Italian ship Ercole (Y430)

History
Italy
Name: Ercole
Namesake: Ercole
Builder: Damen shipyard in Gdynia (Poland)
Launched: 2002
Acquired: 2013
Commissioned: 18 June 2014[1]
In service: 1
Homeport: Taranto
Identification: Pennant number: Y430
Status: Active
General characteristics
Type: Coastal tugboat
Displacement: 540 tonnes (full-load)
Length: 28.67 m (94 ft 1 in) oa
Beam: 10.43 m (34 ft 3 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 x diesel engines Wartsila 9L20C (1.620 kW eachone)
  • 2 x Voith propellers
Notes: towing fixed point: 52,5 tonnes

Ercole (Y430) is a Coastal tugboat of the Italian Navy [2]

History

Ercole (Y430) is a tugboat designed on Damen Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2810 plans.[3]
It was built in Damen Shipyards to Gdynia (Poland) and was delivered to Italian maritime operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti Spezzini La Spezia, on October 2002, named Levanto Secondo.
In 2013 it was sell to AID Agenzia Industrie Difesa (Defence Factories Agency) for Marina Militare.
Ercole (Y430) was update in Arsenale militare marittimo di Messina[4] with new Voith propellers.

References

  1. ↑ "Cantieri Navali Vittoria". Portaledifesa.it. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  2. ↑ "Consegnato il rimorchiatore Ercole alla Marina Militare - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Damen Delivers High Level of Tug Tech". Magazines.marinelink.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  4. ↑ "Messina". Difesa.it. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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