PS John H Amos
John H Amos in 1988 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | John H Amos |
| Owner | Tees Conservancy Commissioners |
| Port of registry |
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| Ordered | 1931 |
| Builder | Bow, McLachlan & Co, Paisley, Scotland |
| Cost | £18,500 |
| Yard number | 497 |
| Launched | 26 December 1930 |
| In service | 1931 |
| Homeport | Chatham, Kent |
| Status | Non-operational, on barge |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Tonnage | 202 tons |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam |
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| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 diagonal compound engines with Bremme valve gear |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Crew | 6 |
John H Amos is a paddlewheel tugboat built in Scotland in 1931. The last paddlewheel tug built for private owners, now owned by the Medway Maritime Trust, she is one of only two surviving British-built paddle tugs, the other being Eppleton Hall preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California.