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
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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