LYRIE
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
DateJuly 1978
Object NameTUG
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 37.98m x breadth 32.92m x depth 5.24m
Gross Tonnage: 423 ton
Gross Tonnage: 423 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002660
Keywords
Yard Number: 978
Subsequent Names: ELSIE (1996-98); BATTLEAXE (1998-)
Fate: Still in service 2012.
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, managed by Cory Panama Corp., port of registry Panama.
1998: Cory Towage Ltd Glasgow, then to Cory Towage Ltd., Klaipeda, Lithuania.
1998: Wijsmuller Marine Ltd. port of registry Klaipeda, Lithuania.
2004: Svitzer Marine Ltd, Glasgow.
Notes:
LYRIE Shetland name for a Manx Shearwater.
LYRIE featured 1 fwd thruster, 2 Ruston diesel engines geard to 2 C:P propellers in a kort nozzles, 2 VEE 4SA 4 stroke 12 cy 254x305 each (1899 BHP).
Owners withdrew Lloyd's class in 08/02/1999
Lloyd's Class reinstated in 2003.
