THAMES TUGS
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LATEST NEWS
Some William Watkins Ltd staff and crew seniority lists from 1933 very kindly supplied by Janet Hoiles.
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FANCY A NEW WATCH?
Photo courtesy Bonhams Auctioneers.
Coming up for auction at Bonhams Auctioneers, New Bond Street, London [Lot 188 11-6-2013] the watch awarded by the US Government to Captain Henry Webster of Elliotts tug Champion for saving American lives from a steamer wrecked on the Goodwin Sands in 1919. Full details HERE or on Bonhams Website and their estimate is £2000-£3000. And Yes, Thamestugs did get a mention in their catalogue!! Thanks to Kate Lacey at Bonhams for originally bringing it to my attention.
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A video for the really old Thames hands, featuring Hibernia and Captain Bert Youseman. See it here.
A short piece about convoy YN119 has been added to the MULBERRY TUG LOGS page
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April 2013
Fairly continuous updating from now on to all the pages connected with COTUG and the Mulberry tugs.
An article about Sandford's of Gravesend, kindly compiled by Kevin Haydon added to 'Early Owners' page.
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LATEST PHOTO'S
FLORIDA. Photog unknown.
PREMIER. Photog unknown.
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The first few of several crew photos sent to me anonymously by A N Other. Identification of crew members welcomed. Please contact site via contact button in top menu quoting piccie number.
C226
C227
C228
C219
C214
This is probably a PLA skipper.
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A Mulberry Harbour under construction. Almost everything in the photo had been towed there by tugs. Photo K Haydon colln.
THERE ARE. OF COURSE, APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS TO GO TO THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY LANDINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULBERRY HARBOURS. IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS ANY INFO, PHOTOS, LOGS ETC TO DO WITH THE MULBERRY HARBOURS AND THEIR TOWAGE PLEASE CONTACT ME AS I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A PERMANENT RECORD OF THIS TREMENDOUS FEAT ON THIS SITE.
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HELP WANTED!!!!!
THIS SECTION NOW HAS ITS OWN PAGE, ACCESS VIA THE TOP MENU.
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