 Kings, who operated a fleet of tugs from Avonmouth.With new orders in the early 1920s for two large coasting vessels, the company was sold to new owners James Towers Shipbuilding Co. in 1924.These vessels, the largest built by John Payne, were completed that year, with the "Reedham" being the largest at 483 t. The steel cargo ships were later sold to Coast Lines Ltd. and the other to an operator in Canada.