Registration number
2235
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1928 Brons
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tug
Location
Windsor
Vessel type
Harbour Tug
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Rowhedge Iron Works Co Ltd, Rowhedge
Built in
1928
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
36.98 feet
(11.28m)
History
OXFORD was originally named BRONS and was built in 1928 in Holland for the Thames Steam Tug and Lighterage Company. She was the first diesel tug of the Company. In 1955, she was sold to Odell Ltd of London and was used on a Thames Conservancy dredging contract, pulling dump barges in the area between Teddington and Windsor. She was also used to tow Stevens flour barges on the River Wey. She was sold in the early 1980s to Genet Marine and then, in 2004, to Aquamarine. She was sold again in 2005 after being seen at the Thames Tradtitional Boat Rally.
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