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Eurosund - IMO 7719698

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Photographer:
Gerolf Drebes [ View profile ]
Title:
Eurosund
Photo Category:
Tugs
Added:
Jul 25, 2005
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Image Resolution:
1,280 x 867

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Danish tug Eurosund, bt. 1979, gt. 422, towing Hull 112 southbound in teh Bosphorus on 4.6.2005

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Current name:
BVT FORMIDABLE

Former name(s):

 -  Formidable (Until 2019 Dec)

 -  Hamal (Until 2016 Dec)

 -  Mignon (Until 2013 Dec)

 -  Eurosund (Until 2012 Oct)

 -  Formidable (Until 2001 Feb)

Current flag:
Germany
Home port:
Bremerhaven
Vessel Type:
Tug
Gross tonnage:
422 tons
Summer DWT:
246 tons
Length:
35.75 m
Beam:
10.3 m
Draught:
4.6 m

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This is her full history:

1979 FORMIDABLE, 2001 EUROSUND

(sisterships: INDOMITABLE, FORMIDABLE)
Registered: IMO 7719698 /(GBR)ON 378077
406 GRT, L35,74m(31,50), B10,27m, D4,220m(4,91)
2 cpp +nozzle, bowthr., 2x diesel 4tew V8cyl Ruston type 8RK3CM, 1760bhp (3551bhp-2611kW total), sp 13,5kn, bp 55t

FORMIDABLE
1979 -01/02: Launched by "Richard Dunston (Hessle)" at Hessle (YN 917)
1979: delivered to "ATCL - Alexandra Towing Co Ltd" at Liverpool
(GBR flag, regd Liverpool, ON 378077, c/s GYAK)
199x: To "Howard Smith Towage" (416 GT, 124 NT)
2000: To "Adsteam Humber"
2001: To "Svendborg Bugser" (Kapt. Niels Henriksen) at Svendborg (DNK), renamed EUROSUND
(DNK flag, regd Svendborg, c/s OWFB2, 422 GT)
2004: still in service

I served on her sister, Indomitable, on a number of trips whilst with Alexandra Towing.

Cheers,

George. 8-)

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