McTay Marine
Introduction '''McTay Marine''' was a shipbuilder in Bromborough, Merseyside from 1974 to 2016.
History McTay Engineering had been set up in 1963 by James McBurney and Jim Taylor. McTay Engineering specialised in the construction of storage tanks and associated plant. Taylor and McBurney had, prior to the formation of McTay Engineering been employed by another shipbuilding company, and in 1973 they began to consider the building of small workboats and launches, which led to the formation of the subsidiary McTay Marine Ltd in 1974.The group was acquired by Mowlem in the late 1970s and by Daniel Contractors of Warrington in 2006.McTay Marine Ltd was founded as a subsidiary of McTay Engineering. Over the following 39 years the company went on to build over 120 vessels. Among them is the building of the first beam trawler in the United Kingdom, which was also the largest built up till that time. The first tug built by the company was the United Kingdom's first "Voith" tug, and the second built was the UK's first "Azimuth" fitted tug to be built. The McTay built tug ''Trafalgar'' became the world's most powerful "Voith" tug on its completion and delivery in 1998.The company went into liquidation in 2015 and the shipyard was taken over by Carmet Marine Ltd.
Facilities McTay Marine Limited was involved in the design, build and delivery of specialised ships and workboats since 1974.Located at its 6-acre site at Bromborough on the banks of the River Mersey this longstanding icon in small ship construction built over 120 complex vessels over a period spanning well over thirty-years. The shipyard is now owned by Carmet Marine Ltd.The shipyard has a build hall and engineering workshop; build hall is 80 metres in length by 25 metres in height with 10.4-metre-high doors opening directly onto the slipway. Engineering shop is 50 metres in length and is directly adjacent. Overhead cranage is available in the form of one 25- and two 5-ton travelling cranes; engineering shop has similar capacities to hand.The slipway is again fully equipped and has a maximum 300-tonne capacity, and can be used for both vessel repairs and also launch activities.Mobile cranes, elevating work platforms and forklifts are also available to support both build and repair activities.
Ships built ''Shannon'' is a harbour and coastal tug, originally built in 1981 as the ''Eldergarth''. The tug is noteworthy as the first British-built Azimuthing Stern Drive tug. Shannon has been acquired by Emu Limited and re-equipped in Southampton with a suite of specialist winches and a stern mounted 'A' frame.During heavy rain, London's sewage storm pipes overflow into the River Thames, sending dissolved oxygen levels plummeting and threatening the species it supports. Two dedicated McTay vessels, oxygenation barges ''Thames Bubbler'' and ''Thames Vitality'' are used to replenish oxygen levels, as part of an ongoing battle to clean up the river, which now supports 115 species of fish and hundreds more invertebrates, plants and birds.The £6.5M contract, to build the superstructure and assemble CRV ''Leonardo'' for NATO, safeguarded the jobs of McTay's 60-strong workforce. The Coastal Research Vessel now monitors submarine activity in the Mediterranean. Yard No  Name  Date  Type  Owner 1  ''Unknown''  1973  Launch  Timbacraft Ltd. 2  ''Quintail''  1973  Workboat  Tarbert Boatyard 3  ''Unknown''  1974  Survey Launch  Scott Watson 4  ''Sterling Steel''  1974  Yacht  R Talbot-Smith 5  ''Sue Anne''  1974  Workboat  T H Jones 6  ''Sharon Vale''  1974  Fishing Vessel  Geo Moody 7  ''Unknown''  1974  Workboat  Grangemouth Boatmen10''Ocean Herald''1975Fishing Vessel SeinerVessel ordered from James N. Miller & Sons Ltd, St Monans, where the vessel was completed. Construction of hull subcontracted to McTay Marine.11''Fisher Rose''1976Fishing Vessel TrawlerCompleted by James N. Miller & Sons Ltd., St Monans.12''Adelphi''1976Fishing Vessel SeinerCompleted by James N. Miller & Sons Ltd., St Monans. Foundered 26 October 2006 when on guard vessel duties 160 mile East of Aberdeen. 19''Catriona of Kishorn''1976Crew Boat, now FerryHoward Doris Ltd., Glasgow, now ''Rose of Aran'' with Doolin Ferry Co. Ltd., Galway20''Shonag of Kishorn''1976Crew BoatHoward Doris Ltd., Glasgow, now ''Queen of Aran''22''Solbrun''1979Fishing Vessel Trawler1982 Hradfrystihus Stoduarfjordur, Stoduafjordur, now ''Frosti''24''Sine of Kishorn''1976Crew BoatHoward Doris Ltd., Glasgow, now ''St. Bridget''25''Mersey Trader''1977CoasterAlexandra Towing Co. Ltd., Liverpool, now ''Medway Trader''29''Girl Pat III''1978Fishing Vessel Trawler1985 T. Thomas & others, Penzance, now ''Georg Lou N.''30''Lothian Rose II''1978Fishing Vessel Seiner / TrawlerRobert & Linus Clark, Musselburgh. Completed by James N. Miller & Sons Ltd, St Monans  31''Ben Loyal''1979Fishing Vessel Trawler1982 Peray S.A., Casablanca, now ''Atlassy Yasmine''32''Ben Roy''1979Fishing Vessel Trawler1983 K/S Ben Hav, Floro. Scrapped in 2002.33''Glenugie IV''1980Fishing Vessel TrawlerDonald Anderson & Caley Fisheries (Partnerships) Ltd, Peterhead. Foundered 24 February 1999 100 miles East of Shetland. 36''Harvest Venture''1980Fishing Vessel Trawler1983 Alf Snorre Isaksen, Tromso. Scrapped in 2008.37''Sea Harvester''1980Fishing Vessel Trawler1983 Orjan Carlsson, Donso, Sweden, now ''Astrid Ann'' 38  ''Canada''  1980  Tug  Alexandra Towing Company Ltd., Liverpool Later ''SMIT Canada'', now ''Wellington''39''Traveller III''1981Fishing Vessel TrawlerWilliam B. Reid & others, Fraserburgh, Foundered, while fishing on 23 March 2000, 16 miles NNE of Shetland. 40  ''Eldergarth''  1981  ASD Firefighting Tug  Rea Towing Co. Ltd., Westport, later with Svitzer as ''Shannon'', now ''Safe Supporter 1'' 41  ''Rowangarth'' 1981  ASD Firefighting Tug  Rea Towing Co. Ltd., Westport, later with Svitzer43''Sun Thames''1982Firefighting TugAlexandra Towing Company (London) Ltd. Later ''Svitzer Sword,'' now ''BSV Anglia''44''MDB''1982Fishing Vessel Trawler1985 Ronald, David & Derek Bond, Fleetwood  45  MV ''Hendra''  1982  33m ro-ro Ferry  Shetland Islands Council Ferries 46  ''Bon Marin de Serk''  1983  Ferry  Isle of Sark Shipping Co.47''Seal Carr''1983Firefighting TugForth Estuary Towage Ltd., Leith 48''Beamer''1983TugForth Estuary Towage Ltd., Leith  49  ''Stirling Elf'' 1983  Offshore Supply Vessel  Stirling Shipping Co. Ltd. Scrapped in 2016.52  ''Deft'' 1984  Voith Firefighting Tug  Dover Harbour Board, now ''HT Scimitar'' 53  ''Dextrous'' 1984  Voith Firefighting Tug  Dover Harbour Board, now ''HT Cutlass'' 54  ''Bramley Moore''  1984  Firefighting Tug  Later ''Smit Liverpool'', now ''Jersey Shore''55''Oakgarth''1984Firefighting TugCory Ship Towage Ltd., Liverpool, now ''Mentor''56''Yewgarth''1985Firefighting TugCory Ship Towage Ltd., Liverpool, now ''BSV Irlanda'' 57  ''Hamtun''  1985  Tractor Tug  Red Funnel Group, Southampton. Since 2006 operated by Multraship Towage & Salvage in the Netherlands under the name Multratug 1658''Sir Bevois''1985TugRed Funnel Group, Southampton. Later ''Svitzer Bevois'', now ''Tug Beaver''59''Sun Anglia''1985Firefighting TugAlexandra Towing Company Ltd., London, now ''Svitzer Anglia''60''Meridian''1985Survey VesselGovernment of Trinidad & Tobago ? ''Tarv''1986Naval TenderRoyal Navy? ''Ohm's Law''1986Naval TenderRoyal Navy? ''Cormorant''1986Naval TenderRoyal Navy65''L-713''1986Naval Landing CraftRoyal Navy66''L-714''1986Naval Landing CraftRoyal Navy67''L-715''1986Naval Landing CraftRoyal Navy68''Point Halifax''1986ASD Tugnow ''Leonard M owned by McKeil Marine Ltd.'' https://mckeil.com/our-fleet/leonard-m69''Shabwah''1987TugYemen Ports and Shipping Corporation, Aden 70''Almahrah''1987TugYemen Ports and Shipping Corporation, Aden  75  ''Cathy M''  1986  Ferry  James Molinary Ltd, Gibraltar 77  ''Waterloo''  1987  Tug  Alexandra Towing Co Ltd, Liverpool78''Dorothy Gray''1988Fishing Vessel TrawlerTerence Taylor, Aberdeen. Scrapped in 2003.79  ''Thames Bubbler II'' 1988  Oxygenation Barge  Thames Water Utilities80''Livinea''1989Fishing Vessel TrawlerBankstar Ltd., Buckie. Scrapped in 2008.81''Seafalke''1988Fishing Vessel TrawlerSeafalke Shipping Co. Ltd., Newhaven, now ''Jacoba'' 82  ''Moorhen''  1989  Naval Mooring Vessel Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service 83  ''Moorfowl''  1989  Naval Mooring Vessel Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service 84  ''Chartwell''  1989  Survey Vessel  Osiris Hydrographic85''Einar''1989Firefighting TugOrkney Towage Co. Ltd., Kirkwall 86''Erlend''1990TugOrkney Towage Co. Ltd., Kirkwall  87   1990  45m ro-ro Ferry  Orkney Ferries 88   1990 45m ro-ro Ferry  Orkney Ferries89''Sun Mercia''1990Firefighting TugAlexandra Towing Company (London) Ltd. Later ''Svitzer Mercia,'' now ''Mercia. ''90''Lady Anya''1990TugHumber Tugs Ltd., Grimsby, later ''Svitzer Laceby'', now ''BSV Franta'' 91  ''Lady Kathleen'' 1991  Tug  Humber Tugs Ltd., Grimsby, now ''Svitzer Kathleen''92''Lady Sarah''1991TugHumber Tugs Ltd., Grimsby, now ''Svitzer Sarah''93''Lady Cecilia''1991TugHumber Tugs Ltd., Grimsby, now ''Svitzer Cecilia''94''Lady Josephine''1991TugHumber Tugs Ltd., Grimsby, now ''Svitzer Josephine''95''Cluain Tarbh''1992Firefighting TugDublin Port & Docks Board? ''Oileain Arann''1992ro-ro FerryOrder obtained by Miller's, St Monans at yard 1047.Vessel construction subcontracted to McTay Marine Ltd, where the vessel was built and completed. 100''Oil Bonny''1993TugO.I.L. Marine Ltd., later Tidewater Marine101''Oil Benin''1993TugO.I.L. Marine Ltd., later Tidewater Marine102''Oil Benue''1993TugO.I.L. Marine Ltd., later Tidewater Marine? ''Oil Razee''1993TugO.I.L. Marine Ltd., later Svitzer113''AL 50''1994Naval Patrol BoatGreek Navy114''Sayyaf''1994Firefighting TugAbu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Co. 115  ''Fidra''  1995  Firefighting Tug Forth Ports PLC, Leith 116    1996  35m ro-ro Ferry  Caledonian MacBrayne 117  ''Lyndhurst''  1996  Firefighting Tug Howard Smith Towage Ltd., Southampton, now ''Svitzer Lyndhurst'' 118  ''Lady Alma''  1996  Tug  Howard Smith (Humber) Ltd. now ''Svitzer Alma'' Svitzer Marine 119  ''Trafalgar''  1998  Firefighting Tug  Howard Smith Towage Ltd., Liverpool. Later ''Smit Trafalgar'', now ''Sky 501'' 120  ''Thames Vitality''  1997  Oxygenation Barge  Thames Water Utilities 121    1998  ro-ro Ferry  Argyll and Bute Council 122  ''Marigold''  1998  Fishing Vessel Trawler Hull by MC Fabrications, Falmouth, completed by McTay Marine. 123  ''Oban''  2000  Naval Tender  Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service 124  ''Oronsay''  2000  Naval Tender  Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service 125  ''Omagh''  2000  Naval Tender  Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service 127    2001  ro-ro Ferry  Strangford Lough ferry 128  ''Leonardo''  2002  30m Coastal Research Vessel  NATO 129    2003  50m ro-ro Ferry  Caledonian MacBrayne 130   ''Vital'' 2013  Multi-Role Vessel  Carmet TUG Company
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