Tug “Joaquim Mir” (see note below) at Sharjah, U.A.E., early April 1980
Owner: Sociedad Anonima de Remolcadores, Barcelona
Flag: Spain
Builder: Union Navale de Levante S.A., Barcelona (Hull-59)
Gross tons: 129
Length overall: 24.45 m
Max. draft: 2.40 m
Engines: 2 x12-cylinder Guascor type E318TA.2-SP diesels, 1,280 b.h.p., single controlable-pitch propeller
Speed: 11.5 knots
Completed August 1978
1988: renamed “Pompeu Fabra”
1998: owner's name changed to Remolques y Servicios Maritimos S.L. (REYSER)
June 2012: Sold to Linoplus Alliance Ltd., “Horoz” (Panama flag, manager Gulfstream Solution Ltd., Istanbul)
Note: when I took the photo I noted the first part of the name as “Joaquim Mir”, and 4 years ago I found 2 photos on the Internet (which unfortunately I cannot find now) clearly showing the name as ending with an “M”. But Lloyd's register books of 1987/88 & most current websites have the name as ending in “N”. Confusingly, the famous Catalan artist after whom the boat was named appears as both “Joaquim” (in Catalan) or “Joaquin (Spanish) in various websites.