What is recorded here
The wreck site of the concrete Steam Tug Cretehawser. Built in 1919 and was dismantled in 1935. Hull was beached in the river in 1943
The concrete steam tug *Cretehawser*, built in 1919, was beached in a river in 1943 and later dismantled in 1935. It was one of the few concrete vessels of its time, notable for its experimental construction.
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