Name |
AGAMA |
Construction |
STEEL |
Type |
SCREW TUG |
Date |
1937 |
Description |
Yard Number: 659 Vessel to be employed towing barges on the Thames. "Built 1937 by Alexander Hall & Co Ltd., Aberdeen. YN 659. Screw tug. L77.5’. B21’. D10’. 84grt. 500bhp 4cyl British Polar diesel engine. ON165431. 1937 Delivered to Gaselee & Son Ltd., London. Cost £10500. 21-7-1966 Towed pirate radio ship Cheetah II into Harwich after her anchors dragged in heavy weather. 1967 Transferred to Gaselee and Knight Ltd. 1970 Scrapped at Bloors Wharf, Rainham Kent". (Source: www.lighteragetugs.co.uk) |
Owner |
Gaselee & Sons Ltd, London |
Shipbuilder |
A. HALL & Co. |
Dimensions |
length 78' x breadth 21 1/12' x depth 10' Gross Tonnage: 84 ton |
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