TYNE TUGS AND TUG BUILDERS
A history of Tyne Tugs, their builders and owners

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Above: Select the required shipyard by using the initial letter of the Surname eg: Eltringham, Hepple or Rennoldson.
KEY BELOW: D / H / P (D = basic dimensions are shown; H = a history is given; P = one or more photographs are available)

Shipbuilder: Smiths Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (1899 - 1910)

T & W Smith ceased shipbuilding in 1890 and reformed the company as Smith's Dry Dock Co Ltd to carry on ship repair work only.
In August 1898 the yard merged with HS Edwards & Sons, who had repair yards at both North & South Shields, and Edwards Brothers, who were shipbuilders in North Shields, to become Smith's Dock Co Ltd. The company continued with both shipbuilding & shiprepair until 1910 when they decided to concentrate on shiprepair at North Shields and shipbuilding at South Bank on the Tees.


Yd No Year Ship Name D / H / P
782 1906 Bismarck D / H / P
783 1906 Thiers D / H / P
403 1909 Chira D / H
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