St. Boswells (tugboat)

History
United Kingdom
NameSt. Boswells
NamesakeSt Boswells
OwnerAdmiralty
Port of registryLondon
BuilderJohn Cran & Somerville, Leith
Yard number116
Launched1919
CompletedOctober 1919
Identification
FateSunk by mine, 1920
General characteristics
Class & typeSaint-class Admiralty tug
Tonnage463 GRT
Length135.4 ft (41.3 m)
Beam29.0 ft (8.8 m)
Depth13.6 ft (4.1 m)
Decks1
Installed power107 NHP
Propulsion
Speed12.5 knots (23 km/h)
Crew22

St. Boswells was a Saint-class Admiralty tug that was built in Scotland in 1919 and sunk by a mine in the North Sea in 1920 with the loss of 16 of her crew. The United Kingdom Admiralty owned her, but she was registered as a merchant ship, and had a civilian merchant crew.