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Motor Tug John King, launched, (by Mrs. J. King, wife of James King, Joint Managing Director of C. J. King and Sons Limited), Monday, 21/10/1935, to yard number 238, by Charles Hill and Sons Limited, Albion Yard, Bristol and completed and delivered, February 1936, to Alarm Steam Tug Company Limited, Bristol, (managers, C. J. King and Sons Limited, Avonmouth, Portishead, and Bristol), registered, Bristol; Gross Registered Tonnage: 49; Net Registered Tonnage: 0; 19.81 (registered length overall) x 16.76 (length between perpendiculars) x 5.18 (registered beam) x 2.59 (registered moulded depth) x 2.42 (registered draught); powered, at launch, by one x four-cylinder (317.50mm x 463.55mm), two-stroke, single-acting, 300 b.h.p., 109 n.h.p., diesel engine, manufactured by Petters Limited, Yeovil; reverse-reduction geared, to single fixed-pitch propeller, machinery mid-ships; speed: 10.0 knots. Retro-fitted, May 1962, with new, six-cylinder, (222.25mm diameter x 292.10mm), four-stroke, single-acting, 300 b.h.p., diesel engine, manufactured by Lister-Blackstone Marine Limited, Dursley; four bulk-heads; water ballast capacity: 13 tons.
Launched, Monday, 21/10/1935, by Charles Hill and Sons Limited, Albion Dock-yard, Bristol; completed and delivered, February 1936, to Alarm Steam Tug Company Limited, Bristol, (managers, C. J. King and Sons Limited, Avonmouth, Portishead, and Bristol), registered, Bristol; owners restyled, 194?, Sea King Steam Tug Company Limited, Bristol, (managers, C. J. King and Sons (Tugs) Limited, Bristol); final scheduled duty, Monday, 06/07/1970, as escort vessel to the Steam Ship Great Britain, as that vessel was towed from Avonmouth, on the last leg of the recovery voyage from the Falkland Islands. Motor Tug John King towed the Steam Ship Great Britain through the harbour to the dry dock in the Bristol, Floating Harbour; sold, 1970, to F. A. Ashmead and Son Limited, Bristol, renamed, Peter Leigh, registered, Bristol, (engaged in hardwood logs in barges from Avonmouth across the River Severn to Lydney); sold, 1976, to unknown private owner; sold, 1978, to Bristol Commercial Ships Limited, Bristol, renamed, Pride, registered, Bristol; sold, 1992, to private owner, renamed, Durdham; sold, 1994, to Bristol Industrial Museum, Princes Wharf, Bristol, renamed, 1996, John King; restored, 2000, to original condition, and now maintained as a working exhibit.