Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society

Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society

Help us to maintain this piece of history! Our 115 year old steam tug sails the Lyttelton Harbour during the summer months ⚓️

Canterbury

The tug is maintained and operated by fully qualified and competent Society members as well as by other members who have been able to gain experience in seafaring ways through their membership in the Society. Each year she has to undergo a very stringent survey by qualified surveyors to obtain the passenger certificate necessary for us to operate.

Finance for maintenance and running expenses amounts to many thousands of dollars each year and these are raised solely by the money received from various sponsoring organisations and charitable trusts, passenger fares and charter trips plus a small amount in membership subscriptions.

The Tug 'Lyttelton' Preservation Society promote public interest in the vessel and make it possible for passengers to travel on it by means of public cruises and chartered voyages around the Banks Peninsula area. Society members from all walks of life maintain and crew the Tug on a voluntary basis and membership of the society is open to anyone with an interest in the vessel.

We encourage members of the public to visit the vessel at Lyttelton, and to consider helping us to preserve and protect this fine old vessel so that it may be enjoyed by generations to come.

More about us

The Tug 'Lyttelton' Preservation Society is a non-profit organisation whose aims and objects are to restore and maintain the vintage steam Tug 'Lyttelton' in working order and to promote public interest in the vessel.

Use of funds

All funds raised will be used to help maintain this piece of history!

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Latest update

The iconic Lyttelton steam tug’s sailing days could be over if it does not find about $300,000 needed for a refit.  23 March 2024

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Latest donations

Charlie
Charlie 6 days ago
I am happy to donate to such a worthy cause. Steam tugs are pretty special and now unique.
$100
LEIGH
LEIGH on 29 Jun 2024
Hi, I worked for many years on the Steam Tug Wattle in Melbourne, Australia and would be very interested to hear more about progress in your fund raising and what work needs to be done to achieve survey.
$1,000
Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society

Thank you so much! So generous! We would love to share more about our journey, feel free to send your details through to us at tuglyttelton@gmail.com Thanks again

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Jeanette
Jeanette on 19 Jun 2024
In memory of Jimmy Duncan, tug boat captain and deputy harbor master.
$500
Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society

Wow Jeanette, thank you so much for your extremely generous offer and we are sorry to hear of your loss. We feel very honoured to receive this donation.

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Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 14 Jun 2024
Read about the visit to the yard where this ship was built. I am an Aussie, living in Scotland and my Dad built boats in Scotland in his younger years. Wanted to help a bit.
$10
Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society

Thank you so much!

Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society
Deborah
Deborah on 12 Jun 2024
$50
Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society

Thank you for your donation, we really appreciate it!

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