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Title: Sri Lankan Tug Nandhimitra
Post by: steve mahoney on February 26, 2012, 11:25:19 pm
In the 1980s Model Boats included a plan of the Sri Lankan Tug Nandhimitra in one of their issues. It was a classic 1960s diesel tug built by Hessle in Hull.

Did anyone ever make a model of it, or know someone who did?

Or have any information about the real tug?

Steve
Title: Re: Sri Lankan Tug Nandhimitra
Post by: Norseman on February 27, 2012, 12:35:54 am
Hi Steve

I've not looked on the modelling sites but around the web - not much luck other than ............

Nandhimitra IMO 6521379 Built 1966 416 tons Sri LankaFlag (Perhaps it was Ceylon then)

Ceylonese tug Nandhimitra gets a tiny mention (re James Pottinger May 2010 MB mag) in
http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/article.asp?p=57

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RADIO-CONTROL-SCALE-TUG-BOAT-FULL-SIZE-PLANS-/290584543459
Offers - the Nandhimitra, built in 1966 by Richard Dunston of Hessle,  of distinctive design the prototype
is 124 ft. 7 in. long and overall and 31 ft. beam, and has a draught of 13 ft. Power is by two diesel. Plans
by James Pottinger

Do you have an image? Has she sister ships? I'll look a bit more anyway  :-)

Dave
Title: Re: Sri Lankan Tug Nandhimitra
Post by: rathikrishna on February 27, 2012, 07:27:16 am
Norse..thanks for the idea.. :-))
Title: Re: Sri Lankan Tug Nandhimitra
Post by: steve mahoney on February 29, 2012, 02:53:08 am
Thanks Dave. Doesn't seem to be much out there. I have the Pottinger plans but that's about it.
Steve
Title: Re: Sri Lankan Tug Nandhimitra
Post by: Norseman on February 29, 2012, 06:28:22 am
What were her usual ports of call - I could use them as a search criteria with a year say.
There will be an image somewhere  O0

Dave
Title: Re: Sri Lankan Tug Nandhimitra
Post by: steve mahoney on March 05, 2012, 12:13:19 am
Dave,
She was a harbour tug in Colombo. That's all I know, sorry.
Steve
Title: Re: Sri Lankan Tug Nandhimitra
Post by: Norseman on May 07, 2012, 07:25:41 pm
Hi Steve

Did you ever get anywhere with the tug?

Dave