Built as a tug under yard No 13 by Ateliers François de l’Quest, St Nazaire, France for Compagnie Générale Transatlantigue.
Launched as the BARRACUDA.
Tonnage 356 grt, 49 net, dim. 37.16 x 9.02 x 4.8m., length bpp.36.75.
Powered by one 12-cyl. Crepelle &Cie diesel engine, 2,735 hp, one shaft with controllable pitch propeller speed 13 knots.
Bunker capacity 150 m³.
1971 Completed.
After completing based in Fort-de-France, Martinique.
1975 Transferred to Compagnie Générale Maritime, not renamed
1982 Sold to Varonas Investment Corp., Panama, managed by N.S.Finance Corporation, Panama, not renamed
1991 Sold to Newport Marine Ltd., Cyprus, managed by Multraship Towage & Salvage B.V., Netherlands, not renamed
2012 In service same owner and manager, port of registry Terneuzen, Netherlands IMO No 7052911.
Netherlands 1997 meter
Source: Various web-sites. Scheepvaart 1999 by G.J. de Boer.