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Tug Tender Calshot Update - 6th March 2010
Good news... I received an email this morning from James Delderfield, Trustee/Director Tug Tender Calshot Trust Ltd., regarding the vessel. The news is that they're awaiting confirmation of their Lottery Heritage Grant application that is currently under consideration. There is also a plan to move Calshot to a new berth near Town Quay that will provide easier access for volunteers working on the vessel and for members of the public once the vessel is fully restored. The project also has a new website so I've updated the links on the article page. Jason |
Photo Backlog!!! - February 2010I just wanted to let you all know that I have a bit of a backlog of new photos to add to the site at the moment. Some very kind people have sent in some great photos over the last few months but due to Xmas, the day job, other writing projects, and an upcoming trip to Japan (hopefully including photographing some tugs in Yokohama), I've not found the time to add many of them. I realise that you good people spend your free time sending me your photos so I don't want you to feel offended that they haven't appeared yet or to think that I don't appreciate them. Rest assured that I will catch up soon. Thanks! Jason |
Classic Tug For Sale: Dido - 57ft ex. M.S.C. - Built 1957
Classic tug ‘DIDO’ 57 foot X 14 foot 6 inches X draft 5 foot 6 inches approx. Built 1957 for Manchester Ship Canal dredging fleet. Now in need of a caring owner. A project for completion for transformation to house boat or re-engined to become a cruiser. Shaft cut but still has prop. Original engine removed and some internal work started. Structurally in good condition. Lying Southampton. Towage can be arranged. £12000 Contact: Kevin Harvey - Tel: 07984330154 (please mention that you saw it on ClassicTugs.co.uk) |
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A Day Tugging on Southampton Water
After my trip out on the tugs of the River Tyne earlier this year (read about it here), I was keen to get a trip out on my local waterway, Southampton Water. I've lived by Southampton Water for about 34 years and have seen all manner of ships come and go but had never been out on a tug in the docks. Luckily, the good people at Svitzer Marine were more than happy again to help me out. I'd been saving this trip up for a while in the hope that I could pick a sunny day that would help me get some good quality photographs. However, as mid-August approached, and with the British weather just as unpredictable as ever, I decided to go for it. I selected Friday 14th August as the day for my trip as I had the day off work anyway and the shipping schedules looked pretty busy. To my surprise, the weather looked ideal at 7am as I walked down Hythe Pier to get the ferry across into Southampton. The sky was clear and there didn't appear to be much wind at all. As I got to the end of the pier, I was even treated to the sight of Adsteam Surrey and Svitzer Sarah bringing a vehicle carrier into the docks... read more... |
Svitzer Bentley
Type: Twin Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) |
Shannon (formerly Eldergarth)
Type: Twin Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) |
Svitzer Tugs For Sale:I've recently come across this list of Svitzer tugs for sale here. All details were correct as of 20th April 2009 but I can't guarantee that they're still correct. Stackgarth - Located Avonmouth - Offers around £685000 Avongarth - Located Grangemouth - Offers around £470000 Svitzer Sword - Located Humber - Offers around £500000 Svitzer Elizabeth - Located Humber - Offers around £475000 Coatham Cross - Located Tees - Offers around £475000 Bargarth - Located Avonmouth - Offers around £375000 Shannon (formerly Eldergarth) has recently been sold to EMU, an oceanography and survey company, and is now in Hythe on Southampton Water being fitted with a stern boom for survey work. |
SD Jupiter
Type: Twin Screw Fixed Nozzles with Rudders |
Project: Rowangarth RC Model Tug Boat - Part 2
It's been a couple of months since the last progress report on my Rowangarth radio controlled model tug build so I figured that an update was long overdue. To be honest, I seem to have found that I get so caught up in the actual build itself that taking photos and writing reports is the last thing on my mind so I apologise if the photos aren't as "step-by-step" as you might have liked. Anyway, on with the report... In my previous project report, I mentioned that the next critical task that I had to perform was the installation of the running gear. More specifically, I need to fit the kort nozzles, propeller shafts, and motor mounts. This was a critical task as those three items needed to be lined up perfectly so some thought needed to go into the order in which they'd be installed. Finding the correct positions for the kort nozzles was fairly easy as they been marked by small indentations in the hull during the moulding process. However, a double-check and exact measurement was still required to ensure that they were... read more... |
A Day Tugging on the Tyne
For any tug enthusiast, there's nothing better than being down by the water watching the tugs at work taking vessels in and out of the port. Apart, that is, from actually being on one of the tugs seeing first hand how they go about handling a towing operation. So, when the good folks at Svitzer Marine gave me the opportunity to visit their tugs on the River Tyne, I was like a kid at Christmas. One of the problems with arranging my visit to the tugs was that I needed to select a day when there were some shipping movements to observe. I must admit that the people in the Svitzer office were very helpful and basically said that if I just rung them the day before then they'd let me know if they had any towage operations that day. So, I carefully studied the Port of Tyne Shipping Movements webpage and tried to decide which day would be best. Unfortunately, I didn't make things easy for myself due to the fact that I only had one week left on Tyneside before returning to my home in Southampton and it appeared that I'd also chosen a quiet week for shipping on the Tyne with only a few small ships coming and going that didn't require tug assistance. However, after a couple of false starts, I finally phoned the Svitzer office on Wednesday 29th April 2009 and got told "yes, we have a Nissan car carrier coming in at 2.15pm so get yourself down to the quay by 1pm to meet the tugs before they head down river to meet it."... read more... |
Svitzer Sword (formerly Sun Thames and HT Sword)
Type: Twin Voith Schneider |
North-East Model Boat Show 2009
On the weekend of 28th/29th March 2009, South Shields, Tyne and Wear hosted the first ever North-East Model Boat Show. As I was only in North Shields at the time, it seemed like a good opportunity to see some model boats up close and personal. Stupidly, I decided to take the scenic route there so after an hour and a half's walk along South Shields coast road in howling wind, sleet, and rain, I finally made it to the sports complex where the show was being held. I went over on the Saturday morning and, despite the awful weather outside, there was quite a decent crowd there. Sunday was much sunnier and probably attracted more visitors, but in some ways the bad weather helped me as it gave me more of an opportunity to get unhindered photos of the models on display... read more... |
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