Arahina

The Arahina was put in service in November 1925 as a pilot ship of the port of Wellington.

Her hull was built with a triple layer of Kauri by Charles Bailey at Auckland.

Arahina, 2007 (Ref.)

In 1987, she was sold and became a private yatch at Picton, but is well preserved (Ref.).

Arahina

She piloted the Pamir during, at least, one of her voyages under the New Zealand flag.

Characteristics: LOA 19,1 m ; l 4,4 m ; T x,x m
G 65 T ; H xx,x m ; 1 diesel Kelvin 134 KW.

St Aristell with the American cargo freighter Peter H Burnett torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, Sydney, 22/01/1943 © Australian War Museum

The tug St Aristell was built in 1920 at Great Yarmouth (UK).

She probably towed the Pamir during her 1934 visit at Sydney.

St Aristell, Sydney, c. 1950 © Graeme Andrews Collection

Characteristics: LOA xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m; G xx T ; H xx,x m ; 1 engine x.

Audacious

Audacious, 1927 © Ref.

A painting of the tug Audacious in Pollock Basin

The Audacious, built in 1923 at Aberdeen by Hall, for John Cooper of Belfast, has been scrapped in 1967.

She has towed the Pamir at Belfast in may 1933.

Characteristics : Ref.
LOA 29,0 m ; l 7,0 m ; T 3,6 m ; GRT 159 T

Bugsier 2 1952 © Ref.

The Bugsier tug company has been based since 1866 at Hamburg. They offer towing services on the Elbe and North Sea.

Towed by the Bugsier 4, 01/06/1957 © Ref.

The Bugsier 2, built in 1952 by the F. Schichau yards at Bremerhaven was in service until 1973.

Bugsier 2 © Ref.

The Bugsier 2 was then sold to John S. Latsis & Co at Pireus in 1971 and renamed Exi. She sank in 1973-74 at Pireus after a collision.

Brigitte Gerling ex-Bugsier 7 © Ref.

The Bugsier 7, built in 1953 by the same shipyard, was in service until 1987.

Bugsier 7 © Ref.

The Bugsier 7 was sold in 1954 to Union de Remorquage et de Sauvetage in Antwerp (BEL) and renamed Brigitte Gerling.

The Bugsier 7 towing the Pamir on Elbe

Sold in 1973 to the "Fratelli Neri" at Livorno (ITA) and renamed Algerina Neri, she was broken up in 1987.

The Bugsier 4 was built in 1953 by F. Schichau AG, Bremerhaven. Sold in 1967 to Stauerei & Hafenbetriebs GmbH and renamed Velox. Widened in 1967 and renamed Bugsier 9 in 1973. Sold in 1974 to Sand & Bergsalt A/S from Oslo and renamed Grey Bear. Demolished in 1995. Ref.

Bugsier

She towed the Pamir when leaving for her last voyage in June 1957.

Characteristics:
LOA 26,7 m ; l 6,6 m ; T 2,9 m ; GRT 86 T
1 diesel Deutz SBV 8 M 545, 850 HP ; 12 Kn.

Model of the Bugsier 7

Model of the Bugsier 2

The Captain Cook II in 1927

The Captain Cook II was the pilot ship of Sydney harbour.

She was built in 1893 by Morts Dock & Engineering Co., Balmain, Sydney. She used to belong to the New South Wales government and stayed in service until 1939 when she was replaced by the third of the name.

The Captain Cook II

The Captain Cook II in 1948 (Ref.)

After a few years as a static school base, she was sunk off Sydney on October 3, 1948.

Characteristics: LOA 47,4 m ; l 7,7 m ; T 4,0 m
G 396 T ; N 172 T ; 1 engine 3 cyl 85 HP.

The Cervia - International Towing Ltd

Launched in 1946 as the Empire Raymond then renamed Cervia in 1947, she was a steam tug in London harbour.

The Cervia at Avonmouth in 1976 (Ref.)

She was built in 1946 by Alexander Hall & Co., Aberdeen (an order from the War Transport Ministry).

At London in 1966 towing the Ruahine

Phased out in 1972, she is preserved at Ramsgate. The first tug bearing that name was built in 1925 and scraped in 1963.

The Pamir anchored in 1932 and 1948. Arrived in 1947, December the 22nd, towed by the Cervia and the Zealandia, she moored at Victoria Docks.

Characteristics: LOA 32,1 m ; b 8,5 m ; d 3,4 m; GRT 233 T ; 1 triple expansion machine 900 HP. Plans.

The Daldy at Auckland

The William C. Daldy was a steam tug of the Auckland harbour where she towed the Pamir in 1938 (and 1948?).

Le Daldy arrive en 1936 à Auckland

The Daldy at Auckland

Built by Lobnitz & Co in 1935 at Renfrew (Scotland), she was dedicated to the Auckland harbour, where she stayed in service until 1977.

She is preserved by the Daldy friends at Auckland.



Characteristics: LOA 38,7 m ; LH xx,x m ; B 4,5 m ; D x,x m; NRT 346 T ; D 750 T ; 2 triple expansion engine 980 HP ; 12 kn.

(c) Russell Ward	The Daldy (model)

Prob. Fairplay IV

The Fairplay company is established since 1905 in Hamborg. She provides towage services on the Elbe and North Sea.

The Fairplay IV was built in 1899 by Janssen & Schmilinsky in Hamburg.

In 1918, she is irequisitioned by the Imperial Navy and assigned to mine-clearing.

In 1940, she is again requisitioned then seized by the Allies and returned in 1947.

In 1952, she is sold to the Iron Fair Play & Metal Company at Hamburg and renamed Gustav.

She is demolished in 1959.

Characteristics :
LOA xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m ; GRT 68 T
1 engine xxx, 290 HP ; xx Kn.

The Fred. G. Gerling (Ref.)

The Directeur Fred. G. Gerling was built in 1941 by Jos. Boel & Fils at Temse (n° 1025).

In 1945 she was delivered to the SA de Remorquage à Hélice (H. Gerling) at Antwerp.

In 1974, she merged and became the URS (Unie van Redding en Sleepdienst) at Antwerp.

The Fred. G. Gerling (Ref. IMO 5090490) c. 1960

In 1981, she was laid up and used as an electric power station. She was scrapped at Noeveren in 1983.

The Fred G. Gerling towed the Pamir at Antwerp, probably in June 1951.

Characteristics: LOA 31,1 m ; l 7,2 m ; T 3,4 m; G 151 T ; 1 diesel SEM Carels, 650 HP.

In San Francisco in 2002

The Hercules was a steam tug of San Francisco harbour.

Built in 1907 by John H Dialogue at Camden, New Jersey for the towing company of San Francisco, she was later sold to the Western Pacific Railroad.

The Hercules at San Francisco

The Pamir anchored there five times between 1942 and 1945, towed also by the Sea Scout.

In San Francisco

She was bought in 1986 by the San Francisco Maritime Museum (Ref. (1) (2)).

Characteristics: LOA 45,7 m ; LF 41,1 m ; b 7,9 m ; d 4,6 m ; GRT 409 T ; H xx,x m ; 1 engine xxx HP.

The Hero © Wollongong City Library (Illawarra) N° P10940

Built in 1893 at South Shields (UK), the steam tug converted schooner Hero was in service in Sydney harbour.

She sank in the harbour in 1940 and was refloated by the Americans in 1944 (Ref.).

The Hero © Wollongong City Library (Illawarra) N° P10994

She towed the Pamir in 1934 and 1947.

The Hero passes the Pamir on 14/04/1947

In 1960, at Port Kembla, she was washed to the shore by a tempest and the crew had to abandon her.

The wreck of the Hero © (Ref.)

Characteristics: LOA 32,1 m ; l 5,97 m ; T 3,4 m
G 161 T ; 1 engine 70 HP (Ref.).

The Irishman towing the Pamir in 1937 at Hull

The Irishman was a steam tug built in 1929 at Selby (UK) by Cochrane & Sons.

Operated by United Towing, she was on duty in Hull in 1937 during the port of call of the Pamir.

She struck a mine in Langstone harbour on 08/05/1941 (Ref.).

In 1961, she is sold to Rimorchiatori Sardi S.p.A., Italy, and renamed Gennargentu.

Tug Irishman Towing Pamir Ronny Moortgat, UK

In 1965, she is renamed Bonaria. She is demolished in 1986 (Ref.).

Characteristics: LOA 31,0 m ; l 7,6 m ; T 3,7 m ; GRT 222 T ; 1 machine 850 HP ; xx nd.

L'Island Commander after her refitting, in 1956 © R. Wells

The Andrew Kelly was a steam trawler built in 1912 in the United Kingdom. In 1938, Island Tug & Barge bought her, completely refitted her and installed a 500 HP diesel engine.

In 1942, she was renamed Island Commander and registered at Vancouver, where she towed the Pamir in 1945.

The Island Commander in 1999 at Richmond

Since 1999, she has been preserved by the city of Richmond in British Columbia. (Ref.).

Characteristics: LOA 39,0 m ; LH 36,0 m ; B 6,7 m ; D 3,5 m ; GRT 500 T ; T 271 T ; 1 McIntosh diesel 500 HP then a 1750 HP GM in 1976 ; 12 kn.

The Island Warrior under war colours in 1942 © R. Wells

The George B. Foster was a small steamship built in 1912 at Selby (UK) by Cochrane & Sons. In 1938, she was equipped with a fuel boiler but kept her steam engine.

In 1941, she was bought by Island Tug & Barge, renamed Island Warrior and registered at Vancouver where she towed the Pamir in 1946.

The Island Warrior in 1944

In 1958, her conversion to diesel was considered, but she was sold and scrapped.

Characteristics: LOA 39,0 m ; LC 36,0 m ; l 6,7 m ; T 3,5 m ; GRT 243 T ; 1 triple expansion 500 HP ; 12? kn.

The Kenia (Ref)

The Kenia was a steam tug of the London harbour where she towed the Pamir in 1948.

Built in 1927, she was requisitioned in August 1939 by the Ministry of War Transportation.

In 1939, she towed the school-ship Vindicatrix from Gravesend to Sharpness.

The Kenia in 1938

In 1941, she was based at Harwich as a rescue vessel.

The refloating of the Kenia in 1948 at Tilbury (Ref)

In 1948, she capsized while towing the Maashaven.

The Kenia in 1960 at Ramsgate (Ref)

On December 12, 1954, she towed the Cutty Sark to her final mooring at Greenwich. She is broken up at Sheerness in 1964.

Characteristics: LOA xx,x m ; LC xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m; GRT 200 T ; 1 engine xxxx HP ; xx kn.

The Snohomish at Seattle in 1917 © R. Wells

The Snohomish was a steam tug of the Vancouver harbour where she towed the Pamir in 1946.

Built in 1908 by Pusey & Jones at Wilmington, Delaware, she was assigned to the US Coast Guard at Port Angeles, Washington. In 1937, she was bought by the Island Tug & Barge of Victoria, B.C.

The Snohomish in 1947 © R. Wells

In 1947, she left for Buenos Aires with a barge of tugs and was sold to the Argentine Navy. She was scrapped in 1980.

Le Snohomish under US flag

Characteristics: LOA 46,3 m ; LC 42,5 m ; l 8,9 m ; T 4,6 m; GRT 549 T ; 1 triple expansion engine 1250 HP ; 14 kn. Plans.

Terawhiti © State Library of Victoria

The Terawhiti was a steam tug of the Wellington harbour, built in 1907 by Ramage & Ferguson at Leith for Union Steamship Co.

Terawhiti © State Library of Victoria

Terawhiti © Ref.

In 1947, she is sold to the Australian Steamships Pty Ltd. On September 30, 1950, she sank after collision with the CITY OF KHARTOUM (Ref.). In 1951, she is raised and broken up.

She towed the Pamir during, at least, one of her voyages under the New Zealand flag.

Characteristics: LOA 36,3 m ; l 7,3 m ; T 3,0 m
G 260 T ; 1 engine 900 HP ; 12 kn. (Ref.)

The Titan (?) tows the Pamir into the London docks

The Titan was a steam tug in London harbour.

Built in 1942 for the Ministry of War Transportation (Ref.), she was sold in 1947 to the Gold Coast Railways.

The Pioniere in Messine © Ref.

She was registered in 1957 at Belfast (Lenadee) and in 1960 in Italy (Pioniere).

Characteristics: LOA 34,7 m ; l 8,14 m ; T x,x m; D 242 T ; 1 engine 3 cyl. 1000 HP.

On the Waipahi, 12/02/1944

The steamer Waipahi went to tow the Pamir in the strait of Cook, when arriving in Wellington, coming from San Francisco, in 1944.

The steamer Waipahi at Port Chalmers, 1926 © (Ref.)

The steamer Waipahi at Port Chalmers, 1926 © (Ref.)

The steamer Waipahi at Port Chalmers, c. 1950 © (Ref.)

The steamer Waipahi at Auckland © Bret Chambers (Ref.)

Built in 1925 for Union Steamship, she is renamed Kefallinia in 1955 and demolished in 1960.

Characteristics : LOA 73,2 m ; l 11,4 m ; T 6,7 m
D 1781 T ; 1 engine 3 Cyl 223 CV ; 10 kn. Ref.

The Wotan (Ref.)

The tug Arngast was built in 1939 by "H.C. Stülcken & Sohn" in Hamburg for the Kriegsmarine (Ref.). She was following the Bismark on the Elbe (Ref.).

Seized in 1945 by the Allies, she was attributed to "H.P. Lenaghan" in Belfast, and renamed Lenamill.

The Wotan (Ref.)

In 1950, she was bought by "Bugsier, Reederei und Bergungs AG" in Hamburg, and renamed Wotan.

The Wotan towing the Pamir in 1951

In 1951, the Pamir was towed by the Wotan from Travemünde to Kiel for refit into a training-ship.

In 1960, she was laid up in Bremerhaven and scraped in 1970.

Characteristics: LOA 57,5 m ; l 9,5 m ; T 4,4 m; D 726 T ; 2 diesel 8 cyl MAK 2680 HP.

The Pamir under tow of the Zealandia, London, 1948

The Zealandia was a steam tug in London harbour, built in 1944 for the War Transport Ministry as the Winnie then assigned to Watkins Ltd in 1947 as the Zealandia.

She towed the Pamir on her visit during the 1947-1948 winter.

The Zealandia II (Ref.)

In 1962, she was sold to Adelaide Shipping Industries (Australia) and renamed Yuna. Scrapped in 1974.



Characteristics: LOA 41,4 m ; l 9,1 m ; T x,x m; D 479 T ; 1 engine xxx HP.

A tug behind the Pamir at Travemünde 20/06/1951 (Ref.)

At Travemünde with the Passat in background.

Characteristics : LOA xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m; D xxx T ; 1 engine xxx HP.

A tug towing the Pamir at Cuxhaven, 01/06/1957

At Cuxhaven, on the mouth of Elbe, for her last departure.

Characteristics : LOA xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m; D xxx T ; 1 engine xxx HP.

A tug (the Pampero?) at Buenos Aires, 10/08/1957

At Buenos Aires, leaving for her last voyage, at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata.

Characteristics : LOA xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m; D xxx T ; 1 engine xxx HP.