SS Hornby
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= United Kingdom |Ship flag= {{Shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}} |Ship name=* SS Hornby (1908-1935)
|Ship namesake= |Ship owner=* Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd. (1908-1935)
|Ship operator= |Ship registry= |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=John Cran & Co., Leith |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=66 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=22 January 1908 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification=* Official number: 127904{{cite web | url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/34/34a0274.pdf | title=Hornby | work=Lloyd's Register | date=1934–35 | accessdate=14 December 2012}}
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship fate=Scrapped, 1961 |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Tugboat |Ship tonnage={{GRT|168}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length= {{Convert|92|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{Convert|21|ft|1|in|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship depth= {{Convert|12|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=2-cylinder compound steam engine, single screw |Ship speed= |Ship range= |Ship endurance= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
SS Hornby was a tug tender which was based at Liverpool. She was built by John Cran & Co. at Leith, and launched on 22 January 1908.{{cite encyclopedia | url=http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/hornby.html | title=Hornby | encyclopedia=encyclopedia-titanica | date=5 December 2004 | accessdate=14 December 2012 | author=Eaton, John P.}} She became known for her assistance of the {{RMS|Titanic}}, the ill-fated British ocean liner, following her launch from the Harland and Wolff slips on 31 May 1911. On 2 April 1912, Titanic was completed. Hornby tended to her again, this time during her sea trials.{{cite web | url=http://www.titanic-titanic.com/titanic_launch.shtml | title=Titanic's launch | work=titanic-titanic.com | accessdate=14 December 2012 | author=Clarkson, Andrew}} In 1935, Hornby was sold to the Newport Screw Towing Co., and renamed Holman. Then in 1961, she was broken up at Newport, Monmouthshire, UK.{{cite web | url=http://www.tugboatlars.se/Hornby.htm | title=Hornby | work=tugboatlars.se | accessdate=14 December 2012 | author=Westin, Bengt|language=sv}}
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