The RA Leigh was a pilot tug from the glory days of South African Harbours, she was in service long before I became aware of the tugs and harbour craft. When I encountered her she was under private ownership and spent long lonely years rotting at her mooring next to the JR More at the Port Natal Maritime Museum. Then they moved her up to the container berth and when I last heard she had had her superstructure cut down and after that.... I dont know. Built by Richard Dunston, Thorne. She was 102 ft long with a beam of 21 feet and powered by twin triple expansion engines. Her sister ship was the SG Stephens. After being withdrawn from service in 1983 she was earmarked for sale to a crowd of Australians who intended sailing her "Down Under". This never came to pass and the Leigh never left Durban harbour again. I believe her wheelhouse is in use in Durban harbour.