Cabo Sardao
Ship Number
804
Vessel Type
Tug / Salvage Steamer
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
3
Launch Date
December 31, 1927
Delivered
August 17, 1927
Owner
McKie & Baxter
Weight
230 grt
BP Length
120 feet
Breadth
25 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
12 knots
Propulsion
Triple Expansion
Official No.
160217
Registered
Glasgow
Fate
Scrapped
Cabo Sardao

[Tagus estuary, Lisbon, circa 1930 – Ships Nostalgia]
16/08/1939 she was sunken by collision of the RMS Vandyck, Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool, in the Tagus estuary when assisting berthing operations to Rocha pier. She was refloated some months later and after repairs returned to the service;
 
1969 sold for breaking up somewhere in a scrapping shipyard in the Tagus Estuary.
 
Sister-tugs: Cabo Raso and of bigger dimensions the Cabo Espichel.