Italian ship Ercole (Y 430)

Ercole (Y 430) is a Coastal tugboat of the Marina Militare [2]

History
Italy
Name: Ercole
Namesake: Ercole
Builder: Damen shipyard in Gdynia (Poland)
Launched: 2002
Acquired: 2013
Commissioned:
  • - October 2002 Levanto Secondo
  • - 18 June 2014 Ercole Y 430 [1]
In service: 1
Homeport: Taranto
Identification:
Status: Active
General characteristics
Type: Coastal tugboat
Displacement: 540 t (530 long tons) full load
Length: 28.67 m (94 ft 1 in) LOA
Beam: 10.43 m (34 ft 3 in)
Propulsion:
Notes: towing fixed point: 52.5 t (51.7 long tons)

History

Ercole (Y 430) 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, in October 2002, named Levanto Secondo.
In 2013 it was sell to AID Agenzia Industrie Difesa (Defence Factories Agency) for Marina Militare.
Ercole (Y 430) was update in Arsenale militare marittimo di Messina[4] with new Voith propellers.

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