TID 172
Owner: Steam Tid Ltd.
Website: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tidtug/index.htm
Area: UK
Hull
Tug.
Construction: Welded steel, pre-fabricated.
Built 1946 by H. Scarr Ltd. at Hessle
LOA: 73' 10", Beam: 17' 0", Displacement: 108000 lbs.
Boiler
RT Scotch Built 1946 by A. Anderson & Co. at Motherwell
Heating area: 761 sqft,
2-furnace, 9' dia x 9' 6" long.
Engine
Compound. 12 1/2" + 26" X 18"Built 1946 by J. Dickinson & Sons Ltd. at Sunderland
pv on HP, sv on LP valve. 2 tfc, 2 cbs.
Propeller
4 blades,
History
Built for MoWT, 1946 to Admiralty as W92, and MARTELLO for a short period. 1973 to T.W. Ward Ltd., Grays, for scrap. Then to Albert Groom for preservation. 1988 taken over by present group.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(M.J. Gaston)