Tug "CALTEX BINTANG"

foto : Kevin Blair

1949 GRACE MORAN, 1954 CALTEX BINTANG, 1979 TOWELL POWER

diesel, 1747bhp

1949: Built by ??, for ??
1954: To "Caltex Tanker Co" at Hong Kong, renamed CALTEX BINTANG
1979: To "Yovatt Company", renamed TOWELL POWER

The only other Caltex tug in my dB is the 1958 CALTEX PANDU, 1979 EUPHORIC.

 

Mslb. CALTEX BINTANG (27.08988)   PDIJ

Bouwjaar 1949 werf, Levingstone SB. Corp., Orange, Texas, Amerika bouwnummer 441.

Lxbxhxdg.: 32,33 x 8,28 x 4,47 x 3,89 meter, verplaatsing 243 brt.

1 x 16 cilinder G.M. nr.16.278 uit 1949 vermogen 1750 apk. = 1287 kW.

Namen:

1949 CRACE MORAN Moran, New York, Amerika.

07-07-1954 CALTEX BINTANG Nederlandsche Pacific Tankvaart Maatschappij, ’s–Gravenhage.

25-03-1958 CALTEX BINTANG vlag Panama.

1979 TOWELL POWER Hong Kong.