Mv DHB Doughty

 
  
 © Nigel Thornton

Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD 3110) tractor tug (‘Z’ drive) unit built in March 2000 by Damen, Gorinchem (Yard no 7944), Holland, for Dover Harbour Board .

 
 
 
 

Technical Data

 
    
 

Length

30.82m (overall), (28.03 ft)

 
 

Breadth of hull

10.20m (9.40 ft)

 
 

Draught

4m (13.0 ft) (maximum)

 
 

Tonnage

304 gross, 91 net

 
 

Engines

2 x 4tew 6cyl Wartsilla 6L26, Propulsion - 2 x Aquamaster Z drive units

 
 

Power

2500 - 3600 bkW (3353 - 4828 bhp), Total Output - 3,600 kW at 1,000rpm

 
 

Speed

12.0 - 13.5 knots (max)

 
 

Capacity

35.7 - 55.8 tonnes

 
 

Call sign

MZGA8

 
 

MMSI Number

232004783

 
 

IMO Number

9190468

 
 

Registry

United Kingdom 

 
 

Sister Vessel

DHB Dauntless

 
   
 

History

 
   

 

2000: Casco built by PO SevMash Predpriyatiye at Severodvinsk (RUS)

2000: Completed by Damen Shipyards at Gorinchem

March 2000: Delivered to Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Ltd, manager DHB - Dover Harbour Board at Dover

June 1st 2000: Named by Dover Harbour Board members Margaret Llewellyn and Cynthia Alers.

2005: In service. The sisters operate over the bow with their own 80mm towing ropes, usually towing through the vessel’s forward and aft centre leads and both tugs are let go before the vessel passes between the breakwaters, unless the vessel is proceeding stern first.

    

DHB Doughty dressed overall for the maiden arrival of Maersk Dunkerque and Maersk Dover. © Ray Goodfellow

 

 DHB Doughty returning to port after assisting the Norwegian Dreams departure from Dover. © Stéphane Poulain

     

     

    

DHB Doughty seen working around the harbour. © Ray Goodfellow

 

 

  
 
 
 

All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions found. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Stéphane Poulain  for his assistance in compiling this feature.

 
 
 

  © Ray Goodfellow & Nigel Thornton 2003-2012