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AVENGER - IMO 5401297
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Photographer:John Jones [ View profile ]
Captured:Sep 2, 1981
Title:Avenger
Location:North Woolwich, London, United Kingdom
Photo Category:Tugs
Added:Dec 26, 2006
Views:1,534
Image Resolution:1,050 x 691
Description:
300 g.t. built in 1962 by Cochrane, Selby.
Owner: Alexandra Towing Co (London) Ltd, London.
Flag: United Kingdom.
Seen at King George V Entrance Locks on 2nd September 1981.
Renamed: 85-Avenger IV.
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Current name:AVENGER IV
Former name(s):
- Avenger (Until 1985)
Vessel Type:Tug
Gross tonnage:291 tons
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Regards Ken
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Great shot,shame i would have loved the docks,would have spent day in,day out around them like this.
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Built 1962 by Cochrane and Sons Ltd., Selby. YN1482. Screw Tug. L118'5''. B30'5''. D12'11''. 293grt 1800bhp 9cyl British Polar diesel engine. Speed 12 knots BP 36 tons. Acquired 1962. Disposed 1975. Official No. 304381. Call sign GKSU.
1962:Built for Ship Towage [London] Ltd.
1969 Transferred to London Tugs Ltd.
1974/5:Fitted with Kort nozzle and variable pitch prop by Tyne Dock and Engineering Co., South Shields. Bollard pull increased from 18 to 32 tons.
1975:Owners The Alexandra Towing Co. [London] Ltd.
1985:Sold to Purvis Marine, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada, renamed Avenger IV.
1985:Departed Gravesend bound for Great Lakes of Canada.
2005 Still in service.
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Derek
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