eskgarthtug

Eskgarth is a powerful single-screw diesel tug that was built by Richards Shipbuilders at Great Yarmouth in 1976, for handling some of the very large oil tankers that visit the port of Milford Haven on the south Wales coast. In addition to towing, Eskgarth is also well equipped for dispersant spraying gear for dealing with the oil spillages that were a constant hazard to marine ecology in the area. The detailed drawing was produced from the original Shipbuilder's plans, together with some additional material supplied by Cory Towage, who were the vessel’s original owners. Eskgarth also had an identical sister tug Edengarth, and the real thing can be seen in the second photo below. The next two photos show a model built, using a slightly modified Eskgarth hull, of an almost identical Clyde based Cory tug that was originally named Campaigner. This model was built by Phil Thomas of Glasgow, the well-known draughtsman and writer, whose book British Steam Tugs is a classic work. Phil has also had countless plans and magazine articles published over the years, both on full size ships and scale models, and he supplied the original drawings for several other designs on this website.