Fowey, From Pont River 1901
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The steam tug in the foreground was very handy to manoeuvre, and is an example of working boats which have done sterling service throughout the world. Usually, at this size, they were used in river and dock operations well into the 1960s, by which time the last functional ones were being overtaken by diesel-driven boats. They replaced the cumbersome paddle tugs. The moored steam and sailing vessel, off the tug's port bow, denotes a class of ship rapidly becoming popular at the turn the century, although incidents were recorded of sparks from the funnel setting the sails alight. Inevitably, this led to the demise of dual-powered craft like this.
An extract from Picturesque Harbours Photographic Memories.
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