Arahina © link

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

In 1987, she is sold and becomes a private yatch at Picton, but is well preserved.

She has 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 38 T ; H xx,x m ; 1 diesel Kelvin 134 KW.

Model of the Bugsier 7 © link

Bugsier is based since 1866 at Hamburg. They offer towing services on the Elbe and North Sea.

The Bugsier 7, built in 1953 by the F. Schichau yards at Bremerhaven was in service until 1971.

The Bugsier 7 towing the Pamir on Elbe

She was then sold to Aokam Tin Berhard, Songkhla, Thailand and renamed Georgina.

The Bugsier 7 towed the Pamir when leaving for her last voyage in June 1957.

Characteristics: LOA 26,7 m ; B 6,6 m ; D 2,9 m; G 86 T ; 1diesel Deutz SBV 8 M 545, 850 CV ; 12 Kn.

The Captain Cook II in 1927

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

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

The Captain Cook II

After a few years as a static school base, she is 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 CV.

The Cervia

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

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

The Cervia at the Ramsgate Maritime Museum (Kent)

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

At London in 1966 towing the Ruahine

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

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

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?).

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

The Daldy at Auckland

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	Daldy model

The Fred. G. Gerling

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

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

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

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

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

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

At San Francisco in 2002 © TugTalk

The Hercules was a steam tug of the San Francisco harbour.

Built in 1907 by John H Dialogue at Camden, New Jersey for the towing company of San Francisco, she is then 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.

At San Francisco © ParkNet

She has been bought in 1986 by the San Francisco Maritime Museum.

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 CV.

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

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

She sank in the harbour in 1940 and was refloated by the americans in 1944.

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

In 1960, at Port Kembla, she was drawn to the shore by a tempest and the crew must leave her.

She towed the Pamir in 1934 and 1947.

Characteristics: LOA xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m; G 161 T ; 1 engine xxx CV.

L'Island Commander after refit 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 is renamed Island Commander and registered at Vancouver where she towed the Pamir in 1945.

The Island Commander in 1999 at Richmond

Since 1999, she is preserved by the city of Richmond in British Columbia.

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 is equipped with a fuel boiler but keeps her steam engine.

In 1941, she is 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 is considered but she is 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 CV ; 12? kn.

The Kenia in 1938

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

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

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

The Kenia tows the Pamir at London in 1948

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

On December 12th, 1954, she tows the Cutty Sark to her final mooring at Greenwich.

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

The Snohomish at Seatle 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 is 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 en 1947 © R. Wells

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

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 CV ; 14 kn.

Terawhiti © State Library of Victoria

The Terawhiti was a steam tug of the Wellington harbour, built in 1907.

Terawhiti © State Library of Victoria

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

Characteristics: LOA xx,x m ; LC xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m; G 46 T ; H xx,x m ; 1 engine xxx CV.

The Thor(?) towing the Pamir in 1951

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

Characteristics: LOA xx,x m ; LC xx,x m ; l x,x m ; T x,x m; D xxx T ; H xx,x m ; 1 engine xxx CV.

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

The Titan was a steam tug of the London harbour.

Built in 1942 for the Ministry of War Transportation, she is sold in 1947 to the Gold Coast Railways.

She is recorded in 1957 at Belfast (Lenadee) and in 1960 in Italy (Pionere).

Characteristics: LOA 32,6 m ; l 8,2 m ; T x,x m; D 242 T ; 1 engine xxx CV.

The Pamir under tow of the Zealandia, London, 1948

The Zealandia was a steam tug of the 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 during her visit of the 1947-1948 winter.

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 CV.