St Oswald and HMS Mersey and Tracer

St Oswald, HMS Mersey and Tracer photographed in the Port of Tyne, North East England on 16th October 2009.

St Oswald:
Built at Hepworths Boatyard on the Humber, England in 2001. Measuring 21metres in length and with a 6metre beam and powered by twin 500kw Caterpillar engines the vessel was built to meet the committee’s needs to ensure compliance with National and EU legislation and local byelaws designed to promote fish stock conservation for the future.  For boarding at sea purposes the vessel carries a 6metre RIB stowed in a stern ramp.

HMS Mersey:
HMS Mersey is a Fisheries Protection Vessel and is actually on lease to the Royal Navy.

Gross tonnage : 1000
Type of ship : Naval/Naval Auxiliary
Year of build : 2003
Flag : United Kingdom
Ship Manager: BOATS & SEA SURVIVAL IPT Bristol UNITED KINGDOM
Registered Owner VT MARINE SERVICES -  Gosport UNITED KINGDOM

More information, specifications etc can be found @ http://www.royal-nav...r/show/nav.2169

Tracer:
IMO 9204702
MMSI 245949000
Call Sign PHAC
Flag   Netherlands
Port of Registry   Amsterdam

Owner: Tracer - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Operator: BigLift Shipping BV - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Built: 1999-08 Zhonghua Shipyard - Shanghai Yard/hull No.: 406 (China)
Standard design:Confidence; Hull Material:Steel; Hull Connections:Welded; Decks:2 dks; Bulbous bow; Ice strengthened

Length Overall   100.700  
Length (BP)   95.000
Breadth Extreme    20.600  
Breadth Moulded    20.400
Draught   8.200  
Depth   11.100
Gross    6,714  
Net   2,897
Deadweight   8,734  
Formula Deadweight   9,497

Cargo Handling Gear: 2 Cranes of 275 tonnes SWL

1 oil engine with flexible couplings & single reduction geared to screw shaft driving 1 CP propeller at 147 rpm
Total Power: Mcr 7,800kW (10,605hp)
Max. Speed: 16.80kts, Service Speed: 16.50kts
Design: Wartsila, Engine Builder: Wartsila NSD Finland Oy - Turku
1 x 8L46B, 4 Stroke, Single Acting, In-Line (Vertical)
8 Cy. 460 x 580, Mcr: 7800 kW (10605 hp)
Thrusters: 1 Thwart. CP thruster (f) 500kW(680bhp)