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HD CHALLENGER

ex SAPPHIRE B · VEESEA SAPPHIRE
IMO7517715Call sign J8B2379
Type
Standby
Lifecycle
Active
Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Built
1977
Class
ABS

HD CHALLENGER (IMO 7517715) is a Standby built 1977, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged, ABS-classed.

6,480 hp
BHP
None reported
DP class
60 m
Length o.a.
How verification works0 of 13 specs from a primary source or corroborated beyond the reference databases
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01 — Identification

IMO number
7517715
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Vessel type
Standby[2]
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Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[2]
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Year built
1977[2]
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Classification
ABS ↗[1]
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Class notation
ab*a1 towing service[2]
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02 — Ownership & build

Owner
Not yet documented
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Operator / manager
Not yet documented
No sourceReport
Builder
American Marine[2]
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P&I club
Not yet documented
No sourceReport
Call sign
J8B2379[2]
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03 — Hull & capacity

Length overall
60 m[2]
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Beam
13 m[2]
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Draft
5 m[2]
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Moulded depth
Not yet documented
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Deadweight (DWT)
Not yet documented
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Gross tonnage (GT)
1,210 GT[2]
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04 — Propulsion & performance

Total power
Not yet documented
No sourceReport
BHP
6,480 hp[2]
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Bollard pull (BP)
Not yet documented
No sourceReport

05 — Capability

DP class
None reported
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FiFi
None reported
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Sources cited (2)

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