SD Deborah — Custom LEGO® Harbour Tug Model
A compact yet impressive 1:40-scale replica of a Damen ASD 2009 tug
- Commissioned by: Personal project (built by KONAJRA)
- Scale: 1:40
- Model Length: approx. 50 cm
- Built: 2015
About SD Deborah
- SD Deborah is based on the Damen ASD 2009 tug built in 2010 for Serco Marine Services and servicing UK naval bases like Devonport. Featuring twin azimuth drives and a bow thruster, the real vessel delivers agile harbour performance and 23.8 tons of bollard pull. KONAJRA recreated it in 2015 as a 50 cm LEGO® model with high accuracy and engineering flair.
Real Vessel Specifications
- Type: Harbour tug (ASD 2009 class)
- IMO: 9533763 · Call sign: 2CNO2
- Flag: United Kingdom
- Built: 2010, Damen Shipyard Gorinchem, Netherlands
- Length overall: ≈ 21.19 m · Beam: ≈ 9 m · Draft: ≈ 3.8 m
- Gross tonnage: 121 GT · Deadweight: 45 t
- Propulsion: Twin Rolls-Royce US 155CP azimuth units with bow thruster
- Power: 2× Caterpillar 3508B diesel engines (≈ 2,000 bhp)
- Bollard pull: 23.8 t · Speed: approx. 11.5 kn
- Capabilities: Harbour towage, assisting naval vessels, firefighting, and water spraying
LEGO® Model Highlights
- Perfect scale: Measures 50 cm long and 23 cm wide—ideal at 1:40 scale
- Functional detail: Accurately depicts azimuth drives, bow thruster housing, winch, fendering, and pilothouse
- Compact yet complete: Delivers full deck realism in a smaller footprint
Community
- “Absolutely stunning ship. Every detail is very well done.” – Eurobricks
- “Lovely details, the more you look the more you find. – Eurobricks
- “Fabulous model and great presentation. "– Eurobricks
- Featured on The LEGO Car Blog, Pinterest, and seen more than 19,000 times on Flickr.
The Build
- Born from a digital LDraw design started in 2012, the SD Deborah model was built in 2015 using around 4,100 bricks, based on precise documentation and part choices. The goal was to demonstrate that even smaller harbour tugs can be recreated faithfully in LEGO®.
Interested in Your Own Model?
nterested in commissioning a LEGO® model of your official vessel—be it ETV, patrol craft, lifeboat, or service ship? KONAJRA specializes in creating high-fidelity scale models tailored for training, display, or maritime heritage purposes.