MV Omni St Laurent
ex MV Diligent
Roy Thornton Collection
Steel twin screw diesel engined tug built 1957-8 by P.K. Harris, Appledore. (Yard No 107) for the Dover Harbour Board.
Technical Data
- Length: 27.52m (99.27 ft)(overall), 26.8m (88 ft) (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 7.60m (24.11 ft)(Extreme)
- Draught: 3.04m (9.97 ft) maximum
- Tonnage: 161 gross, 30 net
- Engines: 2 x 8-cylinder 22.292 reverse reduction geared Lister/Blackstone & Co diesels
- Rated: 1,040 bhp
- Speed: 12.5 knots
- Bollard Pull: 21 tons
- Call Sign: MXXG (@ 1974), VOPN (1989 – )
- ID Number: 5090012
- Official Number: 185700
- Registry: Dover (1958 – ), Sorel P.Q. Canada (1989 – )
- Sister Ship: Dominant
History
July 2nd 1957: Launched. Named by Mrs RW Cook, the wife of the Harbour Master and did trials in Cardiff during the week before she arrived in Dover.
December 15th 1957: Completed and delivered to the Dover Harbour Board at Dover. She initially went straight into the Granville Dock.
© Ted Ingham (left) and the Roy Thornton Collection (right)
© John Hendy (11/08/1984)
“New“ © Kevin Hoggett
1984: To Frank Pearce (Tugs) Ltd at Poole
© Mike Sartin (both)
1984: To S. & H. Towage
© Brian Fisher (Tilbury 1986)
1989: To Les Remorquages Sorel Inc, manager Les Services Maritimes Genco Ltd at Sorel, PQ (Canada), renamed OMNI ST-LAURENT
2002: To Le Ocean Groupe Inc at Quebec
© Kent Malo
2008: Still in service.
September 23rd 2019: Sank at the Stephenville wharf in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She was docked when she sank, although the exact cause is unclear. No one was on board at the time.
© Provided by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for errors and omissions. We would like to thank: Brian Fisher, Kevin Hoggett, Ted Ingham, Kent Malo and Mike Sartin for their assistance in producing this feature.
Special thanks go to World Ship Society (East Kent Branch).
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
I would be grateful for use of the Roy Thornton photos of tug Diligent to add my model plan I am drawing of this tug for a UK model magazine. Naturally full ack. of source would be included.
Many thanks,
Jim
Hello James,
No problem.
I’ll dig out the original prints, scan them at a higher quality and send them on!
Rgds
Nigel Thornton
I am a very grateful for your cooperation, I can send you a few Clyde tugs in recompense.
regards, and all best for 2013
JiM
From Alan Knight
Alan,
Thanks for the information
The history was updated @ https://www.doverferryphotosforums.co.uk/diligent/
Rgds
Nigel Thornton