Friday, 9 September 2011

Dutch navy tug Hr. Ms Gouwe (A 878) 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. Launched on 25 November 1996 and commissioned on 21 February 1997.