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Monday, 13 February 2012

Brazilian tug Laurindo Pitta 1910-


In 1910 build by the shipyard of Vickers, Sons&Maxim Limited in Barrow-in-Furness. With a displacement of 293 (light)-514 tons (load) were her dimensions 130 x 26 x 15 feet or 38,73 x 6,61 x 4,5 metres. The triple expansion engines supplied 850 ihp via two shafts allowing a speed of 11 knots. She nowadays still exists and used as a tourist ship at Rio de Janeiro.