Tug names

[sighmoon]

Why do tugs often have names that sound the same, with different spellings?

 

[Ariadne]

Can you give us some examples?

 

[maybh1]

I don't know the answer to your question but I do love some of the tug names.

Thrax, Thor, Avenger and Goliath are some that I have seen. Lovely masculine, strong names.

May
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[Stoshak]

I think Bustler at Portsmouth is spot on!

 

[sighmoon]

From memory, in Ramsgate(?) they were called something like Doughty, Daughtie, and Dowty.

 

[Nigel_Ward]

Don't think you will find another one that sounds like this!

http://www.ibiblio.org/maritime/Scheepvaartnieuws/Pdf/scheepvaartnieuws/2003/wolraadwoltemade.PDF

 

[Alex_Blackwood]

Remember once coming into Devonport, just about to pick up the tugs when QHM came up on the VHF "Superman. You are weak and distorted".

 

[cliffordpope]

Humphrey Lyttleton had a good tug joke:

Samantha can't be here tonight, she is busy entertaining her new gentleman friend. He likes to play with his collection of toy boats in the bath.
She thought about it long and hard and decided to give him a little tug.

 

[Ariadne]

I can think of some dull as well though:
Captain IB Smith, IB Harvey, Ryan, Faris, Connor to name but a few.
On the other hand we have names like Indominable, Indefaticable (sp?), Tenaciuos, Firey Cross, Valient Nador.

There could be pages of this stuff!

 

[trevorr]

One on the Humber called Shovette.

 

[whisper]

And don't forget the famous "Turmoil" of Flying Enterprise fame.
Probably an event before most people's time, who are on here /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[fisherman]

This lifeboat stood by The Flying Enterprise for many hours after relieving the Lizard boat which was low on fuel. Rough going for the crew in an open boat, the account states that a rescue helicopter had to turn back due to the severe weather. [image]

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[Poignard]

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And don't forget the famous "Turmoil" of Flying Enterprise fame.
Probably an event before most people's time, who are on here

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Not at all, laddie! I remember it well

 

[Poignard]

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Lovely masculine, strong names.


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There used to be one in Portsmouth called "Handmaiden"!
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[Rabbie]

When I was a boy growing up on Clydeside, tugs had names like CAMPAIGNER, CHIEFTAIN, CRUISER, STRONGBOW, THUNDERER, WARRIOR, WRESTLER and VANGUARD. Tough names for tough boats. Not so sure about 'OCEAN COCK' though! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[TheBoatman]

We have a Shovette here on the Medway also used to be a Lashette as well.
Peter.

 

[alant]

Holyhead Towing, name theirs after rivers (in welsh).

eg Afon Las (Blue River)

So lots of Afon's with different names following!

 

[Lakesailor]

[ QUOTE ]
Lovely masculine, strong names.



[/ QUOTE ] Biddy and Pinky on the Humber didn't count. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Lots Here Just hover over the piccy to see the name.

 

[jerrytug]

"Felix Tow", "Towing Wizard",any of the Admiralty "Dog" class eg "Sheepdog" etc also, in London,"Beaver".Jerry

 

[alanch]

On the Thames there used to be a tug called Moorcock. You can imagine the call to a ship with a female name. Then again we had 2 ships in recently called Fanny and Willy. Let your imagination run!