Tug "WESTGARTH"

foto : Chris Jones

WESTGARTH -1983-

1983 YASHIMA, 1992 WESTGARTH

Registered: IMO 8303642 /(GBR)ON 720118
266 GRT, 79 NRT, L32,11m(30,82), B9,90m, D2,920m(3,88)
2 Z-pellers, 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl Niigata type 6L25CXE, 3000bhp total, sp 11kn, bp 40t

1983 -25/01: keel laid as YASHIMA by "Hanazaki Zosensho K.K." at Yokosoka (JPN) (YN 190), ordered by  "Daito Unyu K.K.", Tokyo
1983 -11/04: launched
1983 -09/05: completed
1992 -xx/07: Purchased by "Cory Towage Ltd" at London
1992 -xx/10: delivered, registered at Bristol, renamed WESTGARTH
        (GBR flag, ON 720118, call sign MQDE6)
1993 -xx/01: transferred to Avonmouth, managed by "Cory, King Towage Ltd"
1993 -xx/06: removed from management
2000: To "Svitzer Marine"
2003: still in service