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KRI Mies
''Mies'' was a tugboat, tug that was built as ''Empire Connie'' in 1945 by A Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946, she was sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed ''Mies''. In 1947, she was sold to the Government of the Dutch East Indies, passing to the Indonesian Government in 1951 and then the Indonesian Navy in 1953. In 1978, she was sold and renamed ''Taluk Ambon'', serving until 1983 when she was deleted from shipping registers. Description The ship was built as yard number 707 by A Hall and Co, Aberdeen. She was launched on 10 July 1945 and completed in September 1945. Mies was long, with a beam of and had a depth of . The ship had a GRT of 242 and a NRT of 218. Mies was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was No. 416, It was built by Hall & Co. History ''Empire Connie'' was built for the MoWT. She was placed under the management of Townsend Bros. Ferries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hall And Sons
Alexander Hall and Sons was a shipbuilder that operated in Aberdeen from 1797 to 1957. They designed the pointed and sharply raked Aberdeen bow" first used on the '' Scottish Maid'' and which became a characteristic of the "extreme clippers". History Alexander Hall (1760–1849) was born in Auchterless, moved to Aberdeen in 1783 and took over his father-in-law’s shipbuilding business Cochar and Gibbon in 1790 to found Alexander Hall and Company. The first ships he built were wooden sailing vessels. A schooner built in 1839, The '' Scottish Maid'', was the first to use the " Aberdeen bow", which was designed to improve speed and performance. When he died in 1849, Alexander Hall left the shipyard to his sons James and William. William took charge of ship design and James ran the business. They built many famous clippers, including ''Torrington'' in 1845 and ''Stornoway'' in 1850, used on the opium and tea routes. One ship later developed was the '' Ihoshu Maru'', a barqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
