"WELLINGTON"

foto : P. Sinke

WELLINGTON -1961-

1961 AZIE, 1973 AZIEBANK, 1982 GURNARD, 1985 ROSIA, 1985 WELLINGTON

Registered: IMO 5032204 /(GBR) ON 700386
161 GRT, L28,86m(25,94), B8,39m, D3,801m(3,48)
2 VSP, 2x diesel 4tew 8cyl Stork-Ricardo, 1000bhp-1250ihp total, sp 11,5kn
tuned up 1969 to 1360rhp-1800hp total

1961 -16/02: Launched by "Scheepswerven v/h H.H. Bodewes" at Millingen (YN 553)
1961 -04/05: delivered to "Nederlandsche Stoomsleepdienst v/h van P. Smit Jr" at Rotterdam
        (NLD flag, call sign PCWX)
1961 -31/05: chartered to "NRS - Nieuwe Rotterdamse Sleepdienst" at Rotterdam
1969: tuned up to 1360rhp-1800hp total
1971: To "Piet Smit Sleepdienst (NRS)" at Rotterdam
1973 -01/09: Sold to "NRS - Nieuwe Rotterdamse Sleepdienst" at Rotterdam, renamed AZIEBANK
        (NLD flag, call sign PCWX)
1982 -xx/10: To "Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Public Cy" (Red Funnel Tugs) at Southampton (GBR), renamed GURNARD
1985 -xx/10: To "Alexandra Towing (Gibraltar) Ltd" at Gibraltar, initially to be named ROSIA, finally renamed WELLINGTON
        (GBR flag, ON 700386, call sign GCXT)
1999: To "T. P. Towage Ltd" at Gibraltar
2003: still in service