SD Atlas was a tugboat in service with Serco Marine Services at HMNB Portsmouth, where she worked in support of the United Kingdoms Naval Service.

Atlas, Portsmouth, UK (7 June 2006)
History
United Kingdom
NameSD Atlas
OperatorSerco Marine Services
In service2005
HomeportHMNB Portsmouth
Identification
StatusRetired
General characteristics
Tonnage88 GRT
Length21.3 metres (70 ft)
Beam7.6 metres (25 ft)
Draught3.3 metres (11 ft)
Installed powerBollard pull: 33 tonnes
Complement8

She was built in Uzmar, Turkey in 1999, and was originally named MT Yenikale.[1] The ship was chartered by Serco Denholm in 2005, and is named after the original Atlas, a tug built at Chatham Dockyard in 1909.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bush, Steve (2009). British Warships and Auxiliaries, 2009/10. Liskeard: Maritime Books. pp. 66. ISBN 978-1-904459-36-1.