Aker produced two Aker AH03s for Tidewater in the latter part of 2004. One of them, the Donnelly Tide was briefly seen in Aberdeen before departing for warmer climes. This type of small anchor-handler has briefly been in vogue on and off, as owners and operators have flirted with more economic means of supporting offshore activities, and relatively the 9000 bhp is a moderate level of power even in 2004. The little table below indicates the reluctance of Tidewater to share information about their ships with the rest of us.
| TYPE: AH 03 | NAME: Donnelly Tide | PHOTO: Vic Gibson | |||
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| Length OA | 65.2 m | Engines | 2 x RR Bergen | Workdrum pull | |
| Breadth | 16.0 m | BHP | 8080 | Capacity 1 | |
| DWT | kW | 5940 | Capacity 2 | ||
| Deck area | For'd Thruster | Towdrum pull | |||
| Fuel | Az Thruster | Capacity 1 | |||
| Pot water | Aft Thrusters | Capacity 2 | |||
| Mud | Bollard pull | 101 t | Sharks Jaw | ||
| Brine | DPI | Nautronix | Cranes | ||
| Dry bulk | Joystick | Tank cleaning | |||
| Year built/due | 2004 | Shipyard | Aker Tulcea | Berths | 24 |
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