Richard,
This is the one I got off Ebay while I was on the ship. It was complete but hadn't had the electrics fitted.
Nigel,
It is an Envoy class Admiralty Tug. There were six of them built namely Enchanter, Encore, Enforcer, Enigma, Enticer and Envoy and they were built and completed in 1944 for the Admiralty by Cochrane of Selby. They were used as fleet tugs during World War II and fitted with a 12-pounder deck gun, two Oerlikon guns and two Colt machine guns for defence when on escort or rescue duty. After the war the tugs were sold into commercial service and renamed. |