The Edward Batters was a tugboat, built in South Shields by James T. Eltringham & Co. She was made of steel and about 34 tons displacement.
She was built for service on the Point of Ayr (the northernmost point of mainland Wales), replacing an older tug called the Dove, and was captained by a John William Edwards (Prestatyn Weekly, 13 June 1908 and Flintshire County Herald, 1 October 1937).
She was registered in Bridgwater in 1922, being owned by the Bridgwater Steam Towing Company, and managed by Lewis Willie Nurse of 6 Alexandria Road, Bridgwater. She will have been used to tow larger vessels from the Bristol Channel to the docks or West Quay, and back out again, especially against the tide.
In 1927 she collided with the steamer Ribblemere, which she was towing up the Parrett, when the pilot of the larger vessel made a decision that resulted in the hit (Liverpool Daily Post, 29 October 1927).
The Edward Batters was broken up at Newport in 1934.
See James Nurse, The Nurse Family of Bridgwater and their ships (1999).