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Name: PENGARTH
Launched: 14/08/1962
Completed: 18/09/1962
Builder: Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Bristol
Yard Number: 438
Dimensions: 160grt, 94.0 x 26.1 x 10.7ft
Engines: Oil engine, 4SCSA, type 6ATCM, 6cyl (12.5 x 14.5), 1080bhp, 14.5tbp, 10.5kts
Engines By: Ruston & Hornsby Ltd, Lincoln
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 302474
History:
09/1962 R & JH Rea Ltd, London; registered at Bristol
1970 Owner restyled as Cory Ship Towage Ltd
1985 Owner restyled as Cory Towage Ltd
1991 Peninsula Shipping Ltd, (Havlet Marine Services, managers), Totnes
1991 RJ Harvey, Grimsby
1991 Transferred to Survey and Supply Ltd (RJ Harvey, manager), Grimsby
1992 Tyne Towage Ltd (M Devlin, manager), Newcastle
1997 Richard Anthony Jones, Conwy
1997 Togo Oil & Marine, Togo (RA Jones); renamed VIGILANT
No later history known
Comments: 1991: Havlet Marine intended to rename her KITE, but resold her instead


Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair

Above photo at Bristol in 1986 is copyright of James Scott

Above photo is courtesy of Alan Hughes

Above: Possibly laid up with the Cory diamond painted out. Photo copyright of Harold Appleyard

Above: Transitional colour scheme. Photo courtesy of Alan Hughes

Above photo is copyright of Kevin Blair

Above photo is copyright of Kevin Blair

Above dated 03/07/1995 photo is copyright Ken Lubi

Above photo dated 23/05/1996 is copyright Ken Lubi

Above photo courtesy of John Evans