TO BE BROKEN UP:
“HDW HERKULES” arrived ship breakers Smedegarden AS., Esbjerg / Denmark, 21 April 2026, as her final destination.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: Tug – Later Standby / Escort / Support vessel
IMO NO: 5148754
773 gt / 231 nt / 500 mdwt
Delivered from Mjellem & Karlsen Verft AS., Bergen / Norway (Yard no 80), in January 1960.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- 20/01/1959 – Launched
- 14/01/1960 – Completed and delivered
- “HERKULES” from delivery 14/01/1960 until 03/1976
- From 01/1960 – Owned by Norsk Bjergningskompani AS., Bergen / Norway.
- From 01/1960 – Norwegian (NOR) flag.
- 19/09/1975 – Grounded and sank off Haugesund / Norway.
- 16/10/1975 – Salvaged by Odegaard / Aalesund and later declared as “total loss”
- “JØRPELAND HERKULES” from 03/1976 until 14/02/1990
- From 03/1976 – Owned by Lars Hovland & Co., Jørpeland / Stavanger in Norway and repaired.
- “STRIL HERKULES” from 14/02/1990 until 28/01/2004
- From 14/02/1990 – Owned by Simon Møkster, Stavanger / Norway.
- 03/1991 – Rebuilt to Standby vessel
- 04/1997 – Owned by Simon Møkster Rederi AS., Stavanger / Norway.
- From 10/04/2001 – Owned by Team Møkster AS., Stavanger / Norway.
- “HDW HERKULES” from 28/01/2004 until breakin in 2026.
- From 02/2004 – Owned by Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Kiel / Germany.
- From 02/2004 – German flag. (reg. Kiel)
- 21/04/2026 – Arrived ship breakers Smedegaarden AS., Esbjerg / Denmark as her final destination.
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ARCHIVE PHOTO:
“HDW HERKULES” / reg. Kiel, moored in Kristiansand / Norway, 20 November 2022.
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