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Pacific Guardian (cable ship)

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:45 pm
by john sefton
C.S. PACIFIC GUARDIAN is the latest ship of the C & W, which was launched by Lady Marion Sharp on 13th June 1984. She cost £18 million.
Her base is Suva, Fiji, and so there is another question whether she has visited the Virgin Islands.
She has been provided with 3 cable tanks of 50,000 cubic feet totally. She has one screw and one thruster fwd and aft.
Her crew consists of 67 men and 11 cable technicians.
She was built by Swan Hunter and sails with a speed of 16 knots. Dim.: 115m x 18m x 5.80m (dr). Her tonnage is of nearly 6000 tons.
Log Book July 1987
British Virgin Islands SG620 MS623

Re: Pacific Guardian (cable ship)

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:22 am
by aukepalmhof
22 July 1983 keel laid down.
Tonnage 6,133 grt, 1,893 net, 3.544 dwt.
Powered diesel electric 4400 kW.
26 October 1984 delivered, building cost £18 million.

June 1999 transferred to Global Marine Systems Ltd., Chelmsford U.K.

2009 In service, IMO No 8222941 based at Curaçao.