Fred Brunskill tells us: ”The Saxon Prince was a wooden hulled paddle tug from North Shields. Built in 1874 she had a twin cylinder steam engine and a crew of four. In July 1907 she was towing a lighter when she ran aground in fog and was left stranded. Local boatowners ferried out hundreds of people as she became a tourist attraction for the town. She sustained severe damage and eventually was broken up.”
Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Fred Brunskill and the wreck is confirmed in Redcar Ship Wrecks.
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