Castor IMO 8633114 01

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
Bolnes
The Netherlands

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
1x Radar
1x VHF

Owner

Stichting "Castor"
Rotterdam
The Netherlands

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