"EMERSON K"


  • tug and exploration vessel
  • owned and operated by the Marine Diamond Corporation (Sam Collins)
  • used for the VEMA Seamount Expedition, Nov 9-18, 1964
  • gross tonnage: 759
  • loa (length over all): 176 ft
  • lbp (length between perpendiculars): 165 ft
  • beam: 34.5ft
  • draft: 15 ft
  • former HMS "Marauder"
  • launched Nov 9,1938, built by Fleming and Ferguson Ltd of Paisley, Scotland
  • sold in 1958 and renamed "Emerson K"
  • fate:
    Marine Casualty Database Southern African Coast
    (This list totals 35 Million tons of shipping from 1552 to 1984
    and is listed by Vessel Name)
    Date Vessel Name Vessel Type Tonnage Flag of Origin Position of Vessel Type of Casualty
    Aug 1965 Emerson K Barge 756 South African Robinson Dock entrance

    BLO fecit 20051105