"GEORGES LETZER"
Foto : J. Snoeck
Foto : B. Overdulve

Foto : B. Overdulve
Foto : B. Overdulve
Foto : B. Overdulve
Foto : F. de Paauw
Foto : F. de Paauw
Foto : P.J. Anderiesse.

Sslb/Mslb. GEORGES LETZER

Bouwjaar 1945 werf, Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby, Engeland bouwnummer 1301.         Lxbxhxdg.: 38,14 x 8,41 x 4,30 x 3,89 meter, verplaatsing 294 brt.                                       1 x 800 ipk. = 588 kW. stoommachine.                                                                            1 x 8 cilinder Deutz uit 19?? vermogen 2200 apk. = 1618 kW.

Namen:                                                                                                                       1945 EMPIRE MARTHA Royal Navy, Londen, Engeland.                                                        1947 FOREMOST 106                                                                                               1949 GEORGES LETZER N.V. Sleepdienst Letzer, Antwerpen.                                                         1974 GEORGES LETZER ORMB Unie van Redding en Sleepdienst N.V., Antwerpen.           1992 HILDE De Neef, Antwerpen.                                                                                     1994 Gesloopt te Brugge.

De motor was van de 11e maand 1964

Het was een 8 cilinder DEUTZ type RBV 8M 358, 2150 PK 315 TOEREN PER MINUUT

1945 EMPIRE MARTHA, 1947 FOREMOST 106, 1949 GEORGES LETZER, 1992 HILDE

UK Empire tug, Stella-class
Registered: LR50-51: 60862 /LR56-57: 61383 /LR60-61: 62295 /IMO 5129227 / (GBR)ON 180459 /(BEL)ON 344
294 GRT, 45 NRT, L37,65m(35,06), B8,41m, D3,887m(4,12) (116,0'x27,6'x12,7' or 123'6'(115'0')x27'7'x12'9'(13'6'))
1 scr, T3cyl by 'Franklin Machine & Foundry Corp' at Providence, Rhode Island (USA), oil fired from 11/1945, 112nhp-800ihp
refit 1964 4tew 8cyl diesel (1962) K.H.Deutz, 2200bhp, sp 14kn, bp 23t

1945 -28/04: Launched by 'Cochrane & Sons Ltd' at Selby (YN 1301)
1945 -08/10: Completed
1945 -xx/11: delivered to the 'British Ministry of Transport', managed by 'William Watkins Ltd' at London
1946: Sold to 'James Contracting & Shipping Co' at London
1947: renamed FOREMOST 106
(GBR flag, ON 180459)
1949: To 'Remorquage Letzer SA' at Antwerpen (BEL), renamed GEORGES LETZER
(BEL flag, ON 344, c/s ORMB, 296 GRT) (298 GRT, 47 NRT) (294 GRT, 45 NRT)
1964: rebuilt and re-engined diesel (1962) K.H.Deutz, 3000ihp-2200bhp, on the 'Letzer' wharf at Boom (BEL)
1974: fusioned to 'URS - Unie van Redding en Sleepdienst' at Antwerpen
1981: rebuilt at Rupelmonde (BEL) (closed bridge + Kort Nozzle)
1992: To 'Northern Europe Shipping', renamed HILDE
(BEL flag)
1994 -xx/06: broken up by J. Bakker at Brugge