Diesel-electric paddle tug. 4x12Cyl Paxman 12YHAXZ diesels of 1800 bhp total driving DC generators. 2xBritish Thompson Houston electric motors of 1640 bhp total driving independent paddle wheels through chain transmission. Speed 13 knots.
First owner
First port of register
Registration date
Port Auxiliary Service
Other names
Subsequent owner and registration history
Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.
Vessel history
Director Class paddle tug - Pennant A85. Primarily used to assist aircraft carriers in various Naval Dockyards.
Remarks
Beam 60.0 ft over paddle boxes. Bollard pull 16 tons. Range 5900miles @ 13Knots. Complement 22.
End year
Fate / Status
1983
Sunk 21/04/1983
Disposal Detail
1981 withdrawn from service. 21/04/1983 sunk as a target.
FAITHFUL Plymouth 04/04/1983
Image courtesy of : Danny Lynch
FAITHFUL Plymouth 04/04/1983
Image courtesy of : Danny Lynch
