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Registration number
3542
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1966 - 2010 Bargarth
- 2010 - 2018 Tennaherdhya
- 2018 TTMS Viking
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tug
Location
Tilbury
Vessel type
Tug
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
Yes
Construction
Builder
Richards Ironworks Co Ltd, Lowestoft
Built in
1965
Hull material
Steel
Number of decks
2
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
23.00 feet
(7.01m)
Depth
12.00 feet
(3.66m)
Length: Overall
95.00 feet
(28.96m)
Tonnage: Gross
161.00
History
TTMS VIKING was launched in 1966 under the name Bargarth and was registered at Cardiff. Her owner restyled as Cory Ship Towage Ltd. in 1970 and then again under the name Cory Towage Ltd. in 1985.
The following year, in 1986, she was transferred to Irish Tugs Ltd., retaining British registry and with Cory Towage Ltd. as the managers.
In March 1991, she transferred to Westport under the Republic of Ireland registry (O.N. 402783) before returning to Cory Towage Ltd. again in 1998.
In October 2001, she was bought by Wijsmuller who sold her in February 2002 to Bilberry Shipping of Westport as Bargarth. Still under this name, she went to Sever Sea Shipping Co. Ltd. in Appledore in 2005.
Keynvor Morlift Ltd. (Marine Asset Management Ltd.) in Sharpness took ownership of the vessel in November 2009 and was renamed Tennaherdhya. Tennaherdhya Shipping Ltd. took ownership of her in April 2011.
In December 2017 she was renamed TTMS VIKING by TTM Services (UK) Ltd., of Canvey Island.
Key dates
- 2018-01-05 Purchased by TTM Services (UK) Ltd.
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