Empire Paul was a Birch Class Empire tug ,built in 1944. She was later to become the Queensgarth, then Beamish, then Rex Mellinger.finally to become the Thunder Cape.
106ft 7”. X26ft 7”” x 11ft6””.
In 1964 the steam plant was removed and she was fitted with a General Motors Diesel engine.
She still in service nearly 50 years later.