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ARGONAUT

1963 ARGONAUT, 1989 ARGONAUT-B, c2000 ARGONAUT

Registered: IMO 8957467 /(GBR)ON 714637
115 GRT, 34 NRT, L26,56m(24,35), B6,95m, Dr2,65m, Dp3,67m
1 scr, diesel 4tew 7cyl Industrie type 7D7HD, 875bhp-644kW

ARGONAUT
1963: Built by "Scheepswerven v/h H.H. Bodewes NV" at Millingen (NLD) (YN 600)
1963 -11/07: delivered to "L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst Mij NV" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1972: transferred to "Smit Internationale Havensleepdiensten BV" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1989: To "Allan C. Bennett & Sons" at Rochester (GBR), renamed ARGONAUT-B
1990: (GBR flag, regd Rochester, ON 714637)
c2000: re-renamed ARGONAUT
2011: Laid up at Coldharbour Jetty
2013: Still laid up inside Coldharbour Jetty, removed from Bennetts website fleet list. In rusty state below the waterline (fears she maybe broken up)

Photo Andrew Bridges

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