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Registration number
2733
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- Asko
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tug
Location
Rochford
Vessel type
Harbour Tug
Archive reason
Disposed
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Built in
1916
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
54.75 feet
(16.69m)
Breadth: Beam
14.42 feet
(4.39m)
Depth
5.00 feet
(1.52m)
Air Draft
15.00 feet
(4.57m)
Tonnage: Gross
37.07
History
REDDEN was built as a steam tug in Groningen, Holland in 1916. She is of iron riveted construction and her present engine is a Volvo D96M diesel.
She was used in the Baltic during the First World War and after the Second World War was seized and brought to the UK where she has worked all along the south coast as far as Southampton. Finally, in the 1990s, she worked on the London Docklands Development. Subsequently she was sold to be a houseboat on the River Medway.
REDDEN was bought by her present owner in 2009 to save her from being broken up and at the time of registration her hull was being restored with the aim of returning her to operational use.
In 2014, REDDEN was scrapped due to non-payment of mooring fees.
Key dates
-
1916
Built in Groningen, Holland
-
1916
Served in First World War in the Baltic
-
1945
Seized after Second World War and brought to UK
-
1990s
Worked in London for the LDDC
-
2009
Bought by present owner for restoration
-
2014
Vessel scrapped due to non-payment of mooring fees.
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