She was refitted and repainted in the Watkins colours, and opened to the public. The engine was restored to full working order in the 1990s.
Cervia is listed for sale with ‘price on application’ by Preston Services.
I have fond recollections in 1970/1 of this vessel when she worked on the River Thames for London Tugs at Gravesend, Kent.
Stephen M Asher works on the old carbine dock to allow it to accommodate cruise ships. The overhaul is expected to be finished sometime in 2025
Don't take this too seriously. By the time 60096 turned up at Shrivenham on 6B33 Theale - Robeston empty tanks, the light had completely gone, so I decided to turn a very dull shot into 'something completely different' courtesy of Photoshop - selective colour, and a new sky
DANIEL ADAMSON was constructed as RALPH BROCKLEBANK for the Shropshire Union Canal and Railway Company in 1903 by the Tranmere Bay Development Company. She was one of three new tug-tenders built in the first decade of the 20th Century to operate the S.U.C. & R. Co. barge towing service between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool. The passenger carrying capability of the tug-tenders facilitated the provision of a scheduled cross-river passenger service, something which the Shropshire Union company had provided on previous vessels since the 1880s. The combined passenger carrying and towage service continued until 1915. From then until 1921 DANIEL ADAMSON and her two sisters W.E. DORRINGTON and LORD STALBRIDGE operated as tugs only. The Manchester Ship Canal Company acquired the three vessels in 1921.
Whilst primarily used as tugs by the Manchester Ship Canal Company, the new owners made use of the tugs’ passenger accommodation again. Cruises from Manchester to Eastham were offered for 7/6d, 37.5p, inclusive of lunch and a return by train from Ellesmere Port. Following the scrapping of the MSC’s original tug-tender CHARLES GALLOWAY in 1929 the company further enhanced the passenger facilities by providing removable awnings fitted to the bridge and stern decks.
In 1936 further modifications were made to DANIEL ADAMSON with the bridge being raised to its present level. The passenger accommodation was also upgraded, with the interior being furnished in wood laminates and light fittings in the then contemporary art-deco style. Following the 1936 refit, the vessel was renamed DANIEL ADAMSON in honour of the Manchester Ship Canal Company’s first chairman. Though the activity of vandals over the past twenty years has served to remove some of the splendour of the passenger accommodation, the fine interior of the main and lower deck passenger saloons is still apparent, being more akin to that offered by liners of the period.
From 1936 to 1984, DANIEL ADAMSON operated both as a tug and as the company directors’ inspection vessel and a venue for corporate hospitality functions; the two sister vessels having been disposed of by the Manchester Ship Canal Company in 1937 and 1946.
In 1986 DANIEL ADAMSON was laid up and berthed in the ship dock at The Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port. In mid February 2004 local tug man Dan Cross discovered that she was about to be scrapped. Following a hastily arranged meeting and considerable efforts made by Dan the DANIEL ADAMSON cheated her appointment with the breakers.
The Daniel Adamson is 15th on the National Register of Historic Vessels, alongside the Cutty Sark and SS Great Britain on the register maintained by National Historic Ships
The Danny was a naval patrol boat in the First World War and a fire-fighting boat in the Second World War
It is the oldest steam passenger vessel in the UK
Lochearnhead Games 2013
Tug O' War Competitions are held at many Highland Games throughout Scotland from May to September each year.
Here are the Rules as laid down by the Scottish Games Association:
1. Team to consist of five or eight members and one coach
2. Raised heels up to a maximum of ¼ inch (7mm) allowed on footwear, and footwear to be inspected prior to start of competition
3. Overall pull to be 12 feet and winner of each tie to be decided by best of three pulls
4. No hand over hand pulling allowed. Team members must go back with rope when pulling.
5. Anchorman to loop rope round one shoulder to secure rope as per style used at present. No knot is permitted on the rope end.
6. All team members to remain on their feet at all times, no hands are persistently allowed on the ground apart from the anchorman who is permitted to use one hand on the ground.
7. Draw for ties to take place prior to start of competition. Succeeding rounds to be redrawn at judges discretion.
8. Teams through coaches will be reminded of the rules prior to commencement of competition. Only coaches can consult with the judge and judges decision is final.
A variety of tugs passed by and these were the ones I managed to capture.
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Quigley gently playing tug with Scratch. Scratch is blind so he has trouble relocating the toy during tug if he drops it so Quigley will push the toy up against him to help.
The pilot house of the tugboat Huntington is met by CBMM Vice President of Facilities Management Bill Gilmore as it arrives under the Knapps Narrows Bridge entrance of CBMM.
With generous support from Chesapeake Shipbuilding, McAllister Towing, Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) apprentice alumnus Hudson Haile, and individual donors, the pilot house and captain’s quarters of the once steam-powered screw tug Huntington—complete with furnishings and fittings—became part of CBMM’s collections on June 15, 2010.
“Tugs are and have always been a vital part of maritime transportation, especially maritime trade along the coast and within America’s inland waterways, like the Chesapeake Bay,” said CBMM Chief Curator Pete Lesher. “The handsome Huntington pilot house will help share the stories of the Chesapeake Bay as a highway, when it later becomes part of a Chesapeake Bay transportation exhibition at CBMM.”
NNS owned Huntington (NNS Hull #356) until 1990. Built almost entirely by apprentices for the shipyard’s own use, the vessel’s beam was increased by one foot over the 28-foot dimension previously used for her near-sister, C&O tug W.J. Harahan; also built at NNS. Considered the finest tugboat of her time in Hampton Roads, Huntington’s crew referred to her as the “Queen of the Harbor.” She had only three Masters during her time of service at NNS: Captain R. A. Callis, Captain M. L. Ambrose and Captain Reggie Hunley.
With a large American flag flown at her stern, Huntington was christened at a gala launching on October 11, 1933. The tug’s sponsor and shipyard president’s granddaughter, seven-year-old Anne Gordon Ferguson, smashed the ceremonious champagne bottle against the tug’s bow bitt, despite prohibition. Huntington reached top speeds of 10 knots during sea trials and was often noted as quieter, more comfortable, and faster than many other tugboats at the time.
Huntington had accommodations for a crew of five, with traditional tugboat craftsmanship seen in the finely-finished vertical tongue and groove wood paneling in her living spaces and pilot house. The pilot house originally sported a hand-carved gilded eagle with a five-foot wing span, which contributed to the tug’s appearance as a showboat. In 1950, she underwent a major overhaul, including the replacement of her original coal-fired boiler and reciprocating steam engine with a 1200 HP diesel engine. At that time, the gilded eagle and brass steam whistle were also removed and donated to the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va.
In 1992, Huntington was sold to Bay Towing Corporation, and worked towing barges up to Baltimore. She was later sold to Rover Marine in 1996, when she was converted from a workboat to a floating museum and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ownership transferred to the Palm Beach Maritime Museum in 2007 with hopes of restoration that were never realized. In spring 2010, Huntington was scrapped by Salonen Marine, Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla., but the pilot house was salvaged, thanks primarily to the efforts of Hudson Haile, and donated to CBMM.
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Heffala was faster then Mike who almost got her ball but now she's on her feet with a good grip on her red ball.
It's an all out tug of war however Heffala won like most times she did.
She'd parade off with the ball but come back and challenge for another game.
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This once common sight is has now become quite rare. My father worked on a tug in the West India Dock.
My Miniature Pinscher, Apollo, playing tug of war. August 2012
You can read about Apollo and my other dog Gir here: embracingadventure.com/category/puppy-love/
Railfreight Trainload Metals sector-liveried, Class 60, 60022 "Ingleborough" powers north along the ECML at Shipton-by-Beningbrough with a rake of tanks.
[Photo of a photo - from the archives.]
A variety of tugs passed by and these were the ones I managed to capture.
©FranksRails Photography, LLC.
Tug Eraclea leaving Portsmouth harbour in readiness for towing the former HMS Illustrious to Turkey for dismantling.
Under tow by polish tug ODYSEUSZ and asssited by tug HANS passing Kiel
Suchsdorf westbound on Kiel-Canal to Hamburg (Sietas Shipyard) with large ship-parts of at least 3 ships 2010/07/13
Mayflower is a steam tug (tugboat) built in Bristol in 1861 and now preserved by Bristol Museums Galleries & Archives. She is based in Bristol Harbour at M Shed (formerly Bristol Industrial Museum). She is the oldest Bristol-built ship afloat and is believed to be the oldest surviving tug in the world.
She was built by GK Stothert & Co, who were connected with the Bath-based engineering company Stothert & Pitt. A branch of the family came to Bristol to build railway locomotives (later to become the Avonside Engine Company). After 1852, a separate shipbuilding company was established which survived in business until the 1930s.
Mayflower was built to work on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and in the River Severn, one of three tugs ordered after trials had shown how much more efficient than horses they were. Altogether they cost £3000.
Taken with a Nikon D90
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Tractor Tug MARY of John Dean Towing, Hull.
This tug was built by Dunstons of Hessle for the Admiralty. She was built to the same designs as the three dock tugs that operated in the fish docks. She has a Voith-Schneider propulsion system that is similar to helicopter blades but underwater. This makes her particularly manoeuvrable and allows her to turn on her axis.
She passed from the Admiralty into private hands in the early 1990s and can regularly be seen at work on the River Humber.