CHALLENGE at Southampton 2nd July 2021
Member of the National Historic Fleet
Launched in 1931; evacuated troops from Dunkirk 27/5/1940
1944 towed Mulberry Harbour for D Day
1971 Last steam tug to serve on the River Thames.
Built by Alexander Hall, Aberdeen for Elliott Steam Tug Co., London
Displacement 239 tons
Length 100 ft, beam 26ft (30.5m x 8m)
Triple expansion steam engine, 1150 bhp, originally coal fired but converted to oil.
MMSI 235010295