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AVENGER & SUN XXVI

Screw Tug. L118'5''. B30'5''. D12'11''. 293grt 1800bhp 9cyl British Polar diesel engine. Speed 12 knots BP 36 tons. Acquired 1962. Disposed 1975. Official No. 304381. Call sign GKSU.

AVENGER
1962: Built by "Cochrane and Sons Ltd" , Selby (YN1482)
1962: To Ship Towage [London] Ltd.
1969: To London Tugs Ltd
1974/5: Fitted with Kort nozzle and variable pitch prop by Tyne Dock and Engineering Co., South Shields. Bollard pull increased from 18 to 32 tons
1975: To Alexandra Towing Co. [London] Ltd
1985:Sold to Purvis Marine, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada, renamed Avenger IV
2010: Still in service

Ex: 1965 SUN XXVI, 1997 SAGA MOON
Registered: LR66-67:650038
IMO 6500387 /(GBR)ON 306300
230 GRT,
Loa:35,39m(32,01), B:8,67m(8,54), D:3,607m(3,97) (116'1"(105'0")x28'5"(28'0")x11'10"(13'0"))
- fifi
Machinery: 1 fpp, diesel 4tew 6cyl Mirrlees type KLSSDM-6, 1810bhp-1331kW,
Speed: 12kn

SUN XXVI
1965: Built by "Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd" at Beverley (GBR) (YN 992)
1965 -xx/03: Delivered to (Sun Tugs) "W.H.J. Alexander Ltd" at London (GBR)
(GBR flag, regd London, ON 306300, c/s GPWE)
1969: To "London Tugs Ltd" at London (GBR)
1975: Taken over by "ATCL - Alexandra Towing Co (London) Ltd" at London (GBR)
1993: To "Howard Smith Towage Ltd" at London (248 GT, 74 NT)
1997: To "Saga Shipping Ltd" at St Nevis (BLZ), renamed SAGA MOON
(BLZ flag)
1997 -28/11: Arrived in Falmouth towing the SAGA STAR (ex SUN XXV), they sailed for the Caribbean on 29/11/1997
200x: To "Taipan Shipping Ltd"
(BLZ flag, regd Belize, ON 07971056, c/s V3US7)
2003: To "Saint Vincent Tugs & Salvage Ltd" at Kingstown (VCT)
(VCT flag, regd Kingstown)
2008: In service

(C)Tim Webb

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