Tugs of Uddevalla Harbour

One of the first known tugboat in Uddevalla was the steam tug TYR, contracted 1896 at Lundby M.V., Goteborg by Johan A. Petersson, A. Coster and Others at Uddevalla Transport & Bogserings AB, Uddevalla. TYR was delivered in November 1896. 1923 the Uddevalla City Harbour Council buy a steam tug HERTA which was renamed to META. Later Uddevalla purchased the steam tug DRAG and 1943 the steam tug HAKE.
1954 when Rederi AB Tyr (Thorden Line) purchased all the tugs from Uddevalla Harbour Council they ordered a new and bigger motor tug at Falkenbergs Varv which was given the name TYR (2). At the same time the Thorden Line ordered two small motor tugs at Karlskrona Varvet which was given the name TIM and TOM. The two old tugs META and DRAG was at the same time renamed to TIP and TOP. 1955 Rederi AB Tyr purchased the old steam tug ISBRYTAREN III from Goteborg and she was renamed to TUG. 1958 there was a great need for a bigger and stronger tug by the shipyard in Uddevalla and they constructed a tug which was given the building number 105 at the yard, but she was build at Asiverken, Amal and was delivered to the shipyard 1958 named TOR.
TYR (2) was sold 1959 to a company in Lisboa and delivered to Beira in Mozambique. The same year Rederi AB Tyr was taken delivery of a new motor tug named TYR (3), build at Asiverken, Amal, Sweden which the year after delivered the motor tug TED to the same company.
1969 the tug TYR, TED, TIM and TOM was purchased by the Uddevalla Harbour Council and registered in a new company, AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla. This new company also purchased the motor tugs BOHUS, DYNAN, BONDEN, GAVEN and TIWAS to be used at the new build refinery at Brofjorden (north of Lysekil). BOHUS, DYNAN, BONDEN and TIWAS was later sold to Roda Bolaget in Goteborg.

Fleet list:
 

TYR (1)
Steam tug build 1896 by AB Lundby M.V., Goteborg
Dim: 16,39 x 4,19 x 2,5 meter.
Engine: 112 ihp compound engine build by the yard.
Launched 19/10 1896
Delivered 24/11 1896 as TYR to Uddevalla Bogserings- och Transportbolag, Uddevalla, Sweden.
1917 sold to Bogserings AB Tyr (A. Coster), Uddevalla, Sweden.
August 1924 - February 1927: Laid up at Uddevalla.
February 1927: Leased by Bogserings AB A. P. Johansson (A. Johansson & Co.) Goteborg, Sweden.
1929: Sold to Bogserings AB A. P. Johansson (A. Johansson & Co.) Goteborg, Sweden.
1934: Sold to C. L. Hanssons Stuveri AB, Goteborg, Sweden.
January 1947: Laid up in Goteborg for sale
1948: Sold to Georg Holm, Goteborg, Sweden.
1950: sold to John Kristensson, Donsoe, Sweden and rebuild to a bunker boat.
1951: Delivered from Goteborg Varv AB, Marieholm as a tank ship renamed SNACKAN, the history after that is another story.

META
Steam tug, build 1904 by Gebr. Sachsenberg, Rosslau an der Elbe, Germany.
Dim: 16,65 x 4,22 x 2,17 meter.
Engine: compound engine build by the yard.
Build for a German company as META.
1922: Purchased by Bogserings AB Traffic, Goteborg under the name HERTA and renamed to META.
November 1922: Sold to Uddevalla Harbour Council for 31.000 SEK and taken to Lindholmens Varv, Goteborg for rebuilding of her engine and was not in service in Uddevalla before January 1923.
30 April 1954: Laid up at Uddevalla.
3 October 1954: Sold to Rederi AB Tyr (Thorden Line), Uddevalla and renamed TIP.
1956: Reported scrapped at Goteborg.

 
DRAG
Motor tug, building date and place unknown
Engine: Semidiesel, 70 bhp.
1924: Purchased by Uddevalla Harbour Council for 4.200 SEK from Norway.
3 October 1954: Sold to Rederi AB Tyr, Uddevalla for 10.000 SEK and renamed TOP.
Future trace unknown

HAKE
Steam tug, build 1897 at Arentz & Rosenfeldt, Copenhagen, Denmark.  # 8
Dim: 27,66 x 6,30 x 3,00 meter
Tonnage: 154 brt, 52 nrt.
Engine: 3-cyl. triple steam engine, 260 ihp, build at Helsingor, Denmark.
Delivered 1897 as passenger steamer STEGE to A/S Moens D/S, Stege, Denmark.
21/1 1918: Purchased by Emil Lofgren, Stockholm, Sweden for 75.000 DKR. Rebuild at Helsingborgs Varf to a steam tug.
22/4 1918: Registered as steam tug MARS on Emil Lofgren, Stockholm, Sweden.
1919: Sold to AB Karta & Oaxens Kalkbruk (Allon de Jounge), Stockholm, Sweden for 147.000 SEK and renamed OAXEN VIII.
1926: Purchased by Skanska Cement AB, Stockholm.
1937: Sold to AB Karta & Oaxens Kalkbruk, Stockholm for 200.000 SEK.
1943: Sold to Uddevalla Harbour Council for 175.000 SEK and renamed HAKE.
3/10 1954: Sold to Rederi AB Tyr, Uddevalla for 20.000 SEK.
4/10 1954: Sold to a Axel Olsson and others, Lysekil, Sweden and converted to a motor tanker.
Spring 1955: Registered as motor tanker GULLMARTANK.
The history after that is another story.

TYR (2)
Motor tug, build by Falkenbergs Varv, Falkenberg, Sweden.  # 114 (Constructed at Uddevalla Varvet as building number 104).
Dim: 32,51 x 8,33 x 4,00 meter
Tonnage: 235 brt, 65 nrt.
Engine: Oil 4SA 8-cyl. 1.800 bhp. Build 1945 by Enterprise Engine & Foundry Co., San Francisco, U.S.A.
Delivered 5/2 1954 as TYR to Rederi AB Tyr, Uddevalla, Sweden.
June 1959: Sold to Capitania do Porto da Beira, Mozambique and renamed SOFALA.
Still in Lloyds Register 1992 but no owner, so the ships existents is in doubt.

 

TIM
Motor tug build by Karlskrona Orlogsvarv (Naval Yard)
Dim: 14,41 x 4,06 x 1,20 meter.
Tonnage: 24 brt, 6 nrt.
Engine: Oil 2SA 4-cyl. Super Skandia Diesel, 300 bhp.
Delivered 5/12 1954 to Rederi AB Tyr (Eric Jongard), Uddevalla as TIM.
25/5 1969: Sold to Uddevalla Harbour Council.
1/11 1971: Transferred to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla.
22/8 1972: Sold for 240.000 SEK to Maj-Britt Odling, Ornskoldsvik, Sweden and renamed JARD.
29/4 1981: Sold for 75.000 SEK to Bargnings- och Entreprenad AB Noas, Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.
9/6 1983: Sold for 430.000 SEK to Jakobstads Bogser AB, Jakobstad, Finland.
Future trace unknown

TOM
Motor tug build by Karlskrona Orlogsvarv (Naval Yard)
Dim: 14,41 x 4,06 x 1,20 meter.
Tonnage: 24 brt, 6 nrt.
Engine: Oil 2SA 4-cyl. Super Skandia Diesel, 300 bhp.
Delivered  in December 1954 to Rederi AB Tyr, Uddevalla as TOM.
27/1 1961: Sold for 225.000 SEK to Angbats AB Bohuslanska Kusten (Eric Jongard), Uddevalla.
27/5 1969: Sold to Uddevalla Harbour Council.
1/11 1971: Transferred to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla.
7/10 1981: Sold to Angbats AB Bohuslanska Kusten, Uddevalla
Augusti 1983: Company name changed to Uddevalla Bogser AB, Uddevalla.
Mars 1991: Uddevalla Bogser AB is transferred to Uddevalla Harbour Council.
October 1991: Scrapped at Froland Pier, Uddevalla.

TUG
Steam tug, built 1917 at Motala Verkstads Nya AB, Motala, Sweden.   #471
Dim: 27,80 x 6,54 x 3,61 meter
Tonnage: 159 grt, 55 nrt.
Engine: 2-cyl compound steam engine, 470 ihp, build at the yard.
Delivered in December 1917 as ISBRYTAREN III to Goteborg Harbour Council.
17/2 1955: Sold to Rederi AB Tyr, Uddevalla for 50.000 SEK and renamed TUG.
1957: Laid up.
15/4 1959: Sold to Handelsbolaget med firma Tankcleaning Wallin & Co., Goteborg for 140.000 SEK to be used as a steam central.
1980: Classed as a barge  .
1981: Transferred to Tankcleaning AB, Goteborg for 100.000 SEK.
2/3 1982: Renamed JETOR.
December 1983: Sold to Lindav AB, Landskrona, Sweden to be broken up.
February 1984: Arrived to Landskrona in tow of m.tug BROT-ANUND

TYR (3)
Motor tug, build at AB Asiverken Amal, Sweden.   # 50
Dim: 25,02 x 7,88 x 3,52 meter
Tonnage: 158 grt, 39 nrt.
Engine: Oil 2SA 6-cyl. MaK, 800 bhp.
Delivered 19/1 1960 as TYR to Rederi AB Tyr, Uddevalla, Sweden.
27/5 1969: Sold to Uddevalla Harbour Council.
1/10 1971: Sold to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla.
7/1 1975: Sold for 1.525.000 SEK to Arne Heimbrand & others, Hollviksnas, Sweden.
6/6 1977: Sold for 1.150.000 SEK to Hanssons Rederi AB, Batskarsnas, Sweden.
13/5 1980: Sold for 800.000 SEK to OY Hangon Hinaus AB, Hango, Finland and renamed TYRI.
June 1981: Transferred to Finska Angfartygs AB, Finland.
12/1 1988: Sold for 1.500.000 FIM to AB Alfons Hakans OY, Abo, Finland and renamed TYR.
Future trace unknown.

TED
Motor tug, build by AB Asiverken, Amal, Sweden.   # 56.
Dim: 26,22 x 7,88 x 3,52 meter
Tonnage: 164 grt, 44 nrt.
Engine: Oil 2SA 8-cyl MaK, 1.625 bhp.
Delivered 9/12 1961 as TED to Angbats AB Bohuslanska Kusten, Uddevalla.
27/5 1969: Sold to Uddevalla Harbour Council.
1/11 1971: Sold to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla.
7/10 1981: Sold to Angbats AB Bohuslanska Kusten, Uddevalla.
August 1983: Company name changed to Uddevalla Bogser AB, Uddevalla.
22/3 1990: Transferred to Uddevalla Harbour AB, Uddevalla.
1997: Sold and renamed RETU.
1998: Sold to Marin-och Haverikonsult AB, Stockholm, Sweden and renamed TED.

TOR
Motor tug, Constructed as building number 105 at Uddevalla Varvet, build at AB Asiverken, Amal as buldingnumber 41.
Dim: 22,17 x 6,83 x 2,59 meter.
Tonnage: 98 grt, 26 nrt.
Engine: Oil 4SA 5-cyl. Skandiaverken, Lysekil, 760 bhp
Delivered 7/6 1958 as TOR to Uddevalla Varvet AB, Uddevalla.
18/7 1958: Sank in Uddevalla harbour under assistance of m/v HJORDIS THORDEN. Crew was saved and she was refloated some days after.
15/6 1966: Sold to Rederi AB Tyr (Clary Thorden), Uddevalla.
21/5 1969: Sold to Kaj Olin, Hamina, Finland for 600.000 SEK.
24/1 1972: Transferred to OY Hinaus-Bogser AB (Kaj Olin), Hamina, Finland
30/11 1977: Renamed TORVIK.
2/6 1978: Sold to OY Hangon Hinaus AB, Hango, Finland.
June 1981: Transferred to Finska Angfartygs AB, Helsinki, Finland.
12/1 1988: Sold to OY Alfons Hakans AB, Abo, Finland for 1.500.000 FIM.
Future trace unknown.

BOHUS
Build at AB Asiverken, Amal as buldingnumber 105.
Dim: 33,13 x 10,39 x 5,13 meter.
Tonnage: 353 grt, 105 nrt.
Engine: Oil 4SA 6-cyl., S.E.M.T. Pielstick 6-PC2-5L, 3.900 bhp, build by Lindholmens M.V.
Delivered May 1974 as BOHUS to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla.
1982: Sold to Johnsonkoncernen, Goteborg which keep the company name AB Bohus Tug Ltd, the homeport was now Goteborg but the tug was placed in Brofjorden, north of Lysekil.
1984: Johnsonkoncernen and AB Neptun Roda Bolaget was going together and the new firm name was Scan Tug, homeport still Goteborg.
1986: Johnsonkoncernen sold their part in Scan Tug to AB Neptun Roda Bolaget.
1987: The company name was changed to Roda Bolaget AB.

DYNAN
Build at AB Asiverken, Amal as buldingnumber 106.
Dim: 33,13 x 10,39 x 5,12 meter.
Tonnage: 353 grt, 105 nrt.
Engine: Oil 4SA 6-cyl., S.E.M.T. Pielstick 6-PC2-5L, 3.900 bhp, build by Lindholmens M.V.
Delivered 1974 as DYNAN to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla.
1982: Sold to Johnsonkoncernen, Goteborg which keep the company name AB Bohus Tug Ltd, the homeport was now Goteborg but the tug was placed in Brofjorden, north of Lysekil.
1984: Johnsonkoncernen and AB Neptun Roda Bolaget was going together and the new firm name was Scan Tug, homeport still Goteborg.
1986: Johnsonkoncernen sold their part in Scan Tug to AB Neptun Roda Bolaget.
1987: The company name was changed to Roda Bolaget AB.

BONDEN
Build at AB Asiverken, Amal as buldingnumber 107.
Dim: 33,13 x 10,39 x 5,13 meter.
Tonnage: 349 grt, 105 nrt.
Engine: Oil 4SA 6-cyl., S.E.M.T. Pielstick 6-PC2-5L, 3.900 bhp, build by Lindholmens M.V.
Delivered 1974 as BONDEN to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla.
1978: Sold to Stockholms Frihamns AB, Stockholm and renamed HEIMDAL.
1988: Sold to Roda Bolaget AB, Goteborg and renamed BONDEN

TIWAS
Motor tug, build at Stord Verft A/S, Lervik, Stord, Norway.
Dim: 43,39 x 12,25 x 4,96 meter.
Tonnage: 499 grt, 145 nrt, 529 dwt.
Engine: 2 Oil 4SA each 16-cyl., 7.040 bhp, Polar F216V-D, build by AB Polar-Nohab, Trollhattan.
Delivered 1978 as TIWAS to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla.
1986: Sold to Bahmscan Towing & Salvage Ltd., Bahamas, renamed SCAN FORCE.
14/9 1989: Sold to Bukser & Bjerning A/S, Tonsberg, Norway, renamed TENDER PULL, registered in NIS for Wilhelmsen Offshore Service A/S, Molde, Norway.
1989: Renamed BOB.
1991: Sold to K/S Leh IX A/S, Norway and renamed BOA FORCE.

GAVEN
Motor tug, build at Herfjord Slipp & Verksted, Revsnaes, Norway as buldingnumber 248.
Dim: 25,30 x 8,11 x 3,766 meter.
Tonnage: 149 brt.
Engine: Oil 4SA 12-cyl. Polar V Diesel build by AB Bofors-Nohab, Trolhattan.
Delivered 1976 as GAVEN to AB Bohus Tug Ltd., Uddevalla
1982: Transferred to Uddevalla Bogser AB, Uddevalla.
1991: Transferred to Uddevalla Hamnterminal AB, Uddevalla.

 

 

Copyright: MAREUD/Rolf Skiold
Photo: MAREUD's Photoarchive: Meta, Drag, Hake, Tyr (2), Tyr (3), Tiwas, Tor.
            MAREUD's Negative archive: Tom, Ted, Dynan, Gaven.
            Bernt Safstrom: Bohus, Bonden, Gaven.

Copyright: Maritime Research, Uddevalla (MAREUD) / Rolf Skiold

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