SILEX
Silex photographed at Fawley on 24 October 2015.
She is owned by Johannes Østensjø d.y A/S and was built in 1994 as Yard Number 79 by Simek AS in Flekkefjord to a design by Wijsmuller Engineering B.V. Holland. Classed as a Terminal / Escort Tug she is 35.11m long with a 10.8m breadth and 5.0m draft. Main engines comprise 2x Wartsilla Diesel. Type: 6L28B (3590HP 2x2640 KW/660 RPM) with 2 x Volvo Penta TMD 122A Generators. Max speed is 14 knots with a service speed of 10.5 knots. Bollard pull is 62 tonnes ahead and 58 tonnes astern. She is also equipped with fire fighting equipment and oil booms. Accommodation includes three single cabins, three double cabins an office, messroom, dayroom laundry, galley and washroom. MMSI - 2015258568000 REG - NO, Haugesund IMO - 9085194 Call Sign - LAHW Tug Built - Simek, Flekkefjord, NO Yard No. - 79 L 35.1m W 10.8m GT 543 Year - 1994 |
SVITZER FERRIBY
Svitzer Ferriby photographed in Southampton on 11 April 2015.
She is a Damen type ASD2411 tug and was completed by Damen in their Gorinchem yard in 2005. Main engines comprise twin Caterpillar 3516C TA HD/D marine diesel engines (4180kW) which via twin five bladed 2600mm Rolls Royce US255 Azimuth stern drive propellers give a top speed of 13.2 knots. Overall she is 24.55m long with a 11.49m beam and 4.60m draft. Bollard pull is 70.4t ahead and 65.0t astern GT = 243 & DWT = 150. Up to 2007 she was known as Adstream Ferriby MMSI - 235025323 REG - UK, Grimsby IMO - 9277618 Call Sign - MHMR3 Tug Built - Damen, Gorinchem, NL Yard No. - 512202 L 24.55m W 11.49m GT 243 Year - 2005 Southampton, 11 April 2015 |
VIKING |
REGAIN |
Viking photographed on the River Mersey on 6 July 2016.
She was built by Kooiman gebroeders Scheepwerf in Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands as Yard Number 177 in 2008. Overall she is 30.8m long with a 10.79m beam and 3.75m summer draught. GT = 332 Her main engines comprise twin Mitsubishi Type SU12UMPTK - 4 Stroke 12 Cylinder 240 x 260cm internal combustion engines each of 3040bhp totaling 4476 kW / 6080bhp at 1100rpm. This gives a service speed of 10 knots and a top speed of 13.5 knots via twin propellers. She also has a 240kW bow thruster. Bollard pull is 75-80t She is also equipped with a Heila 200t deck crane. MMSI - 245039000 REG - NL, Delfzijl IMO - 9431903 Call Sign - PIHD Tug Built - Kooiman, Zwiijndrecht, NL Yard No.177 L 30.8m x W 10.79m GT - 332 Year - 2008 Liverpool, 6 July 2016 |
Regain photographed pulling barges up the River Thames on 25 April 2016. I took the photograph during my lunch break whilst I was in the city on a training course at the nearby Grange Hotel.
She was built in 1996 in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands and delivered to Cory Environmental PLC in December 1997. Overall she is 26.5m long with a 9.4m beam and 2.3m draft. GT = 138. She is equipped with two 8 cylinder Caterpillar 3508B-DITA (1616 bhp- 1200kW @ 1300rpm) marine diesel engines giving a service speed of 12.6 knots and a bollard pull of 17.5t. Cory Environmental were founded in 1896 and are a large waste disposal company based on the UK. They operate from more than 30 locations around the UK providing services in the collection, recycling and disposal of waste. MMSI - 235053647 REG - UK, London IMO - 9167992 Call Sign - MXOE5 Tug Built - Delta Shipyard, Sliedrecht Yard No. - L 26.5m W 9.4m GT 138 Year - 1997 London, 25 April 2016 |
LOMAX |
SVITZER BARGATE |
Lomax photographed at Fawley on 4 April 2015.
She is a reverse tractor tug built in Turkey by Sanmar Denizcilik in 2012, she is 28m long with a 12.6m beam and 5.58m maximum draft. Powered by 2 x Caterpillar 3516C (2350kW @ 1800rpm each) she has a maximum speed of 14.5 knots. Accommodation on board comprises two twin single cabins and two double cabins together with a mess room, dayroom, galley, washroom and laundry. Bollard pull = 80t and deck equipment comprises a mooring winch, stern roller and a Palfinger knuckle boom crane. Fire fighting equipment includes twin fire pumps and monitors with a output of 1200m3 water / foam / hour with a 120m water throw. GT = 426, NT = 128 & DWT = 134 The vessel also carries lifesaving equipment for 12 persons, two 12 person life rafts and a rescue boat. MMSI - 235096265 REG - UK, Southampton IMO - 9657832 Call Sign - 2GCQ5 Tug Built - Sanmar Denizcilik, TR Yard No. - 4 L 28m W 12.6m GT 426 Year - 2012 |
Svitzer Bargate photographed in Southampton on April 2015.
She was one of two Damen ATD Tug 2412 Twin Fin tugs built in Damen’s Vietnam yard which arrived as deck cargo at the Damen Vlissingen Ship repair facility for drydocking and inspection late in 2014 aboard the heavylift vessel Calypso. Svitzer Bargate is 24.74m, long with a 12.63m beam and 5.85m draught. Tank capacity figures include 69.8m3 of fuel oil and 8m3 of fresh water. Main engine provision is from two Caterpillar 3516C TA HD/D diesels with a total output of 4,180bkW (5,600bhp) at 1,600rpm. Power is transmitted to two Rolls-Royce US 255 azimuth thrusters incorporating Rolls-Royce ‘built in’ type slipping clutches with 2,600mm diameter propellers. Auxiliary machinery includes two Caterpillar C4.4TA, 230/440 V, 86kVA, 50Hz generator sets. Performance figures indicate a bollard pull (ahead) of 67.5 tons and speeds of 12.5 knots ahead and 11.9 knots astern. The vessels after decks are each home to a hydraulically driven split drum winch with 33 ton pull at 11m/min and 150 ton brake load incorporating a line pull measurement system. An electrically driven 10m/min anchor winch with warping head is located forward. The fendering system consists of a cylinder and block arrangement aft and a D-fender on the sides and bow. REG - UK, IMO - 9701970 Call Sign - 2IBE9 Tug Built - Ha Long SB Co, Ha Long, VN Yard No. - 545009 L 24.74m W 12.63m GT 299 Year - 2014 Southampton, 4 April 2015 |
BOMMEL
Shoalbuster 2509 Tug Bommel photographed 28 March 2014 underway on the River Mersey.
Her hull was built by Damen Kozle and she arrived at Damen Hardinxveld in The Netherlands on 9 August 2012 where she was completed. She is equipped with a 175hp Kalkman bowthruster, two John Deere 4045 TFM76 60KVA generators and two Caterpillar C32-TTA ACERT (1,492kW, 2,000 bhp @1,800 rpm) engines. This gives her a service speed of 11 Knots via twin 1800mm diameter Promarin fixed pitch propellers in Giessen Optima Nozzles. She can operate up to 200 nautical miles offshore in a variety of roles including anchor handling, surveying, towing and offshore support. Overall she is 24.99m long with a 9m beam and 3.19m draught. GT = 174 and NT 52. Bollard Pull is 27.6t Accommodation is provided on board for six persons and consists of a Captain's cabin, one single cabin , a double cabin, galley and sanitary facilities. Deck equipment includes a HS Marine 145 LHE (4.6t @17m) Deck Crane, Ridderinkhof towing winch and a 25 t SWL A-Frame. She also has a 600mm x 400mm moonpool for the deployment of equipment. She is owned by Herman Sr BV which based in Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands. The Company was founded in 1992 and they operate a fleet of multi-purpose tugs and workboats for towing, anchor handling, ofshore work, surveying, support and other operations. MMSI - 245386000 REG - NL IMO - 9643659 Call Sign - PCCM Tug Built - Damen Hardinxveld, NL Yard No. - 1570 L 24.99m W 9m GT - 174 Year - 2013 Liverpool, 28 March 2014 |
KERNE - 1913
Veteran Tug Kerne photographed in Liverpool on 4 September 2013.
I have seen her quite a few times in Liverpool and this is the best picture I have despite having taken her picture on a number of occasions. She was built by the Montrose Ship Building Company in 1913 for the Orient Lighterage Company and was originally going to be called Viking. Before she was launched she was sold to the Admiralty and renamed Terrier and until 1948 worked in Chatham Docks and on the Medway. In 1948 she was sold by the Admiralty to new owners and renamed Kerne. Later she was sold to the Straits Steamship Company of Liverpool and worked in and around the docks and on the River Mersey for them and a number of other owners until 1971 when she was retired from service. She was subsequently saved from scrap and painstakingly restored by a group of enthusiasts. GT = 62.71, NT = 1.25 and Displacement = 153. She is 77 feet long and 18 feet wide with a 3 Cylinder Triple Expansion engine (400bhp) and has a single cast iron three bladed propeller. |
SMIT DAMIETTA
Smit Damietta photographed in Liverpool Docks on 13 January 2014. She is a relatively recent visitor to Liverpool having arrived in the port after sailing from Valetta in January.
Built in 2005 by Anadolu in Tuzla, Turkey as Yard Number 195 she has a length of 30.25m, 11.6m beam and 4.55m maximum draught. On board air-conditioned accommodation is provided for 9 persons. She is equipped with two fire fighting monitors rated at 1200m3/hr and a crane (2.2 SWL @9.3m reach). Her main engines consist of two Caterpillar 3516 HB DITA (3,600 kW & 4285 BHP) with two controllable pitch propellers giving her a service speed of 9 knots and maximum speed of 13 Knots. Bollard pull (ahead) is 60t and bollard pull (astern) 55t. I believe that the vessel was named after the LNG Export Terminal in Damietta, Egypt where in 2005 Smit commenced operations with BP, Union Fenosa, BG and Petronas. She was working the terminal with sister tug Smit Port Said. Smit became a member of the Royal Boskalis Westminster Group in 2010 and provide towage and salvage in numerous locations around the World, they currently have a fleet of approximately 200 harbour tugs. MMSI - 30895400 REG - HK, Hong Kong IMO - 9359521 Call Sign - C6VA4 Built - Anadolu, Tuzla, TR Yard No. 195 L 30.25m W 11.6m GT - 404 Year - 2005 Liverpool, 13 January 2014 |
SMIT COLLINGWOOD
Smit Collingwood photographed in Liverpool Docks on 6 June 2013.
She was built in 1981 by Richard Dunston in Hessle as Yard Number 928 and is 30.64m long with a 9.33m beam and 4.30m maximum draught. Powered by 2 Rushton 6RKCM (3,938 kW) engines she has a bollard pull (ahead) of 32 t and a maximum speed of 12 Knots. Accommodation is provided on board for eight crew. Up to 2007 she was named Collingwood and is currently operated by Smit Towage who operate over 200 tugs Worldwide. This vessel was involved in an accident on 31 July 2007 when she was assisting the Container Vessel Velazquez into the Port of Liverpool on one of her regular weekly visits. The incident involved a crewman getting his ankle caught in a line and being pulled towards the panama eye. The crewman braced himself against the panama eye while his fellow crew members tried to assist but concerned at losing his leg the crewman put his feet and legs together and was pulled through the panama eye. He landed in the water and managed to swim to the surface and cleared himself from the tangled line. He was very quickly retrieved from the water by the crew of Smit Collingwood and taken upstream to a landing stage where he walked ashore and was taken to hospital. Fortunately the seaman only lost the tip of his right little finger in the incident. MMSI - 232002704 REG - UK, Liverpool IMO - 7917991 Call Sign - GBVP Tug Built - Dunston, Hessle, UK Yard No. - 928 L 30.64m W 9.33m GT - 281 Year - 1981 Liverpool, 6 June 2013 |
lashette
Veteran tug Lashette which at the time (not sure now) was owned and operated by Deans Tugs & Workboats based in Hull.
I photographed her on the 2 April 2012 whilst she was assisting the General Cargo Ship Forte. Shortly after taking this photograph we headed over to the docks and took the P&O ferry to Rotterdam and then onto Brugge by coach where we stayed overnight before heading back. I was struggling to find information on her but a couple of members of the Shipspotting site came to my aid. I find Its amazing how much knowledge is out there and how helpful many ship enthusiasts are. She was built in 1971 by London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd in Strood as Yard. No.109 and delivered to Crescent Shipping at Rochester under the UK flag, callsign 2EKM. In the 1980's she worked for Crescent Wharves Ltd before in 1998 moving to Deans Tugs & Workboats Ltd. in Hull. She is 24.29m long with a 8.54m beam and 2.59m draught. Powered by two 6 cylinder Caterpillar type D343TA741 bhp-545 kW diesel engines she has a top speed of 8 knots and a bollard pull of 10t. MMSI - REG - UK, IMO - 7206209 Call Sign - Tug Built - London & Rochester, Strood, UK Yard No. - 109 L 24.29m x W 8.54m GT - 157 Year - 1971 Hull, 12 April 2012 |
MTS VAlour
MTS Valour photographed in Liverpool docks on 12 February 2014.
She is a Damen Shoalbuster 2308 tug and is typically used for towing, mooring, anchor handling and dredging support. Built by Damen at Hardinxveld in The Netherlands as Yard Number 1572 in 2006 she has an overall length of 23.35m, 8.65m breadth and 1.95m summer draught. GT 126 & NT 37. Main engines consist of 2 x Caterpillar type 3412D BTTA, 4 stroke 12 cylinder diesel engines (1.284 kW / 1.720 hp at 1.800 rpm) with twin Promarin 1600mm diameter fixed pitch propellers, this gives a service speed of 10.5 knots and a maximum speed of 11.5 knots. Generator sets include a John Deere 6068TF 258 diesel generator (60 kVA 50 Hz 220/380 Volt) and a Hatz 4L41C diesel generator (30 kVA 50 Hz 220/380 Volt), she also has a 120hp bow thruster. Bollard Pull is 23t She has heated and fully air-conditioned living spaces for 5 persons consisting of a Captain's cabin, Chief engineers Cabin, one single and one double crew cabin as well as galley and sanitary facilities. She is owned and operated by MTS (Marine & Towage Services) which from their Brixham, Falmouth and Newlyn offices provide a wide range of marine services. Their vessels are a commonly seen in Liverpool docks and on the River Mersey. In the background can be seen the Fleetwood registered fishing vessel Isadale (FD177) which has been acting as a guard vessel on the new wind farms. She has an overall length of 26.16 m and was built by Lewis& Sons , Aberdeen, Scotland in 1971 having a 149 GT and 65 DWT. MMSI - 235040596 REG - UK, Falmouth IMO - 9407299 Call Sign - MPVV8 Tug Built - Damen, Hardinxveld, NL Yard No. 1572 L 23.35m x W 8.65m GT - 126 Year - 2006 Liverpool, 12 February 2014 |
UNION DIAMOND & ROYAL BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER
Photographed in Liverpool Union Diamond is an offshore vessel and anchor handling tug operated by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.
She is powered by two aBc 8 MdZc diesel engines, has three generators (2 x 150 Kw, 1 x 75 Kw) and a Schottel SST 100cP 200 bow thruster. Service speed is 13 kts and Bollard pull is 70 t. With accommodation for up to 9 personnel she has a cruising range of approximately 17 days. Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a global maritime services company operating in the dredging, offshore energy and inland infrastructure sectors and through Smit they are also active in the towage and salvage sectors. They operate in over 75 countries and across six continents Boskalis commenced operation in 1910 Sliedrecht when a group of families set up a new dredging company operating three bucket dredgers, a suction dredger, a jacob’s ladder, two bottom dischargers, two house boats and ten barges. |
After the First World War they were involved in the construction of dykes, land reclamation and other work that protected the Dutch coastline. During the 1930's the company grew at home and overseas and in 1931 the company won a contract for the dredging of Bromborough Docks. In 1933 they established the Westminster Dredging Company in London which led to major land reclamation projects in West Africa.
During the 1950's Boskalis and Westminster Dredging Company collaborated on projects all over the world, including Australia, Canada and the Middle East. Following the 1953 flood disaster in the Netherlands they were involved in the construction of the storm surge barrier in the Eastern Scheldt as well as developing coastal defense techniques.In 1953 Boskalis took the trailer suction hopper dredger James 47 into service, making it at the time the first in Europe to introduce this type of dredger. Boskalis became a public company in the early 1970's and received the designation ‘Royal’ in 1978. During this period they were also involved in the construction of artificial islands in the Arctic to accommodate oil industry equipment as conventional oil platforms in the sea were unable to withstand the enormous forces of the polar ice. From the 1980's the company had acquired quite a number of other companies both in Europe and overseas. At the beginning of 2010 Boskalis merged with Dutch maritime services provider SMIT Internationale. MMSI - 205349000 REG - BE, Antwerp IMO - 9220548 Call Sign - ORLK Tug Built - Armon, Navia,ES Yard No. - 511 L 33m W 12m GT - 497 Year - 2001 Liverpool, 2 July 2013 |
JACK JAMES
Seen on our trip to Portsmouth from Ryde on 30 October 2013 Jack James is a Damen Stan Tug 1605 operated by J.Butcher & Sons Ltd which ceased trading earlier this year. I believe that along with the rest of the fleet she is up for sale.
Having a GT of 44.42 she was built by Damen in the Netherlands in 2002 and is 16.89m long with a 5.29m beam and 2.51m draft. Propulsion is via two fixed pitch propellers in nozzles powered by two Caterpillar type 3408C TA/C main engines giving an output of 1080 bhp at 2100 rpm. Top speed is 10.4 knots with a bollard pull of 14 tons. Deck equipment includes an anchor winch, towing hook and pushbow with rubber fender. The wheelhouse is fitted with a dual control position whilst sanitary facilities and a store are located below deck. |
J.Butcher & Sons Ltd had connections dating back to 1809 as licensed Waterman & Foy boatmen i.e. boats and men available to give assistance to shipping. The company was based in Portsmouth's historic camber where they had offices, slipways and workshops.
Over the years the company provided a wide range of services to ships of all sizes using the docks and moorings in Portsmouth. Services included towage assistance and mooring as well as the transportation of personnel and stores to ships using anchorages in the Solent and off the Isle of Wight. Jack James is one of a pair of Stan 1605 tugs introduced in 1995 and 2002 to cater for larger vessels using the ports facilities. In spite of introducing these two more powerful tugs/workboats a decline in services and the increasing size of commercial vessels seems to have forced the company to close. MMSI - 235007528 REG - UK, Portsmouth IMO - 9277682 Call Sign - VQBP3 Tug Built - Damen, NL Yard No. - L 16m W 5m GT 44.42 Year - 2002 Portsmouth, 30 October 2013 |
smit Barracuda
In 2004 Smit International undertook an extensive tug new building program ordering 18 new tugs for various Smit divisions. An order was placed with the IHC Holland Delta Shipyard for three of these vessel of which Smit Barracuda is one. She was built to the yards Delta 2500 design, her sister ships were christened Bison and Bronco.
She has a shallow draft hull and is powered by a pair of Caterpillar 3508BTA main engines with a power output of 2000bhp (1492kW) driving a nozzled Wärtsilä Lips-FP-2000mm diameter propeller. Hydraulically driven Veth Jet
bowthruster with an output of 150kW are also provided. The vessel can achieve a speed of 10kts and a bollard pull of 27.5t.
The work deck at the stern has a free area of 60m2, is covered with timber and has a cargo rail. The double drum anchor handling and towing winch is located here, the winch has a towing force of 50t and a holding power of 70t. The towing drum carries 700m of towing wire whilst the drum for anchor handling carries 200m of towing wire.
On starboard side of the towing winch is the DD-Marine crane which has a SWL of 21t at 5.1m reach and 9.25t at 12.19m reach. On starboard side behind the cargo rail the emergency exits for the engine room and the rudder gear room are located.
Below the main deck is located the accommodation for a maximum of six persons. The laundry and the showers are
located on the starboard side and on port side is a store, on the same level further aft is the main engine room. The main superstructure houses a large mess room and the galley with access to these rooms being via the locker room.
Despite having two main engines the Delta tugs have only one exhaust funnel at the starboard end of the deck house.
On each side of the bridge deck are a life raft and life bouy, on the portside a ladder goes aft to the work deck.
The wheelhouse has two parallel consoles to operate the vessel and its associated equipment, at the rear of the wheelhouse is a small galley.
On the top deck is located the radar equipment which is manufactured by Alphatron. At the front of the top deck the ships horn and a searchlight are fitted, a second searchlight is also located here but is directed aft.
MMSI - 246070000
REG - NL, Rotterdam
IMO - 9345506
Call Sign - PHFW
Tug
Built - IHC Delta, Sliedrecht, NL
Yard No. - 11017
L 25m W 10m
GT 230
Year - 2006
Liverpool, 25 July 2013
She has a shallow draft hull and is powered by a pair of Caterpillar 3508BTA main engines with a power output of 2000bhp (1492kW) driving a nozzled Wärtsilä Lips-FP-2000mm diameter propeller. Hydraulically driven Veth Jet
bowthruster with an output of 150kW are also provided. The vessel can achieve a speed of 10kts and a bollard pull of 27.5t.
The work deck at the stern has a free area of 60m2, is covered with timber and has a cargo rail. The double drum anchor handling and towing winch is located here, the winch has a towing force of 50t and a holding power of 70t. The towing drum carries 700m of towing wire whilst the drum for anchor handling carries 200m of towing wire.
On starboard side of the towing winch is the DD-Marine crane which has a SWL of 21t at 5.1m reach and 9.25t at 12.19m reach. On starboard side behind the cargo rail the emergency exits for the engine room and the rudder gear room are located.
Below the main deck is located the accommodation for a maximum of six persons. The laundry and the showers are
located on the starboard side and on port side is a store, on the same level further aft is the main engine room. The main superstructure houses a large mess room and the galley with access to these rooms being via the locker room.
Despite having two main engines the Delta tugs have only one exhaust funnel at the starboard end of the deck house.
On each side of the bridge deck are a life raft and life bouy, on the portside a ladder goes aft to the work deck.
The wheelhouse has two parallel consoles to operate the vessel and its associated equipment, at the rear of the wheelhouse is a small galley.
On the top deck is located the radar equipment which is manufactured by Alphatron. At the front of the top deck the ships horn and a searchlight are fitted, a second searchlight is also located here but is directed aft.
MMSI - 246070000
REG - NL, Rotterdam
IMO - 9345506
Call Sign - PHFW
Tug
Built - IHC Delta, Sliedrecht, NL
Yard No. - 11017
L 25m W 10m
GT 230
Year - 2006
Liverpool, 25 July 2013
AFON ALAW
Holyhead Towing Tug Afon Alaw seen catching the early morning sun in Liverpool Docks on 29 August 2013. She was built in the UK in 2004 by the Hepworth Shipyard at Paull on the River Humber.
She has a length of 25.5m, 9.5m beam with a 2.4m minimum working draft and is powered by two Cumins KTA38-M2 engines (total 2600bhp) each driving fixed pitch propellers in fixed Kort nozzles through ZF gearboxes fitted with box
coolers.
Maximum speed is 11.2 knots and bollard pull is 34 tonnes. Equipment on board includes a split drum anchor handling and towing winch, 500m of towing wire, 14 tonne tugger winch, 3.5m wide stern roller with hydraulic guide pins and a 90t Heila HLRM 90/55 hydraulic crane.
Heated and air conditioned accommodation is provided on board for 12 personnel.
She is owned and operated by Holyhead Towing which was founded in the early 1960's as a subsidiary to the Holyhead Boatyard. Holyhead Towing started with one small coastal tug and has since developed into an operator of larger coastal and deep sea tugs. Since the late 1980's the company has focused on shallow draught multipurpose tugs and workboats in support of the dredging and marine civil engineering industries.
As well as using proven vessel designs, Holyhead Towing has successfully developed and built its own vessels. As a result, the company now works on large and varied projects in a wide range of locations.
The company is also involved in a number of joint ventures with other companies working throughout the Mediterranean, Caspian Sea ad Falkland Islands.
MMSI - 235090202
REG - UK, Beaumaris
IMO - 9298935
Call Sign - 2FCZ7
Tug
Built - Hepworth, Paull, UK
Yard No. - 157
L 25m W 9m
GT 157
Year - 2004
LIverpool, 29 August 2013
She has a length of 25.5m, 9.5m beam with a 2.4m minimum working draft and is powered by two Cumins KTA38-M2 engines (total 2600bhp) each driving fixed pitch propellers in fixed Kort nozzles through ZF gearboxes fitted with box
coolers.
Maximum speed is 11.2 knots and bollard pull is 34 tonnes. Equipment on board includes a split drum anchor handling and towing winch, 500m of towing wire, 14 tonne tugger winch, 3.5m wide stern roller with hydraulic guide pins and a 90t Heila HLRM 90/55 hydraulic crane.
Heated and air conditioned accommodation is provided on board for 12 personnel.
She is owned and operated by Holyhead Towing which was founded in the early 1960's as a subsidiary to the Holyhead Boatyard. Holyhead Towing started with one small coastal tug and has since developed into an operator of larger coastal and deep sea tugs. Since the late 1980's the company has focused on shallow draught multipurpose tugs and workboats in support of the dredging and marine civil engineering industries.
As well as using proven vessel designs, Holyhead Towing has successfully developed and built its own vessels. As a result, the company now works on large and varied projects in a wide range of locations.
The company is also involved in a number of joint ventures with other companies working throughout the Mediterranean, Caspian Sea ad Falkland Islands.
MMSI - 235090202
REG - UK, Beaumaris
IMO - 9298935
Call Sign - 2FCZ7
Tug
Built - Hepworth, Paull, UK
Yard No. - 157
L 25m W 9m
GT 157
Year - 2004
LIverpool, 29 August 2013
SVITZER STANLOW
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ZEEBRUGGE
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Svitzer Stanlow photographed hard at work on the River Mersey on 20 March 2014 above and 11 April 2014 below when I photographed her assisting Navion Oceania into Tranmere. She is a common site on the river and I have seen her many times over the years.
Built for Svitzer Marine Ltd by the ASL Shipyard in Singapore she joined the existing fleet of tugs working on the River Mersey in 2006. She was christened in Liverpool on 7 September 2006 after arriving from Singapore a few days before. The new vessel was officially named at Ellesmere Port by the wife of the Shell refinery manager. Stanlow was been chosen to because Shell have a local headquarters located in Stanlow. Svitzer Stanlow is a 'fin-first' Voith tractor built to a Svitzer Wijsmuller 'inhouse' design. She measures 37.60m in length with a 13.50m beam and 6.05m. draught. 
The vessel is powered by a pair of MAK 8M25 diesel engines (5280 kW) which power twin Voith Schneider 32 RS/265-2 cycloidal propellers each with a blade orbit of 3.2m. This gives the tug a static bollard pull of 70 tons and free running speed of 15 knots.
Electrical power is supplied by two Volvo Penta TAMD 103A KC/HCM434E generator sets each rated at 225kW. Her fire fighting system comprises SFP250x350 pumps delivering 1,524 m3/h and 1,240 m3/h. Air conditioned accommodation is provided on board for a maximum of five persons each in single en-suite cabins. Th vessel also has a mess room and galley as well as on board facilities for laundry and storage. MMSI -235010620 REG - UK. IMO - 9352793 Call Sign - MLNF7 Tug Built - ASL, Singapore Yard No. - 500 L 37.6m W 13.5m GT 656 Year - 2007 Liverpool, 20 March 2014 and 11 April 2014 |
Belgium registered tug Zeebrugge photographed in the early morning sun in Liverpool Docks on 6 June 2013. She is powered by two type 6MDZC 4 stroke 6 cylinder medium speed internal combustion engines (1.165 kW at 750 rpm).
She has a hydraulic towing winch on the forecastle deck and an identical towing winch on aft deck. Bollard Pull Ahead = 39 t and Astern = 37 t. Air-conditioned accommodation is provided for up to 8 personnel. She is owned by URS Belgie which is a Towage and Salvage Company based in Antwerp which operates in numerous Dutch and Belgian ports. With a towing history dating back to 1870 at the time of writing they operate 31 vessels. MMSI - 205071000 REG - BE, Zeebrugge IMO - 8915483 Call Sign - ORLZ Tug Built - Rupelmonde CN, Rupelmonde, BE Yard No. - 466 L 31m W 8m GT 249 Year - 1992 LIverpool, 6 June 2013 |
SVITZER BIDSTON
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Svitzer Bidston photographed on a choppy River Mersey on 20 March 2014, she was one of three tugs assisting the Crude Oil Tanker Hilda Knutsen to the Tranmere Oil Terminal.
She is a common site on the river although she recently spent some time working in Belfast.
Built in Spain in 2004 she is 29.5m long with a 11m beam and 5.9m draught. The vessel is powered by a Niigita 6L28HX (2169kW at 750rpm) diesel engine through Niigita Z Pellers.
Bollard pull ahead is 55t.
MMSI - 235014278
REG - UK, Liverpool
IMO -9286695
Call Sign - MCYT8
Svitzer Marine Tug
Built - Zamacona, Bilbao, ES
Yard No. - 515
L 29.5m W 11m
GT 366
Year - 2004
Liverpool, 20 March 2014
She is a common site on the river although she recently spent some time working in Belfast.
Built in Spain in 2004 she is 29.5m long with a 11m beam and 5.9m draught. The vessel is powered by a Niigita 6L28HX (2169kW at 750rpm) diesel engine through Niigita Z Pellers.
Bollard pull ahead is 55t.
MMSI - 235014278
REG - UK, Liverpool
IMO -9286695
Call Sign - MCYT8
Svitzer Marine Tug
Built - Zamacona, Bilbao, ES
Yard No. - 515
L 29.5m W 11m
GT 366
Year - 2004
Liverpool, 20 March 2014
TESSA F
Euro Tug 2710 Tessa F photographed in Liverpool Docks on 19 February 2015.
The picture was taken shortly after sunrise with my phone, the smoke drifting over the docks is from a diesel generator that had just been started up to the left of where I was standing.
Built in The Netherlands by the Neptune Shipyards as Yard Number 436 she is 27.53m long with a 10m beam and 3m draft.
Powered by a Caterpillar diesel engine (2386kW) she has a service speed of 12knots.
Bollard Pull = 42t
MMSI - 235106475
REG - UK, Greenock
IMO - 9705718
Call Sign - 2HT12
Tug
Built - Neptune SY, Aaist, NL
Yard No. - 436
L 27.53m W 10m
GT - 253
Year - 2014
Liverpool, 19 February 2015
The picture was taken shortly after sunrise with my phone, the smoke drifting over the docks is from a diesel generator that had just been started up to the left of where I was standing.
Built in The Netherlands by the Neptune Shipyards as Yard Number 436 she is 27.53m long with a 10m beam and 3m draft.
Powered by a Caterpillar diesel engine (2386kW) she has a service speed of 12knots.
Bollard Pull = 42t
MMSI - 235106475
REG - UK, Greenock
IMO - 9705718
Call Sign - 2HT12
Tug
Built - Neptune SY, Aaist, NL
Yard No. - 436
L 27.53m W 10m
GT - 253
Year - 2014
Liverpool, 19 February 2015
ASHGARTH
Veteran Svitzer Marine Mersey tug Ashgarth photographed assisting crude oil tanker Hilda Knutsen towards the Tranmere terminal on 20 March 2014.
She was built by Kanagawa in Kobe Japan as Yard Number 379 in 1992 and is 36.5m long with a 9m moulded beam and 3m draught.
GT = 307 and NT 92.
Powered by twin Daihatsu diesel engines (1,800hp each) she has a maximum speed of 14 knots, bollard pull ahead is 55t and astern 49t.
The vessel is equipped with a variety of fire fighting equipment including a dry powder monitor and three foam / water monitors.
Owned by Svitzer Marine she was up to 1998 called Senho Maru.
MMSI - 232003529
REG - UK, Liverpool
IMO - 9057886
Call Sign - MYYT5
Tug
Built - Kanagawa, Kobe, JP
Yard No. - 379
L 36.5m W 9m
GT - 307
Year - 1992
Liverpool, 20 March 2013
She was built by Kanagawa in Kobe Japan as Yard Number 379 in 1992 and is 36.5m long with a 9m moulded beam and 3m draught.
GT = 307 and NT 92.
Powered by twin Daihatsu diesel engines (1,800hp each) she has a maximum speed of 14 knots, bollard pull ahead is 55t and astern 49t.
The vessel is equipped with a variety of fire fighting equipment including a dry powder monitor and three foam / water monitors.
Owned by Svitzer Marine she was up to 1998 called Senho Maru.
MMSI - 232003529
REG - UK, Liverpool
IMO - 9057886
Call Sign - MYYT5
Tug
Built - Kanagawa, Kobe, JP
Yard No. - 379
L 36.5m W 9m
GT - 307
Year - 1992
Liverpool, 20 March 2013
france-hayhurst
France-Hayhurst which was has a GRT of 46 being built in 1938 by W.J.Yarwood & Sons, Northwich (Yard No.613) |
VORTEX
MMSI - 235076195 REG - UK, Southampton IMO - 9525508 Call Sign - 2CVS9 Tug Built - Gondan, Castropol, ES Yard No. - 547 L 39m W 15m GT 839 Year - 2010 Southampton, 20 August 2011 |
SVITZER BRISTOL
MMSI - 235011376 REG - UK, BristoI IMO - 9280005 Call Sign - MAPN5 Tug Built -Zamakona, Santurtzi, ES Yard No. - 576 L 30m W 11m GT 366 Year - 2003 Southampton, 20 August 2011 |
pasquino
Photographed in Livorno, 31 May 2012 |
Svitzer sarah
MMSI - 232003121 REG - UK, Grimsby IMO - 8919192 Call Sign - MNCR5 Tug Built - McTay Marine, Bromborough, UK Yard No. - 92 L 30m W 11m GT 364 Year - 1991 Solent, 29 October 2011 (above) and 2 November 2013 (Right). |
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brantas 28
MMSI - 533000175 REG - MY, IMO - 8818556 Call Sign - 9WEI15 Tug Built - Yard No. - L m W m GT 220 Year - 1989 Malaca, 22 April 2011 |
phenix
MMSI - 235053701 REG - UK, Southampton IMO - 9408023 Call Sign - MQVD9 Tug Built - Gondan, Castropol, ES Yard No. - 437 L 36m W 14m GT 643 Year - 2007 Solent, 29 October 2011 |
kuantan
MMSI - REG - MY, Port Kelang IMO - 9119323 Call Sign - 9MBZ3 Tug Built - Penang Shipbuilding, Penang, MY Yard No. - L m W m GT 219 Year - 1995 Kuantan, 10 April 2011 |
noble Scout
MMSI - 533000206 REG - MY, Port Kelang IMO - 9315678 Call Sign - 9MGN7 Tug Built - Keppel Singmarine, Singapore, SG Yard No. - 272 L 28m W 9m GT 246 Year - 2004 Port Klang, 17 April 2011 |
Traiano Secondo
MMSI - 247365000 REG - IT, Napoli IMO - 9187679 Call Sign - IFSX Tug Built - Rosetti, Ravenna, IT Yard No. - L 30m W 9m GT 322 Year - 1999 Civitavecchia, 1 June 2012 |
seeker
MMSI - 563013410 REG - SG,Singapore IMO - 9227156 Call Sign - 9V8237 Tug Built -ASL, Singapore, SG Yard No. - 187 L 20m W 10m GT 292 Year - 2000 Kuantan, 10 April 2011 |
Armadores I
MMSI - 240694000 REG - GR, IMO - 8811285 Call Sign - SY8463 Tug Built - Moss Point Marine, Escatawpa, US Yard No. - c107 L 30m W 10m GT 356 Year - 1989 Piraeus 5 June 2012 |
Vernicos Mermaid
MMSI - 241188000 REG - GR IMO - 9067611 Call Sign - TSVA3846 Tug Built - Damen Bergum, Bergum, NL Yard No. - L 28m W 9m GT 305 Year - 1993 Piraeus 5 June 2012 |
Taxiarchis
MMSI - 239642000 REG - GR, Athens IMO - 6714536 Call Sign - SV8566 Tug Built - Ouest, St. Nazaire, FR Yard No. - ra8 L 33m W 9m GT 281 Year - 1967 Piraeus 5 June 2012 |
bostonian
MMSI - 235019997 REG - UK, Hull IMO - 6709842 Call Sign - MVJE Tug Built - Dunston Richard, Thorne, UK Yard No. - t1209 L 20m W 6m GT 50 Year - 1967 Hull, 20 August 2012 |
ALexander 3
MMSI - 240733000 REG - GR, Athens IMO - 8903181 Call Sign - SW6137 Tug Built - Jadewerft, Wilhelmshaven, DE Yard No. - 178 L 38m W 11m GT 535 Year - 1990 Piraeus 5 June 2012 |
Armadores II
MMSI - 241108000 REG - GR, Athens IMO - 8811273 Call Sign - SY8464 Tug Built - Moss Point Marine,Escatawpa, US Yard No. - c106 L 31m W 10m GT 356 Year - 1989 Piraeus 5 June 2012 |
karapiperis III
MMSI - REG - GR IMO - Call Sign - SV4045 Tug Built - Yard No. - L m W m GT 60 Year - 1976 Piraeus 5 June 2012 |
Alexander 5
MMSI - 239634000 REG - GR, Athens IMO - 9020405 Call Sign - SV7230 Tug Built - Jadewerft, Wilhelmshaven, DE Yard No. - 181 L 38m W 11m GT 535 Year - 1991 Piraeus 5 June 2012 |
Montalt
MMSI - 224569880 REG - ES, Barcelona IMO - 9439682 Call Sign - EPCA Tug Built - Zamakona, Santurtzi, ES Yard No. - 661 L 29m W 11m GT 385 Year - 2009 Barcelona 29 May 2012 |
Willy T
MMSI - 225394000 REG - ES, IMO - 9521186 Call Sign - ECOT Tug Built - Zamakona, Pasaia, ES Yard No. - 653 L 28m W 15m GT 324 Year - 2009 Barcelona 29 May 2012 |
piero Neri
MMSI - 247159200 REG - IT, Livorno IMO - 9351713 Call Sign - IJOK Tug Built -Rosetti, Ravenna, GR Yard No. - 80 L 31m W 12m GT 398 Year - 2006 Livorno, 31 May 2012 |
civitavecchia
MMSI - 247186900 REG - IT, Napoli IMO - 9136010 Call Sign - IFUE2 Tug Built - Tommasi, Ancona, IT Yard No. - 72 L 30m W 9m GT 304 Year - 1997 Cicitavechia, 1 June 2012 |
porto Di roma
MMSI - 247115100 REG - IT, Napoli IMO - 9304394 Call Sign - IPUZ Tug Built - Rosetti, Ravena, IT Yard No. - 58 L 22m W 12m GT 449 Year - 2004 Cicitavechia, 1 June 2012 |
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gialess
MMSI - 247409000 REG - IT, Napoli IMO - 9201566 Call Sign - IFSZ Tug Built - Rosetti, Ravena, IT Yard No. - c33 L 30m W 10m GT 322 Year - 1999 Cicitavechia, 1 June 2012 |
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