Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tug
Location
Queensborough
Vessel type
Harbour Tug
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Van Duijvendijk, T, Holland
Built in
1936
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
45.01 feet
(13.72m)
Breadth: Beam
12.24 feet
(3.73m)
Depth
4.27 feet
(1.30m)
History
CHARLIGHT is a tug of steel construction with a Gardner diesel engine, built in Holland in 1936, to be used on the River Thames by Charrington Gardner & Locket, coal merchants. The vessel continued in this trade until 1973 before passing to various owners.
The vessel was purchased by her current owner in 2013 and has been restored to her original working condition.
Key dates
-
1936
Built in Lekkerkerk, Holland
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1936/1973
Worked on the River Thames
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