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Wear Hopper No.3

Wear Hopper No 3 on river Thames May 2002

General properties

IMO number: 
5387104
Callsign: 
GZIE
Vessel type: 
HB
Flag: 
UK
Built in: 
1959
Shipyard: 
Thompson & Sons
Yard number: 
246

Physical properties

Length (OA): 
48.71 m
Width: 
9.21 m
Depth: 
3.84 m
Draft (loaded): 
3.29 m
Deadweight: 
645 tons
Number of engines: 
1
Engine specs: 
Mirlees, Bickerton & Day - 4SA 6 cyl. (8.5"x 13")
Total power: 
270 kW

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1959 - 1975
Review: 
New owner

Last Updated

1 year 25 weeks ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
Timeframe: 
1959 - 1975
Equipment: 
Review: 
Original built
Timeframe: 
1975 - 1992
Equipment: 
Review: 
Sold
Timeframe: 
1992 - 2005
Equipment: 
Manager: 
Review: 
Sold

About this equipment

414 grt / 258 nrt / O.N.: 187265
WEAR HOPPER No.3 & No.4 were welded together, side by side and launched at the same time.

Scrapped in 2005 at Greenwich (UK)

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Wear Hopper No 3 - Image courtesy of George RobinsonWear Hopper nos 3 and 4 welded together for their launching (Image from Tyne and Wear Museum)Wear Hopper nos 3 and 4 welded together for their launching (Image from Tyne and Wear Museum