The Tyne at South Shields. Iron Paddle 'President'. Launched in 1876 at John Readhead's yard, South Shields.
President operated on the Tyne and the Wear for 69 years from 1891 until 1959 including escorting the liner Mauretania down the Tyne on its delivery voyage to Liverpool in October 1907. Caption from www.classictugs.co.uk
