SS Ursus
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique tugboat (1922–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS Ursus was a tugboat operated by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique from 1922 to 1940.[1]
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The tugboat Ursus in Le Havre. | |
History | |
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Name | HMT Cynic |
Operator | The Admiralty |
Port of registry | |
Builder | Bow, McLachlan and Company, Paisley |
Yard number | 306 |
Launched | 28 September 1916 |
In service | 1917 |
Out of service | 1922 |
Fate | Sold to the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
Notes | Laid down as Juan Soverny for Chile and purchased by the Admiralty while under construction |
History | |
Name | SS Ursus |
Owner | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
Operator | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
Port of registry | France |
Acquired | 1922 |
In service | 1922 |
Out of service | 29 April 1945 |
Fate | Bombed and sunk 1945, raised and scrapped several years later |
Notes | Tug at Le Havre |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tugboat |
Tonnage | 472 GRT |
Length | 141.6 ft. |
Beam | 29.1 ft. |
Depth | 14.9 ft. |
Installed power | 1200 hp |
Propulsion | Twin screws |
Speed | 12 kts. |
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