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RMAS FORCEFUL
built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun,
Yard No 2124
Propulsion: Diesel electric
Launched: Tuesday, 14/05/1957
Built: 1957
Ship Type: Paddle tug
Ship's Role: Director class, dockyard tug
Tonnage: 473 grt | 710 disp
Length: 157 feet
Breadth: 60 feet
Draught: 10 feet
Owner History:
Royal Navy
Status: Scrapped - 17/9/1990
Remarks:
1981: used as missile target at Aberporth Ranges, but survived the practices
198x: for breaking up to Sittingbourne, Kent
1987: To preservation group at Hartlepool which attempt didn't work out
1989 15/08: for breaking up to Cairnryan
1989: sold to be a museum exhibit at Glasgow, which attempt also fell through
1990
17/09: returned to Cairnryan for breaking up
Information regarding fate posted on TugTalk by Piet Van Damme
Previous update by Paul Strathdee
Previous update by Colin Campbell
Previous update by Bruce Biddulph
Photo supplied by Brian Hargreaves
Last updated: by Brian Hargreaves from the original records by Stuart Cameron
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