Swansea and Port Talbot Docks History

Swansea's Steam Tugs

Two steam-paddle tugs, one behind the other, berthed alongside copper barques at low tide in the River Tawe, Swansea. This photograph was taken by one of the pioneers of photography, Calvert Richard Jones, in the 1850's



The Flying Scud, which worked in Swansea from 1877 to 1892


A to Z of old Tugs

A to Z of old Tug Owner/Operators