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Name: ROWANGARTH
Launched: 24/10/1981
Completed: 18/12/1981
Builder: McTay Marine Ltd, Bromborough
Yard Number: 41
Dimensions: 352grt, 34.24 x 10.04 x 3.23metres
Engines: 2 x Oil engines, 4SCSA, Niigata 8L25BX, 8cyl (250 x 320mm), 3200bhp, 42tbp
Engines By: Niigata Engineering Co Ltd, Ota, Japan
Propulsion: 2 x Stern mounted azimuthing multi-directional propellers, 12.5kts
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 402101; (1994: 724494)
History:
18/12/1981 SJ Murphy & Co Ltd (Rea Towing Co Ltd, manager), Republic of Ireland
18/12/1981 Registered at Westport, Republic of Ireland
04/1989 Transferred to Irish Tugs Ltd (Cory Towage Ltd, managers)
1994 Transferred to British Registry at Liverpool
1998 Transferred to Cory Towage Ltd
03/04/2000 Owner restyled as Wijsmuller Marine Ltd
2002 Transferred to Irish Tugs Ltd
2003 Transferred to Svitzer Marine Ltd
10/2007 Transferred to Irish Tugs Ltd
02/2012 OOO Balt-Shtok, Russia (MoreServis Towing Co, Kaliningrad, managers)
06/2013 Maritime Cargo Line SA, Ukraine (Pacific Maritime Co. Ltd, managers)
06/2013 Transferred to Comoros flag
2018 In service
Comments: Fitted with fire-fighting equipment


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