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Photographer:
Bob Scott [ View profile ]
Title:
Cervia
Location:
Gravesend, London, United Kingdom
Photo Category:
Tugs
Added:
Mar 10, 2018
Views:
877
Image Resolution:
1,024 x 768

Description:

233 grt
Operator: Ship Towage (London) Ltd.
Built: 1946 by A Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen, Scotland. Yard no 709.
Machinery: 709 ihp triple-expansion steam reciprocating by the shipbuilder.
Built for the Ministry of War Transport as EMPIRE RAYMOND (Foremost Class wartime standard ‘Empire’ tug).
1947-sold to William Watkins Ltd, renamed CERVIA.
1972-sold for preservation.
1973-returned to service with ITL - International Towing Ltd.
1984-returned to preservation at Ramsgate.
Photo: approaching Royal Terrace Pier, Gravesend March 1968

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
CERVIA

Former name(s):

 -  Empire Raymond (Until 1947)

Callsign:
GDPM
IMO:
5067534
Build year:
1943
Builder:
Hall & Sons Shipyard - Aberdeen, U.k.
Vessel Type:
Tug
Gross tonnage:
233 tons
Photos:
25 photos by 13 photographers

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Tugs - 8 photos

Museum Ships - 13 photos

Ships under Repair or Conversion - 1 photos

Ship's engine rooms - 2 photos

Wheelhouse - 1 photos

Photographers
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(13)

Ken Smith

1 photos

Phil English

1 photos

TEDINGHAM

2 photos

DEREK SANDS

1 photos

Paul Strathdee

1 photos

Robert J Smith

7 photos

Ben

6 photos

Robert Fournier

1 photos

Malcolm Cranfield

1 photos

timbo2

1 photos

det

1 photos

Bob Scott

1 photos

Linesman

1 photos

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Nice picture Bob the good old days

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Boyhood memories for me, thanks for posting Bob.

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Derek

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Thanks David. The Royal Terrace Pier was a good vantage point. It wasn't open to the public but they'd let you on to take photos. But that was long before the days before ISPS

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That's a top-notch classic, Bob

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