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| Launched 1981: mt FLYING PHANTOM |
 mt FLYING PHANTOM
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mt FLYING PHANTOM built by Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow, Yard No 486 Engines by Ruston Diesels Ltd, Newton-le-Willows Last Name: FLYING PHANTOM Port of Registry: Glasgow Propulsion: 2 x 6cyl 4SCSA (254 x 305mm) Ruston 6RKCM oil engines single reduction to a single shaft with controllable pitch propeller. 2820bhp - 40 tons bollard pull.
5/1997 - Fitted with a forward mounted Aquamaster UL601 retractable azimuthing thruster propeller powered by a Cummins KTA19M3 providing 600bhp @ 1800rpm. (by Richard Dunston Shiprepairers Ltd)
7.8 tons bollard pull with Aquamaster alone, 50 tons combined with main propulsion system.
Launched: Thursday, 02/07/1981 Built: 1981 Ship Type: Tug Ship's Role: Towage and Firefighting Duties Tonnage: 347grt Length: 37.95m Breadth: 9.69m Draught: 3.833m Owner History: 1981-94 Clyde Shipping Company Glasgow 1994-2000 Clyde Tugs Ltd 2000 Cory Towage 2000-2001 Weijsmuller Marine Ltd 2001-2007 AS Em Z. Svitzer Copenhagen Status: Sunk - 19/12/2007
Remarks: Photo supplied by Gavin Stewart Previous update by Stuart Cameron Keel Laid 03/12/1980, completed 11/11/1981. Fitted with Fire Fighting Equipment from new. Solid bridge wing screens replaced by railings during 1980s to improve visibility. Transferred to Clyde Tugs Ltd in 1994 (50:50 with Cory Towage). 28/12/2000 Made contact with underwater obstacle at 2am whilst escorting the Egyptian ABU EGILIA off Dumbarton and sustained a punctured hull. Beached to prevent sinking. Refloated 3pm and towed by tug Warrior III to dry dock for repair. Returned to service 02/2001. Last Clydebuilt tug in Clyde fleet as of 11/2004.
On 19/12/2007 whilst towing bulk carrier Red Jasmine upriver to Shieldhall, in severely reduced visibility sank off the former John Brown yard at Clydebank after apparently being pulled over by the towing line. Three of her crew of four were lost. Subsequently raised, she is at present lying in King George V Dock in Glasgow.
Photo supplied by Gavin Stewart Previous update by Gavin Stewart
Last updated: by Paul Strathdee from the original records by Stuart Cameron
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