General properties
Physical properties
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History
| Timeframe | Equipment | Manager | Review |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 to 1990 | Bowbelle | British Dredging Aggregates Ltd | original build |
| 1990 to 1992 | Billo | Arinerte Sociedade de Exploracao Commercialazacao de Inertes da Madeira | sold and renamed |
| 1992 to 1996 | Bom Rei | Arinerte Sociedade de Exploracao Commercialazacao de Inertes da Madeira | sold and renamed - lost in 1996 |
About this equipment
Ex names Bowbelle and Billo -iTotall loss in 1996
mv BOWBELLE
built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company,
Yard No 517
Engines by Mirlees National Ltd Stockport
Last Name: BOM REI (1990)
Port of Registry: London
Propulsion: oil 2SA 8cy 1864bhp 11.75 knots machy aft
Launched: Monday, 11/05/1964
Built: 1964
Ship Type: Sand Suction Dredger
Tonnage: 1486 grt
Length: 262 feet 2
Breadth: 44 feet 7
Draught: 13 feet 10
Owner History:
British Dredging (Sand & Gravel) Ltd London
1990 Owners in Madeira
Status: Sunk - 25/03/1996
First owner
First port of register
Registration date
F Bowles & Sons Ltd, Cardiff
London
10/07/1964
Other names
1992 BILLO - 1996 BOM REI
Subsequent owner and registration history
1966 British Dredging (Shipping) Ltd, Cardiff
1977 British Dredging Aggregates Ltd, Cardiff - reg Cardiff
1978 British Dredging (Sand & Gravel) Co Ltd, London - reg London
1984 East Coast Aggregates Ltd, London
1989 South Coast Shipping Co Ltd, Southampton
1990 East Coast Aggregates Ltd, Southampton
1992 Seal Sands Maritime Ltd, Gibraltar - mng Bilberry Shipping & Stevedores Ltd, Waterford - reg Kingstown VCT
1996 Antonio Pereira e Filhos Lda, Funchal PRT
Vessel history
20/8/1989 collided with and sank the pleasure vessel MARCHIONESS at Blackfriars, River Thames; 51 passengerswere drowned.
Remarks
End year
Fate / Status
1996
Sank 25/03/1996
Disposal Detail
Broke in two & sank during storm while dredging off Ponto do Sol, Madalena do Mar, Madeira. All crew lost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcuOMMxZHfE
source: http://www.clydeships.co.uk/