FLAMER
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
Date23 May 1940
Object NameTUG
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 90 3/12' x breadth 28 1/12' x depth 14'
Gross Tonnage: 234 tons
Gross Tonnage: 234 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001559
Keywords
Yard Number: 673
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 Royal Navy, pennant no. W 31, 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)
