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Italian ship Ercole (Y 430)

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History
Italy
NameErcole
NamesakeErcole
BuilderDamen shipyard in Gdynia (Poland)
Launched2002
Acquired2013
Commissioned
  • - October 2002 Levanto Secondo
  • - 18 June 2014 Ercole Y 430 [1]
In service1
HomeportTaranto
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeCoastal tugboat
Displacement540 t (530 long tons) full load
Length28.67 m (94 ft 1 in) LOA
Beam10.43 m (34 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Notestowing fixed point: 52.5 t (51.7 long tons)

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

History

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Ercole (Y 430) is a tugboat designed on Damen Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2810 plans.[3]
It was built at Damen Shipyards in Gdynia (Poland) and delivered to Italian maritime operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti Spezzini La Spezia, in October 2002, named Levanto Secondo.
In 2013, it was sold to AID Agenzia Industrie Difesa (Defence Factories Agency) for Marina Militare.
Ercole (Y 430) was updated in the Arsenale militare marittimo di Messina[4] with new Voith propellers.

References

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  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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  • Ships Marina Militare website