26 July 2006 by Mrs Jane de Halpert, wife of Trinity House’s Executive Chairman
Christened
17 October 2007, London
Homeport
Harwich
Identification
IMO number: 9338591
MMSI number: 235054097
Callsign: MRDQ7
Status
Active
General characteristics
Class and type
Lloyd's + 100A1, +LMC, +UMS, CAS, DP(AA)
Type
Multi-Function Tender
Tonnage
3,569 GT
1,101 NT
1,233 DWT tonnes
Length
o/a: 84.20m BP: 75.00m
Beam
16.5 m
Height
Air Draught 30 m
Draught
4.25 m
Depth
to Main Deck: 7.20 m
Installed power
3 × Wärtsilä 8L20 (1,368 ekW)
2 × Wärtsilä 4L20 (684 ekW)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric: Rolls-Royce Azimuth Propellers; Two Bow Thrusters
Speed
12.5 knots
Endurance
35 days
Capacity
30 cabins
Complement
8 Officers & 11 PO/Crew
Aviation facilities
forward helicopter flight deck
Notes
[2][3]
THV Galatea is a lighthouse tender operated by Trinity House, the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of England, Wales and the Channel Islands.
^"Multi-Function Tenders for Trinity House". Remontowa SA. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
^"NLV Galatea". Trinity House. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
^"Galatea Goes On Show". Maritime Journal. 15 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
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