SD Bustler

	RMAS Bustler at HMNB Portsmouth, 2009
History
United Kingdom
Name	RMAS Bustler
Builder	Richard Dunston
Launched	1981
In service	1981
Out of service	2008
Homeport	HMNB Portsmouth
Identification	Pennant number: A225
Fate	Transferred to Serco Marine Services
United Kingdom
Name	SD Bustler
In service	2008
Identification	IMO number: 7902336; MMSI number: 613002861; Callsign: GZAX;
Status	Retired
General characteristics
Tonnage	384 GT
Length	38.8 m (127 ft 4 in)
Beam	9.42 m (30 ft 11 in)
Draught	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Two diesels, two shafts, 2,640 bhp
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	5

SD Bustler was a twin tractor unit tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service. The ship was formerly operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service until its disbandment in March 2008.^[1]

SD Bustler towing HMS Daring as the destroyer enters HMNB Portsmouth for the first time

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Bush, Steve (2014). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Maritime Books. p. 69. ISBN 978-1904459552.

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