Category:Ambes (tugboat, 1944)
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| Type | Tugboat |
| Built by | J.K. year Welding Co. Brooklin, N.Y. (United States). |
| Completion date | 1944 |
| Length overall | 24.7 m (27 yd) |
| Beam | 7 m (22.9 ft) |
| Draft | 2.6 m (102.3 in) |
| Gross tonnage | 136.13 |
| Main engine | Diesel Engine Company and Foundry Co, DMG type 38, 4-stroke, eight cylinder, 700 hp, 350 rev / min. 875 hp(1960) |
| Speed | 10 knots |
History
| June 1944: | Tugboat. Owner: US Army Name: ST 490 Flag: United States of America  |
| 1947: | Owner: Port of Le Havre Flag: France  |
| June 1952: | Owner: URO - Union des Remorqueurs de l'Océan Port of registry: Bordeaux Registration: 72681 Callsign: TOXB |
| 3 September 1955: | |
| Operating with the loaded American Liberty ship "Lipari" to the jetty Trompeloup with 6,000 tons of miscellaneous equipment, capsized and sank immediately, killing three victims. The boss Mr. Houris, and three sailors succeeded in reaching the shore by swimming, but the other three sailors, MM Lesbas, Proster and Ferlut, were swallowed up by the boat. |
Media in category "Ambes (tugboat, 1944)"
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L' arrivée d'un navire cargo (1).jpg 5,364 × 3,597; 2.12 MB
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