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One that got away

PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:08 pm
by tidesman
During the construction period the Drypool Group became financially unstable and shortly after the launch of the Beverley yard No. 1568 – EXEGARTH, it collapsed. Special arrangements had to be made with the receivers to enable the completion of EXEGARTH and as the second vessel, yard No. 1569 – EYEGARTH, was at a very early stage of prefabrication it was deemed unworkable to proceed any further. During March 1976 yard No. 1569 was officially cancelled.
In the interim period however, Cory Towage had invited fresh tenders for construction of this vessel and awarded the contract to Richards at Lowestoft.
The fabricated steel and machinery were then transferred from Beverley to their Gt. Yarmouth yard to be constructed as Richards yard No. 531.

7400950
EXEGARTH
O.N. 376349. 388g. 37.95 x 10.85 x 4.306 metres oa. Fire-fighting tug.
16-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. (254 x 305mm) Ruston 16RKCM vee type by Ruston, Paxman Diesels Ltd., Colchester, single reduction geared to a controllable pitch propeller operating within a Kort steerable nozzle. 3,520 bhp. 50 tons bollard pull. 13 kts.
1974: Ordered from the Drypool Shipbuilding Group by Cory Ship Towage Ltd.
5.1975: Keel laid by Group member, Beverley Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd., Beverley (Yard No. 1568).
17.5.1976: Launched for Rea Towing Co. Ltd., Liverpool.
21.10.1976: Completed. Registered at Milford.
18.11.1976: Delivered.
1986: Cory Towage Ltd., appointed managers.
1987: Transferred to Irish Tugs Ltd., (retaining British registry and managers).
14.5.1990: Transferred to Westport, Republic of Ireland registry, (O.N. 402268).
7.1995: Sold to Sysgold Business Inc., Panama, and renamed PAGBILAO I.
3.7.1996: Panama registry cancelled - transferred to Philippines registry.
1998: Sold to I. D. H. I. Ports and Shipping Corp., Philippines.
2006: Pagbilao Shipping Corp, Cebu, Philippines. Home port Cagayan De Oro.
21.6.2012: Stranded during heavy weather at Masinloc, Philippines 15.32N., 119.57E. Refloated with assistance from WARAY I and RAJAH and proceeded for divers inspection.
11.2015: Still in SeaWeb, “In casualty or repairing” without any additional detail since 6.2012.




7605938
EYEGARTH
O.N. 377761. 388g. 37.93 x 10.85 x 4.363 metres oa. Fire-fighting tug.
16-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. (254 x 305mm) Ruston 16RKCM vee type by Ruston Diesels Ltd., Newton-le-Willows, single reduction geared to a controllable pitch propeller operating within a Kort steerable nozzle. 3,520 bhp. 50 tons bollard pull. 13 kts.
1974: Ordered from the Drypool Shipbuilding Group by Cory Ship Towage Ltd., and allocated to Group member, Beverley Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd., Beverley (Yard No. 1569).
3.1976: Cancelled at an early stage of prefabrication, due to the financial collapse of the Drypool Group.


1976: Re-ordered from Richards (Shipbuilders) Ltd., Lowestoft (Yard No. 531) by Cory Ship Towage Ltd.
5.1976: Keel Laid.
25.11.1976: Launched for Rea Towing Co. Ltd., Liverpool.
5.4.1977: Completed. Registered at Milford.
1985: Cory Towage Ltd., appointed as managers.
1987: Transferred to Irish Tugs Ltd., (retaining British registry and managers).
14.5.1990: Transferred to Westport, Republic of Ireland registry, (O.N. 402267).
7.1995: Sold to Sysgold Business Inc., Panama, and renamed PAGBILAO II.
3.7.1996: Panama registry cancelled - transferred to Philippines registry.
1998: Sold to I. D. H. I. Ports and Shipping Corp., Philippines.
2006: Pagbilao Shipping Corp, Cebu, Philippines. 516g. 318d. Home port Cagayan De Oro.
11.2015: Still in SeaWeb, without any additional detail.

Re: Exegarth - 1976

PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:55 pm
by Whickham
EXEGARTH in "black & white"

Exegarth6.jpg
Photo courtesy of Alfred Turner

and wearing "red & blue"

Exegarth8.jpg
Photo courtesy of Ronald Stanford