by tidesman » Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:31 pm
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TRALEE BAY
O.N. 400652. 299g. 129'1" x 29'11" x 12'3"oa. Fire-fighting tug.
6-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. (15" x 18") KMR-6 type by Mirrlees National Ltd., Stockport, single reduction reverse geared to a single fixed pitch propeller operating within a Kort steerable nozzle. 2,520 bhp. 37 tons bollard pull. 12 kts.
1967: Ordered from Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd., Hessle upon Humber (Yard No. S. 855) by Wm. Cory & Son Ltd., London.
8.12.1967: Keel laid.
13.5.1968: Launched for Bantry Towing Co. Ltd., (R. & J. H. Rea Ltd., managers), Republic of Ireland.
22.7.1968: Completed. Registered at Cork.
25.7.1968: Delivered.
1970: Managers restyled as Cory Ship Towage Ltd.
1979: Irish Tugs Ltd., appointed as managers.
1985: Cory Towage Ltd., appointed as managers.
1987: Transferred to Irish Tugs Ltd., (same managers).
1994: Transferred to Shannon Tugs Ltd., and removed from management.
14.5.1999: Sold to Barcazas Dominicia S. A., Dominican Republic, for August delivery but sale not concluded due to financial difficulties.
7.2003: Sold to Z. Malovic, Bijela, Montenegro and renamed BOKA BAY. Seen at Kotor 15/10/2016
4.2017: Still in SeaWeb, as in service, but without any additional detail.