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Galway Bay
Estuary Services from Galway to the Aran Islands
Operated by the Galway Bay Steamboat Company from 1872.
The
Citie of the Tribes was a harbour tug, the only steamship in the
port, which provided occasional trips Ballvaughan an to the
islands when she had free time
After the sale of Citie of the Tribes, the company
continued to operate ferries to the Aran Islands with screw steamships
and then motor vessels
Citie of the Tribes (1872-1893)
Built in 1872 by JT Eltringham of South Shields
99.5 x 18.8 ft : 117 GRT
2 x side lever engines by builders
In use at Middlesbrough from 1903
Scrapped in 1910
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