Abertawe  - bucket ladder dredger

General properties

IMO number: 
5001255
Vessel type: 
BLD
Flag: 
UK
Built in: 
1947
Yard number: 
741

Physical properties

Length BP: 
58.83 m
Width: 
12.62 m
Depth: 
3.05 m
Engine specs: 
F&F 2-screws. 2xT3Cyl. (15, 24 & 39 - 24)in. 8.5Knots. Machinery

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1947 to 1987
Review: 
Scrapped

Last updated

2 weeks 4 days ago

About this equipment

Bucket dredger, 953 g.t.
built 1947 by Fleming & Ferguson Ltd, Paisley for Great Western Railway Co, based at Swansea.
1948 transferred to Britiah Transport Commission on nationalisation of the railway companies.
1949 British Transport Dock Board.
1974 sold to S.A. Italiana Lavori Edili Maritimi, Naples renamed SANTA TERESA. 1992 still in service
see for photo's website: www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Dredging

Technical files and data sheets

No files available

Images

abertawe photo by Peter Williams abertawe abertawe1947-donaldrobertson-003