| Name: | WINCOMBLEE |
| Type: | Launch |
| Launched: | 28/10/1920 |
| Completed: | 1920 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 882 |
| Dimensions: | 35grt, 16nrt, 67.6 x 13.0 x 5.1ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Petrol engines, 4SA, 4cyl (8 x 9ins), 22nhp, 150bhp |
| Engines by: | Norris, Henty & Gardners Ltd, London |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 144933 |
| History: | |
| 09/11/1920 | Sir WG Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd; registered at Newcastle |
| 02/04/1935 | Company renamed Armstrong Whitworth Securities Co Ltd, London |
| 08/01/1936 | Sir WG Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd |
| 11/04/1939 | The Lord Mayor, Aldermen & Citizens of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 1946 | Unknown owner |
| 1947 | HG Hastings, London |
| 1955 | Thames Launches Ltd, London |
| 195X | Renamed TOWER BELLE |
| 1960 | WR Withams Ltd, London |
| 1976 | Bristol Packet Boat Trips, Bristol |
| Comments: | Built for yard use, with a well deck fwd and saloon accommodation aft |
| At some stage the well deck was plated over & converted into a passenger vessel. | |
| 14/09/1946: Newcastle registration closed "sold to Dutch subject" | |
| 2015: Still in service |
Above photo as TOWER BELLE courtesy of Luke Dunstan - Bristol Packet Co
Above photo as TOWER BELLE courtesy of Luke Dunstan - Bristol Packet Co
Above photo as TOWER BELLE copyright of Mori Flapan
Above photo as TOWER BELLE copyright of Mori Flapan