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The Ramsgate tugs were a series of tugboats used at Ramsgate harbour since the 19th century. In the 19th century the tugs were kept with "crew on board
Ramsgate_tug
Maritime Museum in Kent, England
include two museum ships: the 1946 steam tug Cervia and Sundowner, a 1912 Dunkirk little ship. Port of Ramsgate Ramsgate Lifeboat Station "The Steam Museum
Ramsgate_Maritime_Museum
RNLI lifeboat Station located in the Port of Ramsgate in Kent
of Ramsgate Harbour Steam Tug Vulcan – 1872 James Simpson, Mate of the Ramsgate Harbour Tug Aid – 1874 William Wharrier, Engineer of the Ramsgate Harbour
Ramsgate_Lifeboat_Station
Preserved steam tug built in 1946
undergoing maintenance and restoration in Ramsgate, Kent. The Cervia design closely followed an early designed steam tug class called Foremost which had been
ST_Cervia
Early 18th century steamboats in England
Kariat, Ursula, and Sabrina of Gloucester. John I. Thornycroft & Company Ramsgate tug William Watkins Ltd Yarrow Shipbuilders and Yarrows Boiler Gravesend–Tilbury
Thames_steamers
North Downs Flotilla based in Ramsgate. The crew of Stranton requested that they stay with Stranton, now named HM Tug Char, during its war service. Most
HM_Tug_Char
Boats in the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation
and requisitioned vessels, and small, private boats, that sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 June 1940
Little_Ships_of_Dunkirk
Paddle steamer, little ship of Dunkirk
tug master Alan Pratt, with the ship welcomed by a large crowd and TV crews. In July 2021 the Medway Queen was towed to the Royal Harbour, Ramsgate for
PS_Medway_Queen
Topics referred to by the same term
offshore gas field in the Adriatic Sea ST Cervia, a historic steam tug, preserved in Ramsgate, England Servia (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists
Cervia_(disambiguation)
German ship wrecked 1861
sent a telegram to Ramsgate harbor, asking for the lifeboat there to be launched. The lifeboat Northumberland, pulled by the Ramsgate steam tugboat Aid
Guttenburg
built in 1964 as a seagoing diesel-electric tug at the Edgar-André-Werft in Magdeburg, East Germany. As a tug Dierkow was employed in freight transportation
J.R._Tolkien_(schooner)
English comedy writer (1920–1998)
former lighthouse inspector and licensee of the Derby Arms Hotel and pub at Ramsgate, Kent. The pub was operated by his widow for 22 years after Webber's death
Frank_Muir
Gallo-Roman saint (died 303)
Ramsgate (1921). Borrelli (2002). Dagallier (2018). Dunbar (1904). Gautier (1876), p. 146. The Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate ["The
Honorina
Port authority in the United Kingdom
its driftwood vessels. There are also two pilot stations, at Harwich and Ramsgate, beyond the estuary and the Port of London. From these stations pilots
Port_of_London_Authority
Small vessel primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel
used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel. It is not a tug per se. The word has often been associated with the rivers of North East
Foyboat
Type of British merchant ship
carriers, fast cargo liners, tank landing ships, deep-sea salvage and rescue tugs and several other categories. Total production numbered in the hundreds.
Empire_ship
Wooden sailing barge, Dunkirk little ship
set off for England, picking up a tow from the tug Tanga on the way, to arrive safely back at Ramsgate. Hundred-year-old wooden boats need continuous
SB_Pudge
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with the loss of 376 of the 402 people on board. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate to Cork. MV Seahorse - a Tanzanian tanker in service 2012-16 MV Sea Horse
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Germans British German raid on British shipping in the Strait of Dover, Ramsgate and Margate 7 April Scuttling of SMS Cormoran Americans under Smith Germans
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Rescue charity operating in Britain and Ireland
from Ramsgate, (RNLB Prudential (ON 697)), and Margate, (RNLB Lord Southborough (ON 688)), went directly to France with their own crews, Ramsgate's crew
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution
Iron passenger steamship of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
raided by men from the nearby coastal towns, particularly Harwich and Ramsgate. An artist from the Illustrated London News produced an illustration of
SS_Deutschland_(1866)
English footballer
Southport and Watford. He also played non-league football for Nuneaton Town, Ramsgate Athletic and Ashford Town (Kent). Ison was born in 1903 in Hartshill, Warwickshire
Ernie_Ison
Sandbank off the east coast of England
Battle of Dover Strait in 1917. When hovercraft ran from Pegwell Bay, Ramsgate, they made occasional voyages over the Sands, where boats could not go
Goodwin_Sands
Former railway station in England
from Queenborough to Vlissingen, Netherlands. SMZ had been operating from Ramsgate, and had trialled a service from Sheerness in the summer of 1875. On 19
Queenborough Pier railway station
Queenborough_Pier_railway_station
Town in Kent, England
meet, 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Dover and 8 miles (13 km) south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garrison town whose history is closely
Deal,_Kent
Former radio ship and commercial trawler
Manston, and at 04:45 the Dover tug Dextrous was on her way. At 05:35 the crew of Ross Revenge made contact with the Ramsgate lifeboat, which had also been
MV_Ross_Revenge
German cargo schooner launched in 1921
was told that no tug was available to assist her. He refused an offer to return to shore. The two crew members were landed at Ramsgate as conditions were
MV_Mi_Amigo
Torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 17 nautical miles (31 km) east of Ramsgate, United Kingdom by U-245 on 6 February 1945 whilst on a voyage from New
List_of_Liberty_ships_(H)
far leeward had they been blown that the safest option was to make for Ramsgate, which was reached at about noon on the 22nd, where the crew of the ‘Cap
SS_Cap_Lopez
Month of 1955
by the Ramsgate lifeboat. They would later be returned to the ship, which refloated on the next tide. Urmajo was towed into Ramsgate by the tug Ocean Cock
May_1955
British fighter aircraft
value: checksum (help). Darling, Kev. Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Sea Fury. Ramsgate, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press Ltd., 2003. ISBN 1-86126-620-0
Hawker_Tempest
Retrieved 23 December 2017. "US Army ST & LT Museum Tugs Around the World And Tugs For Sale" (PDF). US Army Tugs. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 December
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of Thanet PLU Acol, Birchington, Minster + detached portion, Monkton, Ramsgate, Sarre, St John the Baptist Margate, St Lawrence, St Nicholas at Wade,
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ISBN 978-1-59228-879-3. Retrieved 2013-12-26.[permanent dead link] "The Tug Urger". New York State Canals. Retrieved 14 March 2017. "Paddle Steamers
List of oldest surviving ships
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Device that transmits rotational power into linear thrust on a fluid
to sea, steaming from Blackwall, London to Hythe, Kent, with stops at Ramsgate, Dover and Folkestone. On the way back to London on the 25th, Smith's craft
Propeller
List of historic UK ships and vessels
[15] Cervia Alexander Hall & Co Aberdeen 1945 Tugboat Ramsgate Museum exhibit Part of the Ramsgate Maritime Museum 5 [16] Challenge Alexander Hall & Co
National_Historic_Fleet
1940 plan for German invasion of Britain
complex undertaking. The invasion was to be on a broad front, from around Ramsgate to beyond the Isle of Wight. Preparations, including overcoming the RAF
Operation_Sea_Lion
British Army general (1889–1963)
Farnham in Surrey, on 17 April 1889. He was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate, and later at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, to pursue a military
Reade_Godwin-Austen
Minelaying cruiser of the Royal Navy
lethal effect. She was successfully taken in tow to the Medway by tugs from Ramsgate, and later repaired at Chatham Dockyard. She had been en route from
HMS_Adventure_(M23)
Boat
second of these lifeboats to arrive at the Dunkirk beaches, behind the Ramsgate lifeboat Prudential. The two lifeboats ferried soldiers from the beach
RNLB_Lord_Southborough
Lifeboats in the United Kingdom
Numbers 48-01 to 48-03. These larger boats displaced 30 tons. The first Ramsgate-class was built with a single engine but the others had two. The Self-righting
Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats
Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution_lifeboats
British marine vessel
Special Editions. pp. 150–154, 404. ISBN 9780906053171. "The New Steamers/Ramsgate/Shipping Intelligence". Dover Telegraph. Vol. II, no. 98. 26 September
Water_Witch_(1835_steamer)
21 April 1967 at Trieste, Italy for scrapping. Empire Race was a 244 GRT tug which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Launched on 21 November 1944
List_of_Empire_ships_(R)
Former RNLI lifeboat station in Kent, England
lifeboat men. At 07:00 on 20 November 1916, both the North Deal, and then Ramsgate lifeboats, went to the aid of the Steamship Sibiria, both receiving damage
Kingsdown_Lifeboat_Station
Appointments by King George V to various orders and honours
Mills, Worcestershire Reg. (Dudley) Sgt. C. R. Milton, Scottish Rifles (Ramsgate) C.S. Maj. R. M. Mitchell, Royal Highlanders (Perth) Sgt. W. Mitchell,
1918_New_Year_Honours
were rescued by Englishman ( United Kingdom). Swarthy United Kingdom The tug sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. Later salvaged, repaired and returned to service
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Town in Kent, England
to the Medway towns, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Some of these services continue to Ashford International via Sandwich
Gravesend
RNLI Lifeboat station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
2025, p. 50. "September Three: Naming Ceremonies at Aberdeen Weymouth and Ramsgate". The Lifeboat. XLIV (458): 234. Winter 1976. Retrieved 17 June 2025. Leonard
Aberdeen_Lifeboat_Station
from the lugger Buffalo Gal ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Restless ( United Kingdom). Wendola Germany The brig was driven
List of shipwrecks in December 1871
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Former RNLI lifeboat station in Kent, England
Forager was refloated, but found to be leaking badly. A steam-tug then towed the vessel to Ramsgate harbour, with the lifeboat tied at the stern of the vessel
Kingsgate_Lifeboat_Station
Car and passenger ferry wrecked off the Egyptian coast
1970 a fire broke out on the way to Bastia. While operating the Dunkirk – Ramsgate route in 1980, she ran aground, and on another occasion caused a traffic
MV_Salem_Express
Channel Islands. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely leaky condition. Fiji United Kingdom The
List of shipwrecks in March 1890
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Former lifeboat station in Yorkshire, England
first lifeboat at the new station, Reserve No. 2, had originally served at Ramsgate, a 'Pulling and Sailing' (P&S) lifeboat named Bradford, before receiving
Teesmouth_Lifeboat_Station
German naval operation during the Second World War
provisions of Fuller would begin. The 32 Motor Torpedo Boats of the Dover and Ramsgate flotillas, with a Motor Gun Boat (MGB) escort, would make torpedo attacks
Channel_Dash
Times. No. 46814. London. 24 July 1934. col. G, p. 23. "Rescues from sinking tug". The Times. No. 468123. London. 23 July 1934. col. C, p. 17. "Casualty reports"
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1934
British politician
barque; but though they secured the crew, a steam-tug claimed the prize and towed her into Ramsgate Harbour. The Broadstairs men instituted proceedings
Charles Reed (British politician)
Charles_Reed_(British_politician)
Downs. She was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent. Maritana, and Retreiver United Kingdom The full-rigged ship collided with the tug Retreiver off the Tuskar Rock
List of shipwrecks in May 1874
List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1874
Times. No. 59597. London. 9 January 1976. col. D, p. 1. "Seven saved as tug capsizes". The Times. No. 59597. London. 9 January 1976. col. D, p. 4. "Wyre
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1976
Cemetery in South East England
on the HM Armed Naval drifter Frons Olivae, which hit a Naval mine off Ramsgate on 12 October 1915 in an explosion which sunk the ship and killed most
Hamilton_Road_Cemetery,_Deal
Retrieved 6 November 2016. Sawyer & Mitchell 1985, p. 177. "Three Missing After Tug Sinks". The Times. No. 59926. London. 4 February 1964. col. G, p. 10. "Tanker
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1964
France to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent. Sofia Italy The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port
List of shipwrecks in February 1879
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1879
Papin (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 November 2011. "Dunkirk". Thames Tugs. Retrieved 18 October 2015. "S. T. Evelyn Rose GY9". fleetwood-trawlers.
List of shipwrecks in June 1940
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Fisktrans sank in Norwegian Sea off Bodo". Maritime Herald. 26 January 2017. "Tug MCL Power III beached by storm in Malaysia". Maritime Herald. 26 January
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p. 198. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6. "Soreldoc". Uboat. Retrieved 21 April 2012. "Tug HMS Alligator of the Royal Navy". Uboat. Retrieved 1 February 2014. "Imperial
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next day with assistance from Princess Royal and the tug Aid ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Ramsgate. Nonpareil United Kingdom The lugger collided with
List of shipwrecks in November 1877
List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1877
Press, "Coast Guard Hunts for Tug," Daily Sitka Sentinel, April 7, 1983, p. 4. Anonymous, "2 Hawaii Men on Missing Tug Identified," Honolulu Advertiser
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1983
British writer of books on sailing boats (1897–1971)
born on 5 September 1897, at his family's address, the Truro House Hotel, Ramsgate in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, England, where his father was the hotel's
Edgar_J._March
British government recognitions
Aberdeenshire). Acting Able Seaman Frederick Charles Hammond, P/JX.268355 (Ramsgate). Telegraphist Leslie Denzil Adams, D/JX.262229 (Tottenham). Telegraphist
1944_Birthday_Honours
Ship State Description Neg Chieftain United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank off Ramsgate, Kent. She was subsequently raised. Unirea Romania The oil
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1982
Publishing. p. 481. ISBN 1-86176-023-X. "Japanese IJN Salvage and repair Tugs". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020. "Horei Maru (ex-Poolster) (+1945)"
List of shipwrecks in April 1945
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Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. J. W. Johnson United Kingdom The ship was
List of shipwrecks in January 1855
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Grimsby by the tug Champion ( United Kingdom). Normandy Flag unknown The steamship was driven
List of shipwrecks in November 1890
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Norway). Eskdene drifted for five days before she was taken in tow by four tugs, including Bulger, Hendon and George V (all United Kingdom) and beached on
List of shipwrecks in December 1939
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Former RNLI lifeboat station in Devon, England
insanity. The lifeboats spent several hours transferring lines to and from the tug, until at 04:30 the following morning, the vessel was out of danger, grounded
Yealm_River_Lifeboat_Station
Military unit
evacuation. They boarded the drifter Fisher Boy of Grimsby and landed at Ramsgate at 00.30 on 31 May, while their Officer Commanding, Maj L.F. Morling, remained
208th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers
208th_(Sussex)_Field_Company,_Royal_Engineers
collision with steamer Glenlochy ( United Kingdom). She was towed into Ramsgate, and arrived at IJmuiden on 24 February to be broken up. Neches Belle United
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Brăila, Romania to Gloucester. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage. Vivid United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore
List of shipwrecks in September 1890
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Ellen Brown United Kingdom The paddle tug sank off Coquet Island, Northumberland. Fadersminde Sweden The ship was driven
List of shipwrecks in February 1865
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to Roscoff, Finistère. She was refloated on 26 February and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven
List of shipwrecks in February 1860
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British government recognitions
Clarke, Airway Repairer, South Eastern Division, National Coal Board (Ramsgate). George Cole, Agricultural Worker, Bishops Sutton, near Alresford, Hampshire
1952_Birthday_Honours
County Durham to Messina, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. Frieda United Kingdom The steamship sprang
List of shipwrecks in July 1872
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the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. James and Thomas United Kingdom The sloop
List of shipwrecks in January 1854
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brig was driven ashore at Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.
List of shipwrecks in April 1871
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returned to service. Taifun Germany World War II: Operation Weserübung: The tug sank in the Great Belt, off Denmark (54°49′N 10°49′E / 54.817°N 10.817°E
List of shipwrecks in April 1940
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"HERO - ID 2820". marhisdate.nl. Retrieved 10 February 2020. "Italian Armed Tug Torpedoed". The Times. No. 48842. London. 5 February 1941. col. E, p. 3.
List of shipwrecks in February 1941
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Description George Sturgess United States American Civil War: The 47-ton screw tug and the two barges she was towing were set afire on the Mississippi River
List of shipwrecks in May 1863
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Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by tug Aid ( United Kingdom) and the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution)
List of shipwrecks in January 1869
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Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ramsgate, Kent. She was refloated and assisted into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a
List of shipwrecks in December 1883
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Ship News". The Standard. No. 17284. London. 13 December 1879. p. 6. "Steam Tug wrecke in the Firth of Forth". Dundee Courier. No. 8235. Dundee. 12 December
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Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. Great Conquest United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Holyhead
List of shipwrecks in January 1859
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rescued by Marchese de Mudela. Elsa was subsequently taken in tow by the tugs Crusader and Pioneer (both United Kingdom) but consequently sank 8 nautical
List of shipwrecks in June 1887
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9671. London. 7 August 1855. "Extraordinary Escape of the Crew of a Steam-tug". Caledonian Mercury. No. 20528. Edinburgh. 14 July 1855. "Ship News". The
List of shipwrecks in July 1855
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Douglas was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London. She was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a derelict condition on 4 November. Mary United Kingdom The sloop
List of shipwrecks in November 1861
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beached on the Abertay Sands in a sinking condition with assistance from the tug William Fenwick ( United Kingdom). Lady Clarendon United Kingdom The full-rigged
List of shipwrecks in October 1881
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Retrieved 8 August 2018. The steamboat Shady Side ran down and sunk the tug boat Mary in the East River, off Grand street, N. Y., yesterday, during the
List of shipwrecks in March 1875
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shipwrecks: 24 January 1904 Ship State Description Cascade United States The tug was sunk by ice one-half mile (0.80 km) off Lorain, Ohio. Elizabeth United
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crew, who were rescued by the barque. She was towed into Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom by the tug Rienzi ( United Kingdom). Sophia Germany The barque ran
List of shipwrecks in January 1877
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Shipwrecks (A) – Alaska Shipwrecks". alaskashipwreck.com. "Dunkirk". Thames Tugs. Retrieved 18 October 2015. Sawyer & Mitchell 1985, p. 107. "Tanker's Crew
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was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Bergen. Rescue United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship W. S. Caine ( United Kingdom) and sank in the
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were rescued by Venetia and the tug Victoria ( United Kingdom). The missing boat subsequently came ashore at Ramsgate, Kent in a waterlogged condition
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RAMSGATE TUG
RAMSGATE TUG
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Female Minister; The Daughter of Yahya Bin Muhammad Al-hayuwi Al-tughli was
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly from Ramsdell in Hampshire, but more likely from Ramsdale, a place in North Yorkshire, named from Old English hramsa ‘wild garlic’ (or possibly the genitive case of the byname Ram(m) ‘ram’) + dæl ‘valley’, or from Ramsdale Farm in Arnold, Nottinghamshire. Compare Ransdell.
Girl/Female
German
Virtue
Boy/Male
Indian
Brilliant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently an occupational nickname for a Tucker.
RAMSGATE TUG
RAMSGATE TUG
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kashyapi | கஷà¯à®¯à®¾à®ªà¯€
Earth
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Servant of the Responder
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Sweet Intoxication
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Gentle; Soft; Fragrance; More Beautiful
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from a byname for someone having gray hair or a beard, from Old English græg, GRAY means "grey."
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Christian, German, Greek, Irish, Scottish, Swedish
Pure; Clear; Similar to Katherine
Girl/Female
Indian
Rare Moon
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Fearless and Victory; Brave Soilder of Guru
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Yediydeyah, JEDIDIAH means "beloved of God," "delight of God," or "friend of God." In the bible, this is a name given to Solomon by Nathan.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Pearl; Jewel
RAMSGATE TUG
RAMSGATE TUG
RAMSGATE TUG
RAMSGATE TUG
RAMSGATE TUG
n.
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
n.
A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.
n.
Same as Tucan.
adv.
In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.
n.
One who tugs.
n.
See Tug, n., 3.
v. t.
To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
v. i.
To labor; to strive; to struggle.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Tug
v. t.
To pull; to pluck.
n.
Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug.
n.
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
n.
A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.
n.
A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
n.
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
n.
A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
v. t.
To push; to tug; to tow.
n.
The Mexican pocket gopher (Geomys Mexicanus). It resembles the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is larger. Called also tugan, and tuza.
imp. & p. p.
of Tug
v. i.
To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.