Ercole (Y 430) is a Coastal tugboat of the Marina Militare[2]
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Name | Ercole |
Namesake | Ercole |
Builder | Damen shipyard in Gdynia (Poland) |
Launched | 2002 |
Acquired | 2013 |
Commissioned |
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In service | 1 |
Homeport | Taranto |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Type | Coastal tugboat |
Displacement | 540 t (530 long tons) full load |
Length | 28.67 m (94 ft 1 in) LOA |
Beam | 10.43 m (34 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Notes | towing fixed point: 52.5 t (51.7 long tons) |
History
editErcole (Y 430) is a tugboat designed on Damen Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2810 plans.[3]
It was built at Damen Shipyards in Gdynia (Poland) and delivered to Italian maritime operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti Spezzini La Spezia, in October 2002, named Levanto Secondo.
In 2013, it was sold to AID Agenzia Industrie Difesa (Defence Factories Agency) for Marina Militare.
Ercole (Y 430) was updated in the Arsenale militare marittimo di Messina[4] with new Voith propellers.
References
edit- ^ "Cantieri Navali Vittoria". Portaledifesa.it. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Consegnato il rimorchiatore Ercole alla Marina Militare - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Damen Delivers High Level of Tug Tech". Magazines.marinelink.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Messina". Difesa.it. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
External links
edit- Ships Marina Militare website