Empress of India, Leith

[Spankbucket]

Please see attached a rather poor scan of this PS in Whitby harbour in 1903...photo published in the Whitby Gazette 3 June 2011.

Does anyone have any information on this vessel?

Many Thanks.......Bernie

[Spankbucket]

Just found this on 'Thames Tugs':

EMPRESS OF INDIA 1898
 
Built 1898 by Carmichael Maclean, Greenock. Steel screw tug. YN15. L94.2'. B21.1'. D11.6'. 138grt. 530ihp 2cyl 19"x42"x24"s compound steam engine by J G Kincaid, Greenock. ON109958.
 
7-6-1898 Launched. 8-1898 Delivered to J. Constant, London. 1903 Owners Sir John Jackson Ltd, London. [Civil engineering contactors and believed used in extension to Devonport Dockyard]. 1907 Owners Florence Tugboat and Salvage Co., Middlesbrough. 6-1909 Owners Tees Tug Co Ltd., Middlesborough. 8-7-1913 Sold to Anglo Persian Oil Co.,  renamed Sirdar-I-Naphte. Based Persian Gulf. 1914 Req by UK Admiralty. 1915 Returned to owners. 19-3-1915 Foundered off Bushire whilst on passage Abadan to Bombay.

Interesting history or what??!!

[AKS]

Just found this on 'Thames Tugs':

EMPRESS OF INDIA 1898
 
Built 1898 by Carmichael Maclean, Greenock. Steel screw tug. YN15. L94.2'. B21.1'. D11.6'. 138grt. 530ihp 2cyl 19"x42"x24"s compound steam engine by J G Kincaid, Greenock. ON109958.

The details state she was a screw tug so there must have been more than one.
I've found some pictures of a model of the screw tug here:-  http://www.vallejogallery.com/item.php?title=Dockyard+Model+of+British+Tugboat++EMPRESS+OF+INDIA&artist=Felix+ZIEM&id=2281

The P.N. Thomas book mentions a paddle tug Emperor of India built by J&M Gunn 1877 for W. & H. R. Strong of Cardiff.
No details I'm afraid just a sketch of the paddlebox side showing the decoration.

Also in the book (page 46) it shows a picture of the; Dunrobin built by J&W Gunn of Cardiff for White, Edwards & Jenkins of Cardiff.
She is seen here at Scarborough where she was owned by G.A Smith & J. Douglas who had a big fleet of paddle trawlers

Alan

[AKS]

Think I've found what you are looking for in a somewhat unlikely place.   

Have a read:-  http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Mariners/2005-08/1123404907

I suspect it was at Whitby being used as a paddle trawler.

Alan

[Spankbucket]

Thanks Alan...well spotted on the screw detail I missed.

Cheers.....Bernie

Think I've found what you are looking for in a somewhat unlikely place.   

Have a read:-  http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Mariners/2005-08/1123404907

I suspect it was at Whitby being used as a paddle trawler.

Alan