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Tugs by Towage Company

Have you ever wanted to find out more about the towage companies behind tugs on your local stretch of water?

See lists of all the tug boats that the towage companies have around the UK and see their former vessels. Also, explore some of the great towage companies and tugs that are sadly no longer with us.

Whether you're interested in Svitzer, Smit, Adsteam, Carmet or many more, you can find what you want right here!

Active Towage Companies

Carmet Tug Company

Clyde Marine Services

Dover Harbour Board

Forth Estuary Towage

Griffin Towage and Marine

H & S Marine

Holyhead Towing Company

Itchen Marine Towage

J.P. Knight

James Butcher & Sons Ltd.

Marine Towage Services

Maritime Craft Services

Rosyth Marine Services

Serco Denholm

Sinbad Marine Services

Smit Towage

Solent Towage

Stena Line Ports

Svitzer Marine

Targe Towing

Williams Shipping Marine

Former Towage Companies

Established Pre-1870

Anderson/Chater Partnership (1867 - 1903)

Anthony Irwing (1867 - 1911)

Clyde Shipping Tugs (1815 - ?)

C.J. King & Sons (1850 - 1990)

Earl of Durham (1858 - 1896)

John and James Ridley (1848 - 1902)

John Batey (1840 - 1874)

John Coulson (1866 - 1918)

Joseph Crosthwaite (1854 - 1924)

Lawson Tug Company (1840 - 1895)

Robert Lumley Cook (1865 - 1908)

Robert Redhead and Associates (1855 - 1874)

Southampton Steam Towing Company (later Southampton New Steam Towing Company) (1852 - 1885)

Thomas Allan Dry (1857 - 1889)

Established 1870 - 1909

Alexandra Towing Company (1887 - ?)

Anchor Steam Tug Co. Ltd. (1903 - 1920)

Blyth Steam Tug Co. (1887 - 1923)

Clarissa Tug Co. (1907 - 1909)

Elizabeth Sarah Cook (1908 - 1912)

Florence Tugboat & Salvage Co. Ltd. (1902 - 1909)

G. Robinson & Co. (1901 - 1909)

George Brown (1888 - 1923)

John Dry (1889 - 1908)

John Dry Steam Tugs Ltd. (1908 - 1929)

Joseph Ridley (1902 - 1920)

J. Batey & Son (1874 - 1906)

J. Batey & Son Ltd. (1906 - 1920)

Lambton Collieries Ltd. (1896 - 1911)

Lawson Steam Tugboat Co. Ltd. (1895 - 1920)

R. & J. H. Rea Ltd. - Rea Towing Company (1879 - 1970)

Red Funnel Towage (Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company) (1885 - ?)

Robert Redhead & Son (1874 - 1916)

Robinson Tug Co. Ltd. (1909 - 1920)

Sunderland Towage Co. Ltd. (1900 - 1918)

Tees Tug Co. Ltd. (1909 - 1920)

Established 1910 - 1929

Anthony Irwing & Son (1911 - 1926)

Blyth Tug Co. Ltd. (1923 - 1988)

Brown Tug Co. Ltd. (1923 - 1930)

Charles Duncan & Sons Ltd. (1914 - ?)

Coulson Tug Co. Ltd. (1918 - 1925)

France, Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co. Ltd. (1918 - 1977)

Irwing Steam Tug Co. Ltd. (1926 - 1934)

Joseph Crosthwaite (Tugs) Ltd. (1924 - 1950)

Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd. (1911 - 1924)

Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd. (1924 - 1945)

Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd. (1920 - ?)

Redhead & Dry's Tugs Ltd (1929 - 1944)

Ridley Steam Tug Co. Ltd. (1920 - 1955)

R.L. Cook Baister Co. Ltd. (1924 - 1947)

Robert Cook Baister (1912 - 1921)

Robert Lumley Cook Baister (1922 - 1924)

Robert Redhead & Son Ltd. (1916 - 1929)

Tees Towing Company Ltd. (1920 - 1990)

United Towing Company Ltd. (1920 - 1989)

Established 1930 -

Adsteam Marine

Cory Towage Ltd. - Cory Ship Towage Ltd. (1970 - 2000)

Howard Smith Towage

Ridley Tugs Ltd. (1955 - 1978)

Tyne & Wear Tugs Ltd. (1986 - ?)

Tyne Tugs Ltd. (1959 - 1986)

Wear Tugs Ltd. (1978 - 1989)

Wijsmuller Marine

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