tugboat CHIMèRE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1919 - 1930

Design features

Chimère (tugboat) 1919 - 1930
hull material : ...................
previous name(s) of ship : ........larsen
detailed type : ...................tugboat
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1908
name of shipyard : ................Kaldnes Mek. Verksted
place of construction : ...........Tonsberg (Norvège)
year of entering the fleet : ......1919
length (in meters) : ..............28,61
width (in meters) : ...............5,77
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........125
deadweight (in tons) : ............-
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............360
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........8

History

Built in 1908 under the name of VIKING for the account of a Norwegian shipping company. Used as a whaler in 1912 to a shipping company in Durban renamed LARSEN. Bought in 1919 by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Renamed CHIMERE in Le Havre. Left fleet in 1929 or 1930.