Name: IMPETUS
Launched: 06/05/1954
Completed: 24/07/1954
Builder: Mutzelfeldtwerft Gmbh, Cuxhaven
Yard Number: 136
Dimensions: 141gt; 97.2 x 22.5 x 10.5ft
Engines: Oil 6Cyl, 825bhp
Engines By: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz, Cologne
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 169261
History:
1954 Ridley Steam Tug Co Ltd, cost £53,240
1955 Ridley Tugs Ltd
1959 Chartered to Tyne Tugs Ltd
1969 Johannsen J & Sohn, Lubeck, cost £38,000; renamed JOACHIM
1984 Niels Henriksen, Svenborg; renamed STORESUND
1997 Promoport International, Italy; renamed MADERA V
Comments: Re-engined in 1971 with a 5Cyl version of the same engine.

















































































































































     
     
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