J.R. More Tug (1961)

I modeled the JR More in April 2012 for VSF, the real vessel is in my home town so I was fortunate enough to aquire the plans from the museum, and take around 500 photos as reference for the modeling process. The Steam Tug J.R. More was built by Ferguson Bros. Shipbuilders Ltd in Port Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK in 1961 for the South African Railways & Harbours administration (SAR&H). This organisation was created in 1910, when the Union of South Africa was established, and it has gradually evolved ever since. Overall length:53,72m (176, 3 ft) Moulded breadth:11,303m (35 ft) Moulded depth:5,48m (18 ft) Mean draught:4,712m (15,5 ft) Displacement:1654,94 tonnes. Gross Tonnage:817,689 tonnes. Built by:Ferguson Brothers, Glasgow. 1961 Decommissioned:22 November 1982. Propulsion:3 furnace multi-tubular boilers driving 2 sets of triple expansion steam engines of 3110 indicated horsepower each. Twin screw. (Rankin & Blackmore, Eagle Foundry, Greenock. Engine no. 593 (both units). 1960)