Hi, i am Jim and new to this forum, i cannot find any information that tells me which tug boats were used at Southampton to launch The Titanic for her maiden voyage.
It would seem that 5 in total were used but the only one i can find mentioned is Vulcan.
I have recently inherited some original glass photo negatives of ships in Southampton during the 1940s and 50s and one of them has the tug boat TSST Neptune in it, Neptune was built in 1910 and ended her service in 1961.
I showed the photo of Neptune to an elderly gentleman (now in his 80s) who worked for many years at Southampton docks, he was of the opinion that Neptune was used to launch the Titanic that day and he said that Neptune was the very last steam Tug Boat to be used in Southampton.
Any information on this would be greatly appreciated and i look forward to hearing from other users of this great forum.
Kindest regards, Jim. From Poole.
It would seem that 5 in total were used but the only one i can find mentioned is Vulcan.
I have recently inherited some original glass photo negatives of ships in Southampton during the 1940s and 50s and one of them has the tug boat TSST Neptune in it, Neptune was built in 1910 and ended her service in 1961.
I showed the photo of Neptune to an elderly gentleman (now in his 80s) who worked for many years at Southampton docks, he was of the opinion that Neptune was used to launch the Titanic that day and he said that Neptune was the very last steam Tug Boat to be used in Southampton.
Any information on this would be greatly appreciated and i look forward to hearing from other users of this great forum.
Kindest regards, Jim. From Poole.
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