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History |
Italy |
Name | Ercole |
Namesake | Ercole |
Builder | Damen shipyard in Gdynia (Poland) |
Launched | 2002 |
Acquired | 2013 |
Commissioned |
- - October 2002 Levanto Secondo
- - 18 June 2014 Ercole Y 430 [1]
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In service | 1 |
Homeport | Taranto |
Identification | |
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 | |
Notes | towing fixed point: 52.5 t (51.7 long tons) |
Ercole (Y 430) is a Coastal tugboat of the Marina Militare[2]
History
Ercole (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
External links
- Ships Marina Militare website