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List of Hobart tug boats

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This is a list of tugboats that service (either currently or previously) the River Derwent and surrounds.

Name Year Built Builder Initial Ownership Current Ownership / Fate Length Beam Bullard Pull Propulsion Service Years
Tawe (Gowang)[1] Royal Australian Army AT1555 15m 8m 1946
Boyer[1] Royal Australian Navy RNT104
Cape Peron (Westamar)[1] Royal Australian Navy RNT104
Tacoma (Maydeena (1)) 1950 America Converted to fishing boat 1950-
Swiftness (Temp. Plover) 1920 Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley, Scotland Burnt and Scuttled Storm Bay, Tasmania 1979 Diesel 1959–1970s
Kallista Belize 36m 8m 1963-
Maydeena (2) Backspring Pty Ltd, Hobart Diesel -1986
Cape Forestier (Warang (1974) 1936 Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Sydney Waratah Tug & Salvage Company, Port Jackson[2] Diesel 1968–1987
Cape Bruny (Wonga (1949) 1949 Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Sydney Adelaide Steamship Company[3] Tamar River, Launceston Diesel 1971–1988
York Syme 1961 Adelaide Ship Construction, Port Adelaide Coastal D & C Limited 28.96 m 7.57m 1973-
Cape Raoul (Sirius Cove (1973)) 1958 T Mitchison, Gateshead, England J Fenwick & Co, Port Jackson[4] Bismark Marine, Port Moresby as Hercules 29.88m 7.93m 1973–1996
Storm Cove (Shell Cove (1986)) 1971 Carrington Slipways, Newcastle Bell Bay, Tasmania 30m 10m 25t Duckpeller 1983
Risdon Cove (Expo 1998) 1993 Kying In Engineerting & Shipbuilding, Incheon, South Korea Bell Bay 30m 8m 34t Azimuthing Stern Drive 1998–13
Tarragal 1969 Adelaide Ship Construction, Port Adelaide Sierra Fleet Services Bondi, New South Wales 28.59m 8.54m 25t 1991–2012
Keira 1973 Ballina Slipway & Engineering, Ballina 29m 10m 1991–2012
Swissco 168 1995 Tuong Aik Shipyard, Sibu, Malaysia Dover 23.17m 6.7m – present
Allgo Sharapova 2006 Yong Choo Kui Shipyard, Sibu, Malaysia Backspring Pty Ltd, Hobart 21.77m 7.32m 12t – present
Ocean Dynasty 138 (Ocranlec 201 (2008)) 2008 Laju Kurnia Maju Shipyard, Miri, Malaysia Offshore Unlimited 31.2m 9.15m 30t Twin Kort Nozzles 2014–present
Pacific Crest (Breyjay (2007), Cape Horn II (2007)) 2007 Berjaya Dockyard, Miri, Malaysia Offshore Unlimited 30.2m 8.6m 30t Twin Kort Nozzles 2014–present
Farm Cove (Reef Cove 1977) 1971 NQEA, Cairns Backspring Pty Ltd, Hobart 29m 10m 30t 1987–2016
Sydney Cove (Barrier Cove 1977) 1971 NQEA, Cairns 29m 10m 1987–2016
Watagan (Shell Cove 1996) 1986 NQEA, Cairns Burnie 20m 12m 47t Azimuthing Stern Drive 2013–2016
Wilga 1991 Ocean Shipyard WA, Fremantle Devonport 32m 12m 50t Azimuthing Stern Drive 2016–2017
Godley[5] 1977 Sims Engineering, Port Chalmers, Dunedin New Zealand Lyttelton Port Company, NZ[6] Port of Hobart[7] 28.73m 9.73m 25t Azimuthing Stern Drive 2003–present
Mount Florance[8] 2007 Cheoy Shipyards, Hong Kong Port of Hobart[7] 27.4m 11.5m 57.4t Azimuthing Stern Drive 2018–present
Yandeyarra[9] 2008 Cheoy Shipyards, Hong Kong Port of Hobart[7] 27.4m 11.5m 64.8t Azimuthing Stern Drive 2018–present

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tugboats in Tasmania Archived 11 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine Maritime Museum of Tasmania retrieved 11 January 2019
  2. ^ Tug Warang National Archives of Australia
  3. ^ Tug Wonga Archived 31 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine National Archives of Australia
  4. ^ Sirius Cove 1958 Tyne Tugs & Tug Builders
  5. ^ INVESTIGATION INTO A COLLISION WITH MOORED RECREATIONAL VESSELS Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 11 January 2019
  6. ^ Lyttelton 1951 - 2006 Archived 22 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 11 January 2019
  7. ^ a b c Tasports Towage Flee Archived 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine TasPortst
  8. ^ "2007 CHEOY LEE Z-TECH TUG "MT FLORANCE" for sale". Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. ^ "2008 CHEOY LEE Z-TECH TUG "YANDEYARRA" for sale". Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.