Three steam tugs which have been constructed to the order of the London and North Eastern Railway Company for service at Grimsby and in the River Humber have been launched by Messrs Richard Dunston Limited. The dimensions of the tugs are 65ft long by 14ft moulded breadth by 8ft moulded depth and they are installed with compound surface condensing engines of 200 indicated horse-power by Messrs Plenty and Son Limited.

     The vessels have been specially designed and constructed to meet the particular service for which they are required and are built to Lloyd’s highest class and to Board of Trade requirements. The construction has been carried out under the superintendence of Mr F R C Cookson, MIMechE, MINA, MIMarE, the L and NE Railway Company’s marine superintendent engineer from Grimsby. The launches of the vessels took place before a large number of people and among those present were Captain and Mrs Turnbull, Mr and Mrs Barker, Mr F R C Cookson all of Grimsby, and Mr McCurdy of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping.

     It is a point of interest that all three tugs were launched successively in one afternoon with only a few minutes interval between each launch. Vessesl at this shipyard are always launched sideways and not “end-on” as is the usual method and the launches are therefore more spectacular. Representatives of Pathe’s Sound News were present and sound films were taken of the launches.