Hopper dredger Hercules

General properties

Vessel type: 
HD
Flag: 
AU
Built in: 
1900
Yard number: 
702

Physical properties

Length OA: 
70.22 m
Width: 
11.95 m
Depth: 
3.38 m
Number of engines: 
2
Engine specs: 
tri exp. 25-42-71 x 46
Total power: 
75 kW

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1900 to 1950
Review: 
Scrapped

Last updated

2 weeks 3 days ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
1900 to 1948Hercules (1900)Port of Brisbane CorporationOriginally built.
1948 to 1950Hercules (1900)Sold to an unknown party

About this equipment

The main Brisbane dredger, designed by Lyndon Bates for the development of the port, including the creation of Bishop Island
895 GRT, 347 NRT
1941: Hulked as a dumb barge
1950: Abandoned on the shore near Dunwich in Moreton Bay
Source: www.tynebuiltships.co.uk

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