BATTLER          

              CLYDE MARINE SERVICES LTD, 50.49grt, delivered 2004,          Bollard Pull Ahead 20.8 ton(m),   SPEED 11.7 knots

Clyde

BEAMER [IMO 8208830]

Forth Estuary Towage, Leith, 108dwt, 1983,  

19t Bollard pull, 28.8m loa, 8.6beam, 4m draft

BEAMER (2)

BITTER

     CLYDE MARINE SERVICES LTD, 41grt, delivered 1982,   

  Bollard Pull Ahead 10 ton(m), Speed 10 knts

Clyde

BP/Targe Towage - Forth Rail Bridge

COLLIE T [IMO 6409064]

Targe Towing, 149gt, built 1964.   ex Collie 

Dog Class Tug ex- MoD, sister ships Deerhound and Elkhound

CRAMOND [IMO 9067269]

BP/Targe Towage,  Hound Point, 324dwt, 1994,  62t Bollard pull, 34.3m  loa, 10.5 beam, 4.6m draft

Cramond and Dalmeny

Dalmeny and Cramond

DALMENY [IMO 9067271] (C)

BP/Targe Towage,  Hound Point  324 dwt, 1994, 62t Bollard pull, 34.3m  loa, 10.5 beam, 4.6m draft.      Tanker Eagle Tampa to stern.      26th Sept 2009.

This replaces the earlier photograph - Dalmeny (A)

DALMENY (B)

DEERHOUND

 Rosyth Marine Sevices,  1966, 17t Bollard pull, 28.7m loa, 7.7m beam, 3.2m draft

Dog Class Tug ex- MoD, sister ships Elkhound, Collie T

ELKHOUND

Rosyth Marine Sevices, Sistership to Deerhound and Collie T (Dog Class Tugs).

11th Septmeber 2009

FIDRA [IMO 9108491]

Forth Estuary Towage,  Leith, 1995, 276dwt,  50t Bollard pull, 30m  loa, 11 beam, 5.3m draft

FIERY CROSS [IMO 9064712]

Tug, Svitzer Wijsmuller (Svitzer Marine), 296 gt, built 1993. 

Normaly based River Tees, first seen Firth of Forth, 8th August 2009,  Photographed off Leith, in rain 25th August.

FORTH (B)

SVITZER WIJSMULLER, (Svitzer Towage),  Grangemouth,  1989, 111 dwt, 37t Bollard pull, 30.6m  loa, 9.8 beam, 4.5m draft

11th September 2006

FORTH (C)

SVITZER WIJSMULLER, (Svitzer Towage),  Grangemouth,  1989, 111 dwt, 37t Bollard pull, 30.6m  loa, 9.8 beam, 4.5m draft

13th August 2007 - with new Svitzer livery

(This photogrpah replaces the one of June 2004 which is still available)

FORTH (D) [IMO 8812605]

SVITZER WIJSMULLER, (Svitzer Towage),  Grangemouth,  1989, 111 dwt, 37t Bollard pull, 30.6m  loa, 9.8 beam, 4.5m draft

$th May 2009

Forth and Oxcar

FORTH DRUMMER [IMO 6726852]

Tug, Briggs Marine, 114 gt,  built 1967 

with barge for Rosyth.  11th July 2009

FORTH SENTINEL [IMO 9031040]

235 gt, 130 dwt, Briggs Marine Environmental Services, built 1999, ex Humber Sentinel (2002) Burntisland, 10th May 2009

 Forth Guardsman on inner berth)

Hopetoun,  Dalmeny and Cramond

BP/Targe Towage, Hound Point

Hopetoun  [IMO 9140865] (A)

BP/Targe Towage, Hound Point, 1997, 637 dwt,  124t Bollard pull, 43.5m  loa, 13.5 beam, 6.7m draft

Hopetoun  (B)

Hopetoun (C)

Hopetoun  (D)

BP/Targe Towage, Hound Point, 1997, 637 dwt,  124t Bollard pull, 43.5m  loa, 13.5 beam, 6.7m draft

KEVERNE (A) [IMO 9381794]

JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd, 393 gt, 2006. Ex Azuma Maru

12th Feb 2008 on route to Invergordon

KEVERNE (B)

JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd,  393 gt, 2006 

This picture no longer available

KINCRAIG

JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd, 290 grt, 3,600 bhp. 1998.

Normally based Cromarty Firth, but in support Southampton first part of 2007, seen moored Leith,  16th July 2007, on short term charter to Forth Tugs.                       Feb 2008 moved to Rotterdam on charter.

KINCRAIG (2)

NEPTUNE MARINER [IMO 9481037]

 Tug, 400gt, 996dwt, built 2007.  Firth of Forth 4th May 2009

Northern Kestrel [IMO 8738328]

Oxcar [IMO 7703065 ]  (A)

Forth Estuary Towage, Leith, 1978, 119 dwt, 30t Bollard pull, 30m loa, 9m beam, 4.6m draft

Oxcar (B)

OXCAR and SEAL CARR

ROSEBERRY CROSS [IMO 8812590]  (D)

SVITZER WIJSMULLER, (Svitzer Marine),  1989, 290 gt, 3,400hp

Firth of Forth 4th May 2009

ROSEBERRY CROSS [IMO 8812590]  (A)

SVITZER WIJSMULLER, (Svitzer Marine), Tees,  1989, 290 gt, 3,400hp

normally based on River Tees photographed Leith 5th April 2007

ROSEBERRY CROSS (B)

Firth of Forth,  heading for Grangemouth

ROSEBERRY CROSS (C)

note difference in funnel livery ~ May 2007 ~ this is during the period of change from the Maltese Cross to the Four Blade propeller after the take over of Adstream by Svitzer and introduction the enlarged group's new livery. 

Leith

ROWANGARTH [IMO 8011847]

SVITZER WIJSMULLER, (Svitzer Marine), Tyne,  1981, 173 dwt, 34m loa, 9.2m beam, 5m draft

ROWANGARTH (2009)

note change in livery  (2009)

St Margaret  [ see also 'Warships']

 Rosyth Marine Services,  1967, 13t Bollard pull, 22.3m loa, 7.4m beam, 3.9m draft

SEAL CARR [IMO 8208828]

Forth Estuary Towage, Leith, 1983, 107dwt, 19t Bollard pull,  28.8m loa, 8.6bam, 4m draft

Seal Carr (B)

Sms Shoalbuster [IMO 9475923]

Tug, 212gt, built 2008

SVITZER MALTBY [IMO 9324784]

385 gt, 228 dwt ,built 2005

Newcastle

YARM CROSS 

SVITZER WIJSMULLER, (Svitzer Marine), Tyne,  1979, 98 dwt,98 dwt, 1979,  27.2m loa, 8.8m beam, 5m draft

YARM CROSS (2009)

note change in logo on funnel (2009)

FLYING SPINDRIFT [IMO 8500953]

Tug, 259gt, Svitzer Marine, built 1986.  Worked on the Clyde from 1986 to 1995 (Clyde Shipping Tugs Ltd. ) before moving to the Tyne. 2006 moved to Cardiff, currently working at Lowestoft.            Firth of Forth 13th September 2009