British Oldies

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THISTLE COCK
1929, 224grt
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead (951) for Liverpool Screw Towing & Lighterage Co.
Arrived at Troon for breaking on 6/6/1967
shown before and after conversion to oil burning
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VERNICOS ALEXIA
Aground at Solva after breaking tow from sister VERNICOS GIORGIS (ex PEACOCK) on 18/10/1981
1960, 165gt
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead (1300) as WEATHER COCK
1970 FORMBY
1981 VERNICOS ALEXIA, total loss
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AGIOS BARBARA IV
Aground at Solva after breaking tow from sister VERNICOS GIORGIS (ex PEACOCK) on 18/10/1981
1958, 193gt
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead (1296) as PEACOCK
1970 COLLINGWOOD
1981 COLLINGWOOD II
1981 AGIOS BARBARA IV, total loss
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both tugs were for delivery to Greek owners.
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WAPITI / WEATHER COCK
1915, 208grt
H. & C. Grayson, Garston (95)
Requisitioned in 1915 while building as ELK for Mersey Towing Co. (owned by Canadian Pacific)
Saw war service in the Dardanelles and North Russia
Returned to Mersey 6/1919 and renamed WAPITI
Sold 2/1945 to Liverpool Screw Towing as WEATHER COCK
Arrived Barrow for breaking on 16/8/1958
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A few from Johnston Warren Lines, part of the Furness group's Mersey tugs
DEEMORE
1930, 187grt
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead (974) for Johnston Warren Lines (Furness Withy group)
1958 MARGAM, Alexandra Towing at Swansea
Broken up at Silloth in 1965
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ROSSMORE, bringing CYPRIAN PRINCE into the lock at Eastham
1958, 206grt
Chas. Hill, Bristol (412) for Johnston Warren Lines
1969 ROSSGARTH, Rea
Sold to Maltese owners 1972
Renamed ROZI in 1981
Sunk as an artificial reef off Malta in 8/1992
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Another famous Liverpool tug company, Lamey

ALFRED LAMEY at work at Birkenhead
1940, 161grt
W. J. Yarwood, Northwich (625) as the naval tug SPARKLER
1958 ALFRED LAMEY - 1967 MARIE LAMEY
Broken up in August 1967
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B. C. LAMEY
1904, 171grt
Alexander Stephen, Glasgow (404) as CRUISER for Steel & Bennie, Glasgow
1951 B. C. LAMEY, J. H. Lamey, Liverpool
Beached at Bromborough for breaking on 27/10/1961
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IRENE LAMEY
1915, 192grt
Scott & Sons, Bowling (258) as WRESTLER for Steel & Bennie, Glasgow
1954 IRENE LAMEY, J. H. Lamey, Liverpool
Broken up at Preston, arrived 29/05/1964
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J. H. LAMEY
1964, 216grt
Cochrane & Sons, Selby (1492)
Launched 08/07/1963, completed March 1964
1970 HORNBY, Alexandra Towing
1984 SAMUEL F, in service at Larne
2015 seen as HORNBY again
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Some tugs from the Manchester Ship Canal Company

BARTON
1903, 166grt
J. P. Rennoldson, South Shields (225) for the Manchester Ship Canal Company
Broken up at Preston in 1949
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CADISHEAD
Details from Piet van Damme via Tugtalk
1917: Built by "John Cran & Somerville" at Leith (YN 112) as H.S. 31
1917: delivered to the UK War Office
1921: To "Crichton Thompson & Co Ltd" at London - continued laid up for sale
1926: To "W.J. Reynolds Ltd" at Plymouth
1926: To "MSC - Manchester Ship Canal Co" at Manchester, renamed CADISHEAD
1960: broken up by "Henry Bath & Sons Ltd" at Liverpool
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CORNBROOK
1905, 149grt
J. P. Rennoldson, South Shields (237) for the Manchester Ship Canal Company
Broken up at Garston 05/1963
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ECCLES
1905, 158grt
J. T. Eltringham, South Shields (252)
for the Manchester Ship Canal Company
Broken up at Barrow-in-Furness in 1953
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Vriendelijke groet, Douwe.
De tijd gaat snel, gebruik hem wel,
want het is altijd later dan u denkt.
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MOUNT MANISTY
1917, 154grt,
Cran & Somerville, Leith (111) as H.S.30 for the War Office
1921 to Crichton Thompson, laid up for resale
1926 MOUNT MANISTY, the Manchester Ship Canal Company
Broken up at Liverpool in 1961
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STANLOW
1924, 100grt
W. J. Yarwood, Northwich (338) for the Manchester Ship Canal Company
Broken up in 1965
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ss. STANLOW 1924-1965
1924, 100 brt., 480 ipk.
24,51 x 5,89 x 3,- m.
W.J.Yarwood & Sons Ltd., Norwich (b.338)
Comp. 2 cil.
1965 gesloopt bij Handelsonderneming Stolk, Hendrik Ido Ambacht.
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Bedankt Jaap ... so many ships ended their days at Hendrik Ido Ambacht!
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APPLEGARTH
1951, 231grt
A. Hall, Aberdeen (739)
Tragically sunk in the Mersey on 13/1/1960 after being run down by PERTHSHIRE, master and six crew lost
Repaired and returned to service
1971 AFON CEFNI - 1973 ACHILLES, Greek - 1975 VERNICOS CHRISTINA
Broken up at Perama 10/1980
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AYSGARTH
At Birkenhead on 5/9/1969
1950, 231grt
Alex Hall, Aberdeen (738)
Broken up at Troon 9/1972
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