Tugs on Southampton Water

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Here you can find out about the tug boats that are stationed at Southampton Docks or at the Fawley Oil Refinery Terminal. You can also find out about the towage companies that operate on Southampton Water.

Of course, with a name like Classic Tugs, you can be sure that we won't forget about all those great tugs from years gone by that used to be a common sight on Southampton Water, the River Itchen or The Solent.

Tugs active on Southampton Water
Itchen Marine Towage
Wyeforce	IMO Number: 7609116 Bollard Pull Ahead: ? Delivered: 1993 Status: Active on Southampton Water since 1993.
Wyestorm	Type: Twin Screw Fixed Kort Nozzles with Rudders IMO Number: 9193068 Bollard Pull Ahead: ? Delivered: Apr 1999 as Yenikale Status: Launched in 1999 as Yenikale. Operated at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard from ?? to January 2010 by Serco Denholm as SD Atlas. Bought by Itchen Marine in January 2011, renamed Wyestorm, and operated on Southampton Water.
Wyetow	IMO Number: ? Bollard Pull Ahead: ? Delivered: 1991 Status: Active on Southampton Water since ?.
Solent Towage
Apex	IMO Number: 9408035 Bollard Pull Ahead: 67t Delivered: 2008 Status: Active on Southampton Water since 2008.
Phenix	IMO Number: 9408023 Bollard Pull Ahead: 67t Delivered: 2007 Status: Active on Southampton Water since 2007.
Tenax	IMO Number: 9348716 Bollard Pull Ahead: 67t Delivered: 2005 Status: Active on Southampton Water since 2005.
Thrax	IMO Number: 9085209 Bollard Pull Ahead: ? Delivered: 1994 Status: Active on Southampton Water since ?.
Vortex	IMO Number: 9525508 Bollard Pull Ahead: 73t Delivered: October 2010 Status: Active on Southampton Water since October 2010.
Svitzer Marine
Adsteam Surrey	IMO Number: 9019468 Bollard Pull Ahead: 42t Delivered: 1992 Status: Active on Southampton Water since ?.
Svitzer Bentley	Type: Twin Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) IMO Number: 9127356 Bollard Pull Ahead: 61t Delivered: 1996 Status: Active on Southampton Water since 1996.
Svitzer Madeleine	Type: Twin Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) IMO Number: 9127368 Bollard Pull Ahead: 63t Delivered: Jan 1996 Status: Active on Southampton Water since 1996.
Svitzer Sarah	IMO Number: 8919192 Bollard Pull Ahead: 53t Delivered: 1991 Status: Active on Southampton Water since ?.
Svitzer Sussex	IMO Number: 9019470 Bollard Pull Ahead: 42t Delivered: 1992 Status: Active on Southampton Water since ?.
Williams Shipping
Willpower	IMO Number: ? Bollard Pull Ahead: 14t Delivered: 1995 Status: Active on Southampton Water since 1995.
Former Southampton Water Tugs
Adsteam Marine
Adsteam Lyndhurst	IMO Number: 9129495 Bollard Pull Ahead: 43t Delivered: 1996 Status: Active on Southampton Water from 1996 until June 2010. Now active on the Tyne.
Adsteam Redbridge	IMO Number: 9116888 Bollard Pull Ahead: ? Delivered: 1995 Status: Active on Southampton Water until 2006?. Now at Gravesend.
Itchen Marine
Wyeguard	IMO Number: ? Bollard Pull Ahead: ? Delivered: 1983 Status: Active on Southampton Water 1983-2000. Owned by Holyhead Towing as Afon Wen 2000-?. Active on Southampton Water again as Wyeguard until January 2011. Now owned by Jenkins Marine of Poole and renamed Handfast.
Red Funnel Towage (Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company)
Ajax	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1894 Scrapped: 1936 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1894 until scrapped in 1936 with a spell of war service during World War 1.
Albert Edward	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1886 Sold: 1934 History: First tug built specifically for the Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Sold in 1934 and renamed Joy Bell III. Scrapped in 1964.
Alexandra	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1876 Acquired: 1885 Sold: 1897 History: Acquired as part of the takeover of the Southampton New Steam Towing Company in January 1885. Operated around Southampton and the Isle of Wight until being sold to J. Constant of London in 1897. Was sold twice more before being scrapped in 1955.
Ascupart	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1921 Acquired: 1922 Sold: 1927 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1922 until sold to Dominion Coal Co. Ltd of Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1927. Sold once more before being broken up in 1961.
Calshot (I)	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1930 Sold: 1964 Status: Active on Southampton Water from 1930 until 1964 before being sold to Port & Liner Services (Ireland) Ltd. and renamed Galway Bay. Served as a passenger vessel carrying out excursions from Galway until 1986. Now undergoing restoration by the Tug Tender Calshot Trust.
Canute	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1923 Sold: 1965 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1923. Sunk by a bomb in Southampton Water on 28th December 1940 but was raised and resumed service. Sold to Tsavliris (Salvage & Towage) Ltd. of Piraeus in 1965 and renamed Nisos Samos. Disappeared from Lloyds Register around 1972/73.
Clausentum (I)	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1926 Scrapped: 1966 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1926 until scrapped in 1966.
Fawn	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1869 Acquired: 1885 Sold: 1891 History: Acquired as part of the takeover of the Southampton New Steam Towing Company in January 1885. Operated around Southampton and the Isle of Wight until being sold to Rhyl & Vale of Clwyd S.S. Co. Ltd. of Rhyl in 1891. Was sold five more times before being scrapped in 1938.
Gatcombe	IMO Number: 7026637 Bollard Pull Ahead: ? Delivered: 1970 Status: Active on Southampton Water until 1997. Now owned by Multraship and named Multratug 6.
Hector	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1903 Scrapped: 1958 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1903 until scrapped in 1958.
Hercules	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1890 Scrapped: 1927 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1890 until scrapped in 1927 with a spell Le Harve and St. Nazaire during World War 1.
Morglay	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1921 Acquired: 1922 Sold: 1926 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1922 until sold to the South Australian Harbour Board in 1926 and scrapped in 1961.
Minas	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1909 Acquired: 1920 Sold: 1931 History: Bought from Robert W. Wheeldon of Hull in 1920. Sold in 1931 to Associated Transport Ltd. of Liverpool. Disappeared from shipping records in 1955.
Neptune (I)	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1896 Sold: 1904 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1896 before being sold to the Admiralty and renamed Fortitude in 1909. Was sold for scrap in 1923.
Neptune (II)	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1910 Scrapped: 1961 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1910 until scrapped in 1961.
Sir Bevois (I)	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1916 Lost: 1941 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1916. Posted to Plymouth during World War II and was bombed and sunk on 20th March 1941. Was later raised and broken up.
Sovereign	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1870 Acquired: 1885 Sold: 1894 History: Acquired as part of the takeover of the Southampton New Steam Towing Company in January 1885. Operated around Southampton and the Isle of Wight until being sold to E. Costanza of Constantinople in 1894. Was scrapped in 1917.
Vulcan	Type: Iron Steam Twin Screw Built: 1893 Scrapped: 1957 History: Operated on Southampton Water from 1893 until scrapped in 1957 with a spell serving French ports during World War 1.
Southampton Steam Towing Company (later Southampton New Steam Towing Company)
Aid	Type: Wooden Paddle Built: 1852 History: ?
Alexandra	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1876 History: Still with the company when it was taken over by the Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in January 1885.
Belmont	Type: ? Built: ? History: ?
Fawn	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1869 History: Still with the company when it was taken over by the Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in January 1885.
Monarch	Type: ? Built: 1854 History: ?
Phoenix	Type: Wooden Paddle Built: 1854 History: ?
Sovereign	Type: Iron Steam Single Screw Built: 1870 History: Still with the company when it was taken over by the Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in January 1885.
Svitzer Marine
Svitzer Lyndhurst (formerly Adsteam Lyndhurst)	IMO Number: 9129495 Bollard Pull Ahead: 43t Delivered: 1996 Status: Active on Southampton Water from 1996 until June 2010. Now active on the Tyne.

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