THE TRANSFERRING OF THE CREW PICS TO THE NEW GALLERY SITE IS NOW COMPLETE WITH 199 PHOTO'S ON LINE. WHEN I RETURN FROM HOLIDAY MIDDLE OF JUNE I WILLSTART TO CAPTION ALL THE CASUALTY AND TOW PICS. WHAT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN LOST HOWEVER WERE ALL YOUR COMMENTS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD COMMENTS ON FLICKR AND WHERE NECESSARY PLEASE CORRECT MY STUPID MISTAKES. NEW PICS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. REMEMBER THE PICS CAN BE VIEWED AS AN AUTOMATIC FULL SCREEN SLIDE SHOW.

THE "VISIT PHOTO GALLERY" BUTTONS SHOULD NOW BE WORKING!!!!

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I am trying out another new feature, this being a forum for Thames Tuggies past and present. Its success will depend entirely on visitors and their input. Have a look and if you feel it is for you please sign up. Click on button below to have a look.

VISIT THAMES TUGGIES FORUM

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FANCY A BIT OF GRAVESEND/TILBURY TUG NOSTALGIA ON FILM!!!! Click HERE and enjoy

OR MAYBE SOME MODEL TUGS IN ACTION? Click HERE

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CERVIA

CERVIA WHEEL APPEAL

GIVE CERVIA A NEW WHEEL.

In 1985 the steering wheel on the upper bridge of the steam tug Cervia, now undergoing restoration at Ramsgate, was removed whilst she lay alongside the outer wall of Ramsgate Harbour. Volunteers have now reached the point in the restoration where the fitting of a replacement wheel would be another part of the work completed. If you have in your possession a similar wheel you would like to donate or even better the original wheel, please contact this site. The donation would of course be on a strictly confidential ‘no questions asked’ basis if you would prefer it. I hope to be able to publish some approximate measurements here in the next couple of days. The pictures below tell the story.

The above photo shows Alan Corby as a 12 year old, on the flying bridge on the Cervia, holding the original wheel.

This photo, taken this year, shows him in the same position, but the wheel is missing. Alan, when aged 15, became cook on Cervia, but after a few days of work, was transferred to the Muria. Shortly afterwards in 1953 the Cervia was girted and sank, and among others, the cook who replaced him, a young man named Povey, was sadly drowned.

Alan, now, aged 72, is one of the volunteers restoring the Cervia and we are hoping that someone out there has a "spare wheel", which would be assured of a good, and this time round, a secure home.

IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE CONTACT THIS SITE.

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23-1-2012 HI PETE

29 years ago ,we were given 6 bottles of ale each and a print of a 150 years of towage on the thames .i am wondering how many bottles there are still not been open , mine has been in the cupboard as a souvenir all this time.

DOUG HARDY

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24-1-2012 Re Doug Hardys bottles of beer for Towing on the Thames 150th anniversary I still have mine regards
Tony Gregory.

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This is for mr siggers who contacted you for a picture of the cervia for his father, i have not seen this one before, it was taken in tilbury lock around the 60s. i met this guys father on the cervia last summer, and reminded him we both worked on the ocean cock during the 60s, he was a fireman and i was the boy cook. he is of course welcome on board anytime
regards mike houckham

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