by William Lafferty » July 20, 2014, 5:37 pm
Tusker was launched 11 April 1956 (but not completed until 1958 due to engine problems) at Aberdeen, Scotland, by Alexander Hall & Co., Ltd., hull no. 746, for Ritch & Smith, Ltd., Port Adelaide, Australia, as a single screw salvage tug. 36.58m x 9.76 x 4.5; 396 gt, 195 nt; twin British Polar M481 8-cylinder Diesels, 250mm x 400, 1420-bhp. In 1979 she was sold Panamanian to Ocean Survey & Studies Ltd. and in 1980 entered Canadian registry owned by McAsphalt Industries, Ltd., Toronto. Charpat Transportation Ltd., also of Toronto, took ownership in 1986 but the following year I believe it defaulted on the mortgage and the vessel became the property of the Greater Sarnia Investment Corporation, Sarnia, and operated by Sandrin Brothers Ltd. of Sarnia. In spring 1992 the Tusker was sold to Lawebod Nigeria Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria, and with the barge Scurry (the former Hall tanker Hudson Transport) in tow, the pair departed for Lagos, arriving 6 July 1992 after a nearly two month voyage. Her Canadian registry was closed 21 April 1992. Before leaving, Tusker was renamed Bode and the barge Remi. The Bode stranded 10 October 1993 at Grand Berebi, Ivory Coast, while attempting salvage of the ferry Jumbo, and was abandoned by the crew there.
Here is a photograph of her launching, from the Aberdeen City Council website.
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[i]Tusker[/i] was launched 11 April 1956 (but not completed until 1958 due to engine problems) at Aberdeen, Scotland, by Alexander Hall & Co., Ltd., hull no. 746, for Ritch & Smith, Ltd., Port Adelaide, Australia, as a single screw salvage tug. 36.58m x 9.76 x 4.5; 396 gt, 195 nt; twin British Polar M481 8-cylinder Diesels, 250mm x 400, 1420-bhp. In 1979 she was sold Panamanian to Ocean Survey & Studies Ltd. and in 1980 entered Canadian registry owned by McAsphalt Industries, Ltd., Toronto. Charpat Transportation Ltd., also of Toronto, took ownership in 1986 but the following year I believe it defaulted on the mortgage and the vessel became the property of the Greater Sarnia Investment Corporation, Sarnia, and operated by Sandrin Brothers Ltd. of Sarnia. In spring 1992 the [i]Tusker[/i] was sold to Lawebod Nigeria Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria, and with the barge [i]Scurry[/i] (the former Hall tanker [i]Hudson Transport[/i]) in tow, the pair departed for Lagos, arriving 6 July 1992 after a nearly two month voyage. Her Canadian registry was closed 21 April 1992. Before leaving, [i]Tusker[/i] was renamed [i]Bode[/i] and the barge [i]Remi[/i]. The [i]Bode[/i] stranded 10 October 1993 at Grand Berebi, Ivory Coast, while attempting salvage of the ferry [i]Jumbo[/i], and was abandoned by the crew there.
Here is a photograph of her launching, from the Aberdeen City Council website.