History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | John King |
Port of registry | Bristol |
Builder | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd |
Launched | 1935 |
In service | 1935 |
Out of service | 1994 |
Identification | UK official number 163865 |
Status | Museum ship in Bristol Harbour |
General characteristics | |
Type | Diesel tug |
Tonnage | 49 GRT |
Length | 65.0 ft (19.8 m) |
Beam | 17.0 ft (5.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 7.1 ft (2.2 m) |
Installed power | 337hp |
John King is a diesel tug built in Bristol in 1935 and now preserved by Bristol Museums Galleries & Archives. She is based in Bristol Harbour at M Shed (formerly Bristol Industrial Museum).