Explore

Donate

John King & Peter Leigh & Durdham (ship)

Riveted steel diesel engined coastal motor tug John King (later Peter Leigh, later Durdham, later Pride), built by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Bristol, 1935 and used by C.J. King & Sons until 1970. Later used under different names by F.A. Ashmead & Sons and Bristol Commercial Ships until 1994

More like this...

Image of m.v. John King. Dimensions 65’-0” x 17’-0” x 8”-6”. Built 1935. Owners C.J. King & Sons Ltd, Bristol. Builders Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Bristol (model ship)

m.v. John King. Dimensions 65’-0” x 17’-0” x 8”-6”. Built 1935. Owners C.J. King & Sons Ltd, Bristol. Builders Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Bristol (model ship)
Image of Presented to Mrs James King at the launch of the motor tug John King 21st October 1935 by the builders Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Albion Dockyard, Bristol. (catering equipment)

Presented to Mrs James King at the launch of the motor tug John King 21st October 1935 by the builders Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Albion Dockyard, Bristol. (catering equipment)
Image of Built by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd Shipbuilders Bristol No.247 1936 (nameplate)

Built by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd Shipbuilders Bristol No.247 1936 (nameplate)
Image of s.t. Avonmouth (half-hull model ship)

s.t. Avonmouth (half-hull model ship)
Image of nameplate, maker’s (nameplate)

nameplate, maker’s (nameplate)
Image of collar swage (metalworking hand tool)

collar swage (metalworking hand tool)
Image of slot punch (metalworking hand tool)

slot punch (metalworking hand tool)
Image of Shipshape & Bristol Fashion - Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Albion Dockyard, Bristol (postcard)

Shipshape & Bristol Fashion - Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Albion Dockyard, Bristol (postcard)
Image of tongs with notched jaws (metalworking hand tool)

tongs with notched jaws (metalworking hand tool)
Image of flat bit tongs (metalworking hand tool)

flat bit tongs (metalworking hand tool)

More from Bristol Museums