TID-class tug

TID 172 at Ostend
Class overview
NameTug, Inshore and Dock
Buildersassembly and fitting out by Richard Dunston Ltd., (Thorne and Hessle), William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd., Southwick, Sunderland.
OperatorsMinistry of War Transport
Completed182
Active4 Steam
General characteristics
Typetug boat
Displacement124 long tons
Length65 ft
Beam17 ft
Draught7 ft 4 in
Depth8 ft
Installed power220 ihp reciprocating steam engine
Propulsionsingle screw
Speed8 knots
Capacity2 ton Bollard Pull

TID was a standardized British design for a tugboat drawn up and built during the Second World War. One hundred and eighty two (TID-1 to TID-12 and TID-14 to TID-183) were built for the Ministry of War Transport.

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