A NEW TUG
LYTTELTON HARBOUR BOARD TOTAL COST OF £54,062 (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 13. A new tug of 1250 h.p. is to be built for the Lyttelton Harbour Board at a total cost of £54,062 10s. The board decided at a special meeting this morning to accept the tender of Lobnitz and Co., Renfrew, (Scotland), of £43,250, but to that must be added exchange amounting to £10,812 10s. The contract stipulates that the vessel must be completed in six months and a-ham With maximum dimensions of 115 feet by 29 feet by 14 feet, the tug will be fitted with a fire pump, a foamite fire-fighting attachment, and a salvage suction pump.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23578, 15 August 1938, Page 2
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115A NEW TUG Otago Daily Times, Issue 23578, 15 August 1938, Page 2
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