SD Tempest
SD Tempest is an ART 8032 class tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service.[1] Tempest was ordered specifically to handle the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers however she performs general harbour towage when not required in her primary role.
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| Name: | SD Tempest |
| Ordered: | February 2016 |
| Builder: | Damen, Gdańsk |
| Launched: | 2016 |
| In service: | 2017 |
| Homeport: | HMNB Portsmouth |
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| Status: | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 495 GT[1] |
| Length: | 32.9 m (107 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Propulsion: | 3 Caterpillar 3512C diesels |
| Speed: | 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)[1] |
| Complement: | 4 |
Normally based in Portsmouth, Tempest was temporarily transferred to Rosyth in June 2017 to assist with HMS Queen Elizabeth's departure on sea trials.
See also
- Naval Service (United Kingdom)
- List of ships of Serco Marine Services
References
- Bush, Steve (2017). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Maritime Books. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-904459-69-9.
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