SWAABIE
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date8 March 1978
Object NameTUG
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 37.98m x breadth 32.92m x depth 5.24m
Gross Tonnage: 392 ton
Gross Tonnage: 392 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002659
Keywords
Yard Number: 977
Subsequent Names: EVELYNN (1996-1998); SAMSON (1998-)
Fate: still sailing 2005
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Tug (firefighting), 1 deck, forecastle 13.2m, machinery aft.
Owners:
1978: Royal Bank Leasing, managers Shetland Towage Ltd, Lerwick.
1996: Cory Towage Ltd, Panama.
1998: Al Jazeera Shipping Co. W.L.L. Bahrain.
Notes:
SWAABIE - Shetland name for a Great Black-backed Gull.
1 fwd thruster. 2 Ruston Diesel Engines geared to 2CP propellers in Kort Nozzle housing 2 Vee Oil 4SA each 12 cylinder (254c305 mm) SR.
26 April 1841
