1942 Delivered to the US Navy named BAT-9. 1943 Transferred to the UK Royal Navy under lend/lease act, renamed Destiny. 1948 Sold to Moller's Towage Ltd., Hong Kong, renamed Frosty Moller. 1950 Renamed Christine Moller. 1951 Sold to NV Holland, Haarlem renamed Oceanus. 1952 Rebuilt by Holland Nautic, Haarlem. 6-1953 Owners L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst, Rotterdam, renamed Gele Zee. 1955 Modernised. 11-1963 Sold to Loucas Matsas & Sons, Piraeus, renamed Atlas. 1975 Owners K.M. Corporation SA, Greece, renamed Atlas II. 1977 Owners Guilan Production Co, [Managers Sachinis Shipping], Piraeus. 2005 Still in service.
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DEXTEROUS W111
British RN tug operating as Dutch commercial vessel. Allocated to SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units.
Built 1942 by Cochrane and Sons Ltd., Selby. YN1247. Assurance class tug. L156'6". B35'. D16'6". 630grt. 1350ihp 3cylTE oil fired steam engine by C D Holmes Ltd., Hull. Bunkers 250 tons. BP13.5t. ON167032 Callsign MALJ
3-4-1942 Launched. 9-1942 Delivered to UK Admiralty. 3-1943 Chartered under Dutch flag to L. Smit &Co's Internationale Sleepdienst, Rotterdam, [managers J.D. McLaren & Co., Leith], as convoy rescue tug. 7-1945 Returned to UK Ministry of Transport. 23-1-1945 Sold to Overseas Towage & Salvage Co Ltd., London. 1957 Owners BP Tanker Co Ltd., London, renamed Zurmand. 1966 Owners Tsavliris Salvage & Towage Co Ltd., Piraeus. 1968 Renamed Nisos Ikaria. 1969 Scrapped at Perama.
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DONAU
Dutch commercial tug. Allocated to SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units.
Built 1910 by Wilton's Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf, Rotterdam. YN 217. L115.3'. B22.9'. D11.2'. 239grt. 500ihp 3cylTE 12.25"x20"x33"x25"s 180psi steam engine by builder. Callsign PDRN.
1910 Delivered to Internationale Sleepdienst Maatschappij, Rotterdam. 1912 Owners NV Sleepboot Donau, [O.A. Horstmann], Rotterdam. 1914 Req for Research service with Dutch Royal Marine. 1918 Returned to owners. 194? Req by UK Admiralty for war service. 1945 Returned to owners. 1946 Scrapped by Frans Rijswijk's Industriele Ondernemingen, Hendrik Ido Ambacht.
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DUNDAS
British commercial tug. Allocated to SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units.
Built 1919 by De Groot & Van Vliet, Slikkerveer. L119'. B23.1'. D12.3'. 264grt. 750ihp 3cylTE 15"x24"x40.5"x24"s steam engine by
H versteeg, Hardinxveld. ON130129. Callsign MBFN.
1919 Delivered to NV Mij Atlantic [Baggermij L. Kalis & Co], Dordrecht, named Atlantic. 1925 Sold to Grangemouth & Forth Towing Co Ltd., Grangemouth, renamed Dundas. 21-10-1942 Requisitioned by RN for coastal towing, based Rosyth. 6-1944 Damaged and beached following collision with US vessel off Normandy beachhead. 7-1944 Salved from beach but believed subsequently scrapped.
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EBRO
Dutch commercial tug under RN control but flew Dutch ensign. Allocated to SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units.
Built 1931 by NV Machinefabriek & Scheepswerf van P. Smit Jr., Rotterdam. YN 475. L116.6'. B24'. D12'. 268grt. 33nrt. 550ihp 3cylTE 12.5"x21"x35"x26"s 200psi coal fired steam engine by builder. Callsign PDUH.
2-1931 Delivered to NV Internationale Sleepdienst Maats., Rotterdam. 24-8-1939 Req by Dutch Navy. 17-5-1940 Evaded German control and sailed from Vlissingen to serve under Admiralty control. 1943 Serving at Garlieston, carrying out trials of Mulberry Harbour components. 1945 Returned to owners. 11-8-1947 Converted to oil fired boiler by Niehuis & van de Berg. 11-1-1958 Ran aground assisting s.s. Lindekerk and foundered on the Banjaard near Westkapelle during storm. 13-1-1958 Declared CTL. 2-10-1986 Raised by Smit-Tak group sponsoring an organisation with a view to preservation and beached at Vlissingen. The attempt at restoration was to prove unsuccessful. 1989 Scrapped.
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EMINENT W116
US Navy tug made available to RN under Lease/Lend Act. Allocated to SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units.
Built 1942 Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan USA. YN198. L143'. B33'3". D13'6". 534grt. 783dwt. 1875bhp 2 x General Motors diesel engine. Electric drive. Twin screw. Bunkers 186 tons. Speed 14 knots.
12-8-1942 Launched. 14-9-1942 Completed for US Navy named BAT-10. 1942 Made available to RN under lease/lend act, renamed Eminent. 2-2-1943 Departed Gibraltar towing damaged HMS Marne. 25-2-1943 Arrived Swan Hunter, Tyneside with tow. 1947 Sold to China Merchants SN, Hong Kong, renamed Ming 105. 1949 Renamed Ming 305. 1992 Deleted from register.
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EMPHATIC W154
US Navy tug made available to RN under lease/lend act. Allocated to SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units.
Built 1943 by Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas USA. YN312. L143'. B33'10". D13'2". 534grt. 783dwt. 1500shp 2 x General Motors 12-278A diesel engines, electric drive single screw. Speed 13 knots. Crew 45. Armament 1 x 3" AA.
18-8-1943 Launched. 27-1-1944 Delivered to US Navy named ATR-96. Made available to RN under lease/lend act. 1946
returned to US Navy. 7-1948 Sold to Republic of the Philippines Navy, renamed BRP Ifugao [AQ-44]. 1979 Deleted from register.
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EMPIRE AID
British commercial tug. Allocated to SNO Corncob, Oban, for towing/escorting Gooseberry's.
Built 1943 by Clelands (Successors) Ltd., Willington, Tyneside. YN69. Englishman class tug. L136'. B30.1'. D15.3'. 479grt. 1250ihp 3cylTE 16.5"x27"x46"x30"s oil fired steam engine by George Clark [1938] Ltd., Sunderland. Boiler dia 16.5'. Boiler length 12.5'. 215 psi. Heating surface 3,575sq.ft. 125rpm Prop Dia 11.5'. Pitch 10.75'. Bunkers 340 tons. BP15 tons. Speed 10 knots. ON169180. call sign MGQJ.
27-11-1943 Launched. 17-4-1944 Completed for MoWT. Managers Overseas Towage and Salvage Co Ltd., London. 1952 Sold to Overseas Towage and Salvage Co Ltd., London, renamed Marinia. 1954 Sold to Kuwait Oil Co Ltd., London, renamed Huda.
1965 Sold to Hussain Hassan Deeb, Kuwait. 1967 Reported towed to Basrah minus boiler, engines and superstructure and considered by Lloyd's Register dismantled.
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EMPIRE BASCOBEL
US tug made available by lend/lease act, operating as British commercial tug. Allocated to SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units.
Built 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Ltd., Elizabethport, New Jersey. YN 2136. L142'. B27.8'. D14.8'. 460grt. 1000ihp 3cylTE 17"x25"x43"x30"s oil fired steam engine by builder. ON168234. Callsign BCPZ.
30-8-1919 launched. 19-11-1919 Delivered to United States Shipping Board named Bascobel. 1920 Operated by France & Canada Oil & Transport Co., New York. 192? Operated by Gulf Coast Transportation Co., New Orleans. 193? Operated by Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co., Birmingham, Alabama. 1935 Owners restyled United States Shipping Board Bureau.
26-10-1936 Transferred to the US Maritime Commission. 12-7-1941 Transferred via lease/lend to the MOWT [ managed by Overseas Towage and Salvage Ltd] renamed Empire Bascobel. 1946 Returned to United States Maritime Commission.
1948 Renamed Bascobel. 1949 Sold to L. & B. Olsson., New York. 1954 Sold to Universal Tank Cleaning Corp., New York.
1958 Sold to Standard Tank Cleaning Corp., New York. 18-12-1961 Sank alongside hulk at Mariner's Harbour, New York.
15-1-1962 Declared a CTL. but salved and resold by insurers back to owners. 1962 Sold for scrap to New York shipbreakers.
1963 Reduced to a hulk, considered scrapped by LR. 1982 Still existing at Rosscille, Staten Island. 1991 Derelict and semi-submerged at Rossville.
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EMPIRE BELLE
British commercial tug allocated to SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units.
Built 1943 by J Crown and Sons Ltd., Sunderland. YN211 Modified Warrior class tug. L105.9'. B30.1'. D12.4'. 257grt. 1000ihp 3cylTE 16.5"x27"x46"x30"s oil fired steam engine by Walker Bros. [Wigan] Ltd., Wigan. Boiler dia. 16'. length 11.5' 200psi ON180129. Callsign MDCN
13-10-1943 Launched. 3-2-1944 Completed for MoWT, Townsend Bros. Ferries Ltd., London, managers. 11-1944 Managers Overseas Towage & Salvage Co Ltd., London. 2-8-1945 Transferred to UK Admiralty, dispatched to Bombay. 10-1945 Arrived Bombay. 16-11-1945 Sailed for Singapore. 31-5-1947 Permanently allocated to UK Admiralty. 1956 Renamed Elf. 1959 For sale 'as lies' at Singapore. 11-4-1960 Sold to Imprese Marittime Augustea SpA., Palermo for £17,300, renamed Mare Jonio.
20-4-1971 Sold to the Italian Navy renamed Ercole [ A 5388]. 1990 Scrapped.
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EMPIRE BETSY
Allocated SNO Corncob for towing Gooseberrys. See William Watkins/managed Tugs page.
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EMPIRE DORIS
EMPIRE FOLK
EMPIRE HENCHMAN
EMPIRE HUMPHREY
Allocated SNO Corncob for towing Gooseberrys. See William Watkins/managed Tugs page.
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EMPIRE IVY
EMPIRE JESTER
Allocated SNO Portland to tow Bombardons. See William Watkins pages as Napia
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EMPIRE JOHN
Allocated SNO Oban to tow Gooseberrys. See William Watkins pages.
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EMPIRE JONATHAN
EMPIRE LARCH
EMPIRE MEADOW
EMPIRE PIXIE
EMPIRE RACE
EMPIRE RUPERT
EMPIRE SARA
EMPIRE SERAPH
EMPIRE SILAS
EMPIRE SINEW
EMPIRE SOPHIE
EMPIRE VINCENT
EMPIRE WINNIE
Allopcated SNO Oban to tow Gooseberrys. See William Watkins pages as Zealandia [2].
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EMULOUS
EUSTON CROSS
FAIRPLAY I
Allocated SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whale units. See William Watkins/managed Tugs page.
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FLAUNT
FREEDOM
GOLIATH
GOOLE X
GRIPER
GROWLER
HUDSON
KINGS CROSS
KROOMAN
LARIAT
LYNCH
Allocated SNO Portsmouth to tow one barge from Littlehanpton. See William Watkins/Managed Tugs page.
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MAMMOUTH
PRIZEMAN
QUEENS CROSS
RESOLVE
SABINE
SAINT MARTIN
SAINT MELLONS
SAMSONIA
SAUCY
SEA GIANT
SEAMAN
SEINE
SESAME
STOKE
Allocated SNO Selsey to tow Phoenix and Whales units. See Elliott S. T. page as Security.
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STORMKING
SUPERMAN
THAMES
TID 33
WATERCOCK
Employed at Selsey pumping out and refloating parked Phoenix units. See Ship Towage [2] page.
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TID Tugs.
It is thought that some TID class tugs took the tows over from the larger tugs when they reached the Mulberry B site off Arromanche, and carried out the actual positioning and assembly of the various units. Completion dates and other information can narrow the numbers of the TID's that MAY have been used to :-
TID1-TID7: TID11-TID12; TID14-TID16. TID18-TID50; TID52-TID83.
The only TID so far definitely established as being present was TID33 which foundered off Arromanche in heavy weather during the storm of 19th June 1944 which severely damaged the US Mulberry A. There is a photo in existence however that shows at least two TID's were present. If you have any info PLEASE CONTACT ME.
