John,

Her history up to 2004:

1969 BRACKENGARTH, 1995 HENRIC, 1998 NJORD, 2001 NORD, 2001 NJORD, 2003 HENRIC

(sisterships: BRACKENGARTH, HOLLYGARTH)
Registered: IMO 6917516 /(GBR)ON 337223 /(IRL)ON 402786
334 GRT, L36,56m(31,70), B10,01m, D3,963m(4,65) - fifi
1 cpp +nozzle, 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl Ruston type 6ATCM, 3380bhp-2522kw, sp 14kn, bp 50t
fitted 1996 bowthr., ice-strengthened

BRACKENGARTH
1969 -16/05: Launched by "Appledore Shipbuilders Co Ltd" at Appledore (GBR) (YN AS.67) (keel laid 24/02/1969 as YEWGARTH)
1969 -04/08: completed for "Rea Towing Co Ltd" at Liverpool (GBR)
(GBR flag, regd Liverpool, ON 337223, c/s GZNH)
1985: transferred to "Cory Ship Towage Ltd" at London (GBR)
1985: restyled to "Cory Towage Ltd" at London (GBR)
1986: transferred to "Rea Towing Co Ltd", mng "Cory Towage Ltd" at Liverpool (GBR)
1986: transferred to "Irish Tugs Ltd", same mng and reg.
1990 -18/12: (IRL flag, regd Westport, ON 402786, c/s EIXQ)
1995: To "Reino Henriksson Oy", mng "Mantyluoto Tug Service Oy" at Pori/Bjorneborg (FIN), renamed HENRIC
1996: fitted bowthr., ice-strengthened
1998: To "Ulstein Flex Transport A/S" at Aalesund (NOR), renamed NJORD
(for transport operations in Svalbard)
2001: To ??, (NLD), renamed NORD
2001: To "Ulstein Flex Transport A/S" at Aalesund (NOR), re-renamed NJORD
2003: To "Henric Tow", mng R. Henriksson at Uusikaupunki (FIN), re-renamed HENRIC
2003: To "Containerships Ltd O/Y" at Helsinki (FIN)
(FIN flag, c/s OJHA, 347 GRT)
2004: To "Containership Italy Srl" at Helsinki (FIN)
(DOM flag, c/s J7AJ7, 347 GT)

Cheers,

George. :pint: