Thursday 8 September 2011

Dutch navy coastal tug Gouwe (A878) 1997-

off Den Helder, Netherlands 30 June 2011

Netherlands-flagged, IMO 9152624, MMSI 244087000 and call sign PAMO. Gross tonnage 235 tons, maximum displacement 380 tons and as dimensions 27,45 x 8,3 x 2,7metres. Bollard pull 22 ton. With a crew of 5 men. Speed 5 knots. Of the Linge-class. Laid down at the shipyard Bijlsma BV, Wartena, Netherlands while the casco was completed at the Delta Shipyard, Sliedrecht, Netherlands. Launched on 25 November 1996 and commissioned on 21 February 1997.