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The Coble Dene

The Coble Dene

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Image Details

Title	The Coble Dene
Reference Number	STH0015017
Photographer	Unknown
Town or Village	South Shields
Date	1930
Original Format	Black and White Photograph
Period	1930s
Copyright	South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information	Cost £6479 and built in 1883 by Hepple and Co. North Shields. Length 90ft. Breadth moulded 19ft 6inch. Depth 9ft 5inch. Speed 9 knots .Paddle tug Coble Dene operated on the lower reaches of the Tyne for seventy years until scrapped in 1953. The tug was unique on the river for the 'spark arrester' fitted to the top of her funnel. This was a safe guard against sparks flying from the funnel and setting dock timber alight.