DT Tammar (2601)

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History
Australia
NameTammar
NamesakeThe tammar wallaby
BuilderAustralian Ship Building Industries, Western Australia
Laid down20 April 1983
Launched10 March 1984
Commissioned15 March 1984
Decommissioned1998
IdentificationIMO number8310580
StatusActive in private service as of 2011
General characteristics
Displacement267 tons
Length27 metres (89 ft)
Beam8.86 metres (29.1 ft)
Draught3.58 metres (11.7 ft)
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)

DT Tammar (2601) was a coastal tug operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) until 1998. She was constructed by the Australian Ship Building Industries, Western Australia. Tammar spent her RAN career at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia until sold in 1998.

Tammar is now operated by Defence Maritime Services.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Wertheim 2007, p. 32.

References[edit]

  • Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (15th ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.