Registration number 1196
Status Archived
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Lord Devonport - port side
Photo comp entry, 2014 - Diane Warner

Details

Function Service Vessel
Subfunction Tug
Location NONE
Vessel type Tug - River/Lighterage
Archive reason Disposed
Current use Commercial Activity
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Built in 1959
Hull material Other metal
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
22.16 feet (6.76m)
Breadth: Beam
22.16 feet (6.76m)
Depth
9.99 feet (3.05m)
Length: Overall
84.36 feet (25.73m)
Tonnage: Gross
109.00

History

LORD DEVONPORT is a Thames tug, built in 1959 by J. Pollock, Sons & Co. Ltd at Faversham. Her yard number was 2115 and her official number was 300921. She has a sister tug, LORD WAVERLEY, who was built by Pollocks the following year. LORD DEVONPORT’s hull is riveted with one deck and the rise of floor is 305 millimetres. She has a five cylinder engine, built by British Polar Engines Ltd. at Glasgow. Her two generators produce 27 kilowatts each and her fuel bunkers hold 20 tonnes of diesel oil. Her maximum speed is 11.5 knots.

This vessel has been disposed of.

Sources

Lloyds Register of Ships 1997-8, Lloyd's of London, pp992, Volume A-G, 1998   

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