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Wm Ryan / William Ryan Ex Toro - 1956 Tug 87/1908/UK Underway Thames from Tower Bridge - 1980’s Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Cleanaway Livery 1908: Built by "Union Lighterage Co Ltd" at Blackwall (GBR) (designed by "James Pollock Sons & Co Ltd" at Faversham (GBR) (YN 177)) 1908: delivered to "Union Lighterage Co Ltd" at London (GBR) 19xx: To "B. Jacob & Sons Ltd" at London (GBR) 1951: To "W.R. Cunis Ltd" at Woolwich, London (GBR) 1956: reengined diesel, 537bhp-395kW, renamed WILLIAM RYAN 197x: To "Redland" (GBR) 198x: To "Cleanaway Ltd" at Rainham (GBR) -
St Olaf Tug 37/1956/UK Out of the water On The Thames,Bay Wharf - 1972 Dave Smith Collection Notes:- Ex:1956 ST. OLAF, 1980 G.P. MCCANN, 1986 ST. OLAF Operator: "Humphery & Grey (Lighterage) Ltd", London1956: Built by "P.K. Harris & Sons Ltd" at Appledore (GBR) (YN 66) 1956: delivered to "B. Jacob & Sons Ltd" at London (GBR) 196x: To "Humphrey & Grey (Lighterage) Ltd" at London (GBR) 1980: To "McCann Tugs Ltd" ("M Tugs Ltd") at London (GBR), renamed G.P. McCANN 1986: chartered to "Fleetwood Tugs Ltd" at Fleetwood (GBR), re-renamed ST. OLAF 199x: To "Hampson Marine Towing" at Fleetwood (GBR) 1999: To R. Jones at Reading (GBR) 19xx: To "General Marine" (GBR) 2006: Converted to a houseboat - unknown owners 2008: Spotted in Barking Creek 2025: Sold to new owners as houseboat at St Osyth Boatyard,Essex -
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