Dunsnipe - 1962

Dunsnipe - 1962

Postby Whickham » Fri May 12, 2017 9:05 am

DUNSNIPE was built by Richard Dunston at Hessle in 1962, YN 787
1962: Newport Screw Towing
1971: Cory Ship Towage; renamed GWENTGARTH
1981: Champion Maritime, Piraeus; renamed ADAMASTOS
1990: Broken up

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As DUNSNIPE for Newport Screw Towing. Photographer unknown

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As DUNSNIPE for Cory Ship Towage. Photographer unknown

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As GWENTGARTH for Cory Ship Towage. Photographer unknown
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Re: Dunsnipe - 1962

Postby tidesman » Sun May 14, 2017 1:02 pm

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DUNSNIPE
O.N. 303641. 186g. 100'11" x 27'2" x 11'9"oa.
6-cyl. 2 S.C.S.A. (340 x 570mm) Polar MN16 type by British Polar Engines Ltd., Glasgow, single reduction reverse geared to a single fixed pitch propeller. 1,260 bhp. 22 tons bollard pull. 11 kts.
16.4.1962: Keel laid by Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd., Hessle upon Humber (Yard No. S. 787) for Newport Screw Towing Co. Ltd., Newport.
12.9.1962: Launched.
18.12.1962: Completed. Registered at Newport.
1971: Purchased by Cory Ship Towage Ltd., London, and later renamed GWENTGARTH.
1981: Sold to Theano Emiliou Skoufopolou S. A., (Champion Maritime Co. Ltd., managers), Greece, and renamed ADAMASTOS.
2.1984: Laid-up - surveys overdue.
1.3.1987: Lloyd’s Register deleted class, owners and managers from entry.
4.7.1989: Delivered to P. Sariktzis & Co, Greece for demolition.
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