BANGARTH
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
Shipownervessel built for
Rea Towing Co.
(Liverpool, England)
Date1951
Object NameTUG
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 96 3/12' x breadth 26 7/12' x depth 12 9/12'
Gross Tonnage: 231 tons
Gross Tonnage: 231 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001626
Keywords
Yard Number: 740
Fate: Lost 4 miles off Strumble Head, 23 October 1969, whilst in tow from Liverpool to Antwerp.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel screw tug
Owners:
1951: Rea Towing Co., Liverpool
Notes: Triple expansion engines with 16", 25" and 42" cylinders, 30" stroke. Boiler 16'0" diameter, 11'6" length, 225 lb. pressure (Builder's List in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)
Sister ship to APPLEGARTH and AYSGARTH.
4 February 1920