Dates: 1939 - 1965
built by Fleming & Ferguson Paisley,
Yard No 551
Built: 1939
Launched: Wednesday, 09/11/1938
Propulsion: Twin Screw, Steam triple expansion, 2 boilers, oil, 3000ihp, giving 15 knots Bollard pull 30 tons
Ship Type: Tug
Ships Role: Fleet tug Brigand class
Tonnage: 840 GRT; 1190 tons displacement loaded
Length: 175.9 feet
Breadth: 34 feet
Owner History: Royal Navy
Last Name: EMERSON K (1958)
1938 delivered to the Admiralty and based at Malta
20/10/1958 sold to Collins Submarine Pipelines Ltd at Southampton and renamed Emerson K.
1963 to Marine Diamond Corp Ltd at Cape Town. Capsized Cape Town on 10/08/1965 & scrapped at Cape Town.
