Other name(s): Beamish; Queensgarth; Thunder Cape
Ship owner: British Ministry of Transport; France, Fenwick, Tyne & Wear Co.; Western Engineering Service, Ltd.
Ship builder: J.S. Watson, Ltd., Gainsboro, England
Engine builder: C.D. Holmes & Co., Hull
Year ship built: 1944
Year engine built: 1944
Notes:
Original triple expansion engine replaced in 1947 with a 16 cyl. diesel engine built by General Motors (last 1963). (8.5 diameter, 10 in. stroke.)
Remarks:
b) Queensgarth
c) Beamish
c) Thunder Cape
Owners:
1) British Government
2) France, Fenwick, Tyne & Wear Co., Newcastle, Northumberland
3) Western Engineering Service, Ltd., Thunder Bay, Ontario
Registry number: BR. 180286
Hull number: 1545
Vessel type: Tug
Height: 12.4 ft.
Width: 26.8 ft.
Length: 113.5 ft.
Stroke length: 30 in.
Gross tonnage: 264
Net tonnage: 59
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple Expansion
Piston 1: 16 in.
Piston 2: 26 in.
Piston 3: 43 in.