SD Atlas
SD Atlas was a tugboat in service with Serco Marine Services at HMNB Portsmouth, where she worked in support of the United Kingdoms Naval Service.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | SD Atlas |
| Operator: | Serco Marine Services |
| In service: | 2005 |
| Homeport: | HMNB Portsmouth |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | Retired |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 88 GRT |
| Length: | 21.3 metres (70 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.6 metres (25 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.3 metres (11 ft) |
| Installed power: | Bollard pull: 33 tonnes |
| Complement: | 8 |
She was built in Uzmar, Turkey in 1999, and was originally named MT Yenikale.[1] The ship was chartered by Serco Denholm in 2005, and is named after the original Atlas, a tug built at Chatham Dockyard in 1909.[1]
References
- Bush, Steve (2009). British Warships and Auxiliaries, 2009/10. Liskeard: Maritime Books. pp. 66. ISBN 978-1-904459-36-1.
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