Tug "wato", a single screw steamship built in 1904 by J.T. Eltringham & Co - Sth. Shields. Owned by the Adelaide Steam Tug Co Ltd and registered at Port Adelaide, she was broken up Fremantle in late 1956 and the register closed in January 1957. Tonnage

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Tug "wato", a single screw steamship built in 1904 by J.T. Eltringham & Co - Sth. Shields. Owned by the Adelaide Steam Tug Co Ltd and registered at Port Adelaide, she was broken up Fremantle in late 1956 and the register closed in January 1957. Tonnage: 292 gross, 30 net Dimensions: length 125'0", breadth 23'7", draught 12'4" Official Number: 117418 Machinery: triple expansion recip. Steam engine of 108 hp by G.T. Grey - Sth. Shields. Refer - "Steam tugs in South Australia" by R Parsons

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South Australian Maritime Museum,donated by C.G. Wightman

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