Swansea and Port Talbot Docks History
David Thomas - Alexandra Towing
The following tug photos
were kindly submitted by Mr. Anthony Thomas, son of
the late David 'Dai Pop' Thomas, former Chief Engineer with Alexandra
Towing
at Swansea and Port Talbot.
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On the bridge the manager Tom Richards |
On deck Glyn Jefferies, Paddy ? and Oxo Hyatt |
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Dai Thomas David Jones Richard Heslop and 2 Dry dock employees |
Dai Thomas in the engine room of the Fabians bay |
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Alexandra and Herculaneum |
Alexandra in Dry Dock |
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Tom Jones on the tug Hendon |
Mike Arthurs and Dai Thomas |
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Dai Thomas |
Dai Thomas and Leonard Hicks |
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Unknown engine room |
Gower on Regent's Wharf |
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Hendon |
Waving his arms Glyn Vaughan |
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Alexandra going to Port Talbot |
Herculaneum on Regent's Wharf |
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Herculaneum |
Along side the car Clive Dacy |
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Could be Grenville Taylor |
The Margam |
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Guiding a Royal Navy Ship out of Port |
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Tug towing a barge from Milford Haven |
Believed to be one of the Rea Tugs |
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The Sun Tugs |
The Talbot |
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On the deck of the Mumbles Brian Israel and Tony Lewis |
Unknown Tug |
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This picture is of the Talbot
inside the No. 2 Jetty at |
Behind the car The Victoria. Now working in Minorca |
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Billy Jones |
Tug in the Dry Dock |
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Dai Thomas helping with the line of a Blue Funnel Boat |
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