Westerschelde 20 August 2013 |
Name |
CASTOR |
Previous names |
1950 - 1988 Castor 1988 - 10.2006 Redeemer |
Type |
Research & survey vessel Ex Pilot vessel |
IMO-number |
8633114 |
Call sign |
PAHQ |
Flag |
The Netherlands |
Port of registry |
Rotterdam |
GT |
439 t |
NT |
114 t |
Length |
45,87 m overall 42,00 m between perpendiculars |
Breadth |
8,43 m |
Draught |
3,69 m |
Depth |
5,86 m |
Speed |
12,0 knots |
Built |
1950 |
Launch date |
02.12.1949 |
Date of completion |
29.07.1950 |
Builder |
N.V. Scheepsbouwwerf Gebr. Pot |
Yard number |
616 |
Hull material |
Steel |
Main engine |
1x MAN R556N11 - 4 stroke single acting 6 cylinder 365 x 550 mm diesel engine - 478 kW / 650 hp at 300 rpm Built: 1949 Builder: Builder: J & K Smit’s Machinehandel NV – The Netherlands |
Propellers |
1x Fixed pitch propeller - aft at 300 rpm 4 bladed |
Electric installations |
220 Volt AC |
Generators |
1x Werkspoor R156 - 6 cylinder 150 x 190 mm diesel engine 88 kW with generator 80 kVA Built: 1948 1x Scania dieel engine with Smit Slikkeveer generator Built: 1983 |
Lifting equipment |
2x Deck cranes - SWL 2,50 t each |
Navigation & communications |
1x Magnetic compass |
Owner |
Stichting "Castor" |
Previous names & owners |
1950 - 1984 Castor - van Nederlands Loodswezen 26.09.1983 out of service 15.02.1984 sold not renamed 10.1988 sold England 1989 - 1999 Redeemer - Seacare Shipping Company, Valletta - Malta 1999 - 2006 Redeemer - Spindrift Navigation LTD, Belize 2006 Castor - van Parijs / Cornelissen |
Latest data adjustment |
17 March 2014 |