BOKA BAY Ex Tralee Bay
Posted:
Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:05 pm
by TEESMAN
- Photo Michael Green
BOKA BAY Ex Tralee Bay Built 1968 Yard No S.855,with BOKA SKY alongside at the Bijela shipyard Kotor,Montenegro 15.10.16
Re: BOKA BAY Ex Tralee Bay
Posted:
Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:34 am
by Whickham
1968: R & JH Rea as TRALEE BAY
1970: Cory Ship Towage
1979: Irish Tugs
1994: Shannon Tugs, Cobh
1999: Barcazas Dominicia SA, Santo Domingo
2001: O'Hanlon, Waterford
2003: Zeljko Malovic, Bijela, Montenegro; renamed BOKA BAY
- In Cory colours. Photographer unknown
- In Shannon Tugs colours. Photographer unknown
- In Irish Tugs colours. Photographer unknown
Re: BOKA BAY Ex Tralee Bay
Posted:
Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:31 pm
by tidesman
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TRALEE BAY
O.N. 400652. 299g. 129'1" x 29'11" x 12'3"oa. Fire-fighting tug.
6-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. (15" x 18") KMR-6 type by Mirrlees National Ltd., Stockport, single reduction reverse geared to a single fixed pitch propeller operating within a Kort steerable nozzle. 2,520 bhp. 37 tons bollard pull. 12 kts.
1967: Ordered from Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd., Hessle upon Humber (Yard No. S. 855) by Wm. Cory & Son Ltd., London.
8.12.1967: Keel laid.
13.5.1968: Launched for Bantry Towing Co. Ltd., (R. & J. H. Rea Ltd., managers), Republic of Ireland.
22.7.1968: Completed. Registered at Cork.
25.7.1968: Delivered.
1970: Managers restyled as Cory Ship Towage Ltd.
1979: Irish Tugs Ltd., appointed as managers.
1985: Cory Towage Ltd., appointed as managers.
1987: Transferred to Irish Tugs Ltd., (same managers).
1994: Transferred to Shannon Tugs Ltd., and removed from management.
14.5.1999: Sold to Barcazas Dominicia S. A., Dominican Republic, for August delivery but sale not concluded due to financial difficulties.
7.2003: Sold to Z. Malovic, Bijela, Montenegro and renamed BOKA BAY. Seen at Kotor 15/10/2016
4.2017: Still in SeaWeb, as in service, but without any additional detail.