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This is the Director, of that class, one of seven diesel electric tugs built 1957/58, but also fitted for firefighting,salvage, and oil pollution spraying. But their main role was to provide berthing assistance to aircraft carriers. The wide beam over the paddles enabled them to 'tuck in' under the flightdecks of carriers; and as stern tugs they could also 'dig in' and have a better braking effect than screw driven tugs (this was before Voths and Pods!). This is the Director as built; and I hope to do another of the class showing a later look.



I'll add some more info later. Sadly, all were scrapped or used as targets, despite valiant efforts to save at least one for preservation; and I'm not being sentimental, they would have made excellent excursion ships!

Bill this is incredible! Not only are the colours goreous but the detailing is great and the choice of subject very intriguing.
A very interesting class of tugs with some ingenuity in their design and purpose.
Were these the last British paddle-steamers to be built?

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What an unusual little boat and I must say, a great rendition.
A diesel-electric paddle steamer, that's gotta be a first of some sort.

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Thanks Gents, and yes, these are very unusual ships, not least because of the novel way they were able to perform, using what many would have considered the obsolete paddle system. So, a bit more info, some showing the engine room:







I don't consider it essentiial to do plans, but in this case I might be tempted, just to show how beamy these ships were . As far as I know these were the last true paddle steamers built in the U.K.

do you have that plan a bit bigger? I am really interested in her lines, thinking of making an 3D model of her for some calculations.....

anyways, these have to be one of the better looking tugboats I have seen in ages, and an great drawing!

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Sorry Ace. I only found these by googling 'Director class pictures' so I would say that you'd have to pay for the blow up. I could probably do the plan from this, but not much use for 3-D

Fantastic tug ...
And wonderful rendering!

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Another awesome gem from the Portsmouth Bill's shipyard!

Very nice too PB.Interesting to see that five of the seven of the class were still in service in 1978.Lovely drawing mate. BTW............ DG Moody ?

Great drawing Bill. Antiquated in their outside appearance, with the paddle wheels and all, but they were not steamers. they had state of the art diesel electric engines.
BTW they were kept in service up to 1978 when the the last true carrier was HMS Ark Royal and all wee were quickly disposed off as soon as the 'Ark' left the fleet.

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