ST Cervia

History
United Kingdom
Name	Empire Raymond (1946-47); Cervia (since 1947);
Owner	Ministry of War Transport.; Wm.Watkins of London.; East Kent Maritime Museum;
Port of registry	London
Builder	Alexander Hall & Company Limited, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Yard number	YN709
Laid down	1945
Launched	21 January 1946
Completed	1946
Identification	IMO number: 5067534; United Kingdom Official Number 180997; Code Letters GDPM; ; National Register of Historic Vessels; Certificate No: 5;
Status	Floating museum ship, under restoration
General characteristics
Class & type	Empire tug
Tonnage	233 GRT
Length	112 ft 8 in (34.34 m) overall
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draught	11 ft 7 in (3.53 m)
Depth	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Installed power	1,000 Bhp, triple-expansion oil-fired steam engine by builder, Boiler, Scotch Return Tube.
Propulsion	Screw propeller

ST Cervia was built in 1946 as a seagoing tug for use as a fleet auxiliary by Alexandra Hall & Company Ltd of Aberdeen, Scotland. Today she is a floating Museum undergoing maintenance and restoration in Ramsgate, Kent.

History

United Kingdom
Name	Empire Raymond (1946-47) Cervia (since 1947)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport. Wm.Watkins of London. East Kent Maritime Museum
Port of registry	London
Builder	Alexander Hall & Company Limited, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Yard number	YN709
Laid down	1945
Launched	21 January 1946
Completed	1946
Identification	IMO number: 5067534 United Kingdom Official Number 180997 Code Letters GDPM National Register of Historic Vessels Certificate No: 5
Status	Floating museum ship, under restoration
General characteristics
Class & type	Empire tug
Tonnage	233 GRT
Length	112 ft 8 in (34.34 m) overall
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draught	11 ft 7 in (3.53 m)
Depth	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Installed power	1,000 Bhp, triple-expansion oil-fired steam engine by builder, Boiler, Scotch Return Tube.
Propulsion	Screw propeller