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SILEX

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​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

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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

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​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
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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

AFON ALAW

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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

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.
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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

TESSA F

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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

ASHGARTH

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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

france-hayhurst

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France-Hayhurst which was has a GRT of 46 being built in 1938 by W.J.Yarwood & Sons, Northwich (Yard No.613)

VORTEX

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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

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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

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Photographed in Livorno, 31 May 2012

Svitzer sarah

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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REG - GR
IMO -  
Call Sign - SV4045
Tug
Built -
Yard No. -
L m W m
GT 60
Year - 1976
Piraeus 5 June 2012

Alexander 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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porto Di roma

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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

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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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