looking for info on tugs

[Guest]

i`m looking as to the reason why tugs have "garth " in their name , anyone wanna share the reason ? or is it a secret

[John]

Don't know if this will help you

Pronunciation: 'gärth

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse garthr yard; akin to Old High German gart enclosure, a small yard or enclosure

Still no wiser

[Guest]

lool thnx sonic tis a start

any1 wanna eloborate on this ?

[Guest]

Garth

i`m looking as to the reason why tugs have "garth " in their name ' date=' anyone wanna share the reason ? or is it a secret [/quote']Adsam as I understand it Garth is the name of a Liverpool tugboat company on Merseyside all their tugs had Garth in their name ie: Applegarth, Rosegarth these are two I remember seeing on the river hope this helps. chris.

[Guest]

ahh

thanx m8

[Guest]

i`m looking as to the reason why tugs have "garth " in their name ' date=' anyone wanna share the reason ? or is it a secret [/quote']Okay guys, he's what I can come up with at the moment from the vast selection of books at hand.

I believe that the company Rea Towing Co Ltd operated on the Mersey and represented William Cory & Son Ltd. All their tugs had names ending in Garth, ie in 1969 they had one named Brackengarth. No nearer to giving definitive answer, but at least we got an owner somewhere along the line.

Chris

[Guest]

thanx guys, just one of these things that annoys you, and it dont appear to be the easiest of info to find out