Name Brocklebank

One of five motor tugs built y W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd, Northwich, between 1962 and 1965 for Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd, Liverpool, BROCKLEBANK was launched in 1964 and completed in February 1965. She was mainly used for ship handling at Liverpool, but had occasional duties at Heysham, Larne and Barrow. In 1989, she was purchased by Merseyside Maritime Museum and manned by experienced mariners on behalf of the Friends of the National Museums Liverpool. Normally berthed in the Albert Dock next to the maritime museum, she also attends maritime festivals around the coast of the United Kingdom.

Source: Paul Brown, Historic Ships The Survivors, Amberley, 2010, updated March 2011.

In November 2025, BROCKLEBANK was at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, for essential restoration to its steel hull.  After 61 years of service and care on the River Mersey, this work will help safeguard the trusty tug's story for years to come.  Visitors to the waterfront can expect to see the vessel back in Liverpool docks from January 2026. The work was supported by a £200,000 funding investment from Public Bodies Infrastructure Fund (PBIF).