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Sandtex ex Silverdial Tug 92/1950/UK Underway Thames (Upper) - 1980 Dave Smith Collection Notes:-1950: Built by "James Pollock Sons & Co Ltd" at Faversham (GBR) (YN 1924) 1950: delivered to "Silvertown Services Lighterage Ltd" at London (GBR) 1970: To "APCM - Associated Portland Cement Manufacturing Co", mng "Blue Circle Shipping" at London (GBR), renamed SANDTEX 1983: To "AAP Tugs" (A.J. & Alan Pratt) at Rainham (GBR) 1987: To "Blackstone Offshore Ltd" at Basildon (GBR) 1988: To ?? at Hartlepool (GBR) for conversion to diving vessel 2005: spotted berthed in Hartlepool (GBR), said she was to be used for fishing trips but in tatty state 2008: Still laid up at Hartlepool 2012: Moved to a Tees Dock and scrapped