IMPETUS
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
Date1940
Object NameTUG
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 90 3/12' x breadth 28 1/12' x depth 14'
Gross Tonnage: 234 ton
Gross Tonnage: 234 ton
Object numberABDSHIP001553
Keywords
Yard Number: 667
Fate: retired in late 1960s.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel screw tug of the "Impetus" class, also known as "Flamer" Class by Port Auxiliary Service.
Owners:
1940: The Admiralty, served at Rosyth.
Notes: Triple expansion engines with 16", 25" and 42" cylinders, 27" stroke. Boiler 15'0" diameter, 11'0" length, 200 lb. pressure (Builder's List in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)
1841