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Registration number
3803
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1955 - 1962 BRENTONIAN
- 1962 - 1974 BARGEMAN
- 1974 - 1995 RIVERMAN
- 1995 - 2005 ROSS END
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tug
Location
Chatham
Vessel type
Tug
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Harris, P K & Sons Ltd, Appledore
Built in
1955
Hull material
Steel
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
16.33 feet
(4.98m)
Depth
5.75 feet
(1.75m)
Length: Overall
56.75 feet
(17.30m)
Tonnage: Gross
37.00
History
RIVERMAN was built as BRENTONIAN in 1955 by P.K. Harris & Sons Ltd, Appledore. She was delivered to Clements, Knowling & Co Ltd of London. In 1962, she was purchased by UTC – United Towing Co Ltd and moved to Hull, where she was renamed BARGEMAN.
In 1974 she was renamed RIVERMAN and in 1978 she was transferred to HT – Humber Tugs Ltd, operating out of Grimsby. In 1995, RIVERMAN was sold for breaking up but then resold to BMC Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd and moved to Burntisland, where she was renamed ROSS END.
In 2003, she was sold to W. Barbour, who laid her up, and she was then sold in 2005 to J Loveday of Lowestoft, who renamed her RIVERMAN. Not much is known about her life after that, having been spotted in 2013 at Chatham. She was purchased by her current owner in 2023, and is currently undergoing work to convert her to a private yacht.
Key dates
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1955
Built as BRENTONIAN in 1955 by P.K. Harris & Sons Ltd, Appledore and delivered to Clements, Knowling & Co Ltd of London
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1962
Purchased by UTC – United Towing Co Ltd and moved to Hull, where she was renamed BARGEMAN
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1974
Renamed RIVERMAN
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1978
Transferred to HT – Humber Tugs Ltd and moved to Grimsby
-
1995
Sold for breaking up but then resold to BMC Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd and moved to Burntisland, where she was renamed ROSS END
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2003
Sold to W. Barbour and laid up
-
2005
Sold to J Loveday of Lowestoft and renamed RIVERMAN
-
2023
Purchased by her current owner and began undergoing work to convert her to a private yacht
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