SD Tempest
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SD Tempest is an ART 8032-class tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service.[1] SD Tempest was ordered specifically to handle the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. However, the vessel also performs general harbour towage when not required in her primary role.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SD Tempest |
| Ordered | February 2016 |
| Builder | Damen, Gdańsk |
| Launched | 2016 |
| In service | 2017 |
| Home port | HMNB Portsmouth |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 495 GT[1] |
| Length | 32.9 m (107 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Beam | 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Draught | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Propulsion | 3 Caterpillar 3512C diesels |
| Speed | 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)[1] |
| Complement | 4 |
Normally based in Portsmouth, SD Tempest was temporarily transferred to Rosyth in June 2017 to assist with HMS Queen Elizabeth's departure on sea trials.
