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Monday 26 January 2015

Canadian tug (ex-Caltex Pandu 1958-1978, Euphoric 1978-1979, Larain 1979-1997), General Jackson 1997-

IMO 5058674, official number 392760  and callsign VG6166. Steel built. Carvel/flush design. Built by Gulfport Shipbuilding, Port Arthur, Texas, USA with yard number 531 in 1958. Sold by the Caltex Tanker Company, Hong Kong to the  Kaddish Line Navigation Company and renamed Euphoric (Panama-flagged) in 1978. Rebuilt in 2008. Horsepower 1.500-1.700 bhp. Speed 13 knots. Single screw. Gross tonnage 237,3 tons, net tonnage 27,5 tons and as dimensions 29,11-29,3 x 8,23-8,4 x 3,84-3,9 (depth) metres 96’x 27.5’ x 13’. Of the Amix-Group, Canada. Ex-Laurain renamed May 1997.