Name: Argus
Ex:1969 BRIELSEBANK, 1976 AQUANAUT, 1979 BRIELSEBANK, 1999 SMIT HAMBURG, 2001 ARGUS
Operator:"Ulrich Harms GmbH & Co"/"Harms Bergung Transport & Heavylift GmbH & Co KG", Hamburg
Sisterships: SCHELDEBANK, BREEDBANK, HOEKSEBANK, STEENBANK, BANJAARDSBANK
Registered: IMO 6923888 /(NLD)IVR 27.12776
254 GRT
Loa:33,93m(31,32), B: 9,56m(9,52), D: 2,690m(3,81)
Machinery:2 VSP, 2x diesel 4tew 10cyl Stork-Werkspoor (nr.2914 +2933), 2580bhp-1898kW total, Speed: 11kn
BP: 30t
Re-engined 1980 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl Stork-Werkspoor (nr.70415-1 +70415-2) type 6FFHD-240, 2800bhp-2059kW total, sp 12kn

BRIELSEBANK
1969 -19/06: Launched by "Scheepswerven v/h H.H. Bodewes" at Millingen a/d Rijn (NLD) (YN 684)
1969 -24/07: delivered to "NRS - Nieuwe Rotterdamse Sleepdienst" at Rotterdam (NLD)(NLD flag, regd Rotterdam, IVR 27.12776, c/s PDGR)
1976 -08/04: To "Smit Internationale Havensleepdienst" at Rotterdam (NLD), renamed AQUANAUT(NLD flag, regd Rotterdam, IVR 27.12776, c/s PCTA)
1978 -30/06: bought back by "NRS - Nieuwe Rotterdamse Sleepdienst" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1979 -19/02: re-renamed BRIELSEBANK
1980: re-engined 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl Stork-Werkspoor (nr.70415-1 +70415-2) type 6FFHD-240, 2800bhp-2059kW total
1988 -22/06: To "Smit Havensleepdiensten BV" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1999: To "Smit Internationale Sleepboot Maatschappij Smit Salvor BV", mng "Smit International Deutschland" at Hamburg (DEU), renamed SMIT HAMBURG
2001: To "Harms Bergung Transport & Heavylift GmbH & Co KG" at Hamburg (DEU)(DEU flag, regd Hamburg, c/s DPUQ, 274 GRT, 82 NRT)
2001 -10/12: Renamed ARGUS

Rgds/Immen