General properties
Vessel type:
HB Hopper Barge, Self-propelled
Flag:
UK
Built in:
1883
Yard number:
73
Physical properties
Length OA:
45.72 m
Length BP:
8.53 m
Engine specs:
Muir & Houston Ltd., Glasgow 1-Screw, Steam C2cy, 90nhp, 349ihp,
Speed:
9.00 knts
About this page
Status:
Historical
Last updated
4 months 3 weeks ago
History
| Timeframe | Equipment | Review |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 to 1899 | No. 2 hopperbarge 1883 | First Owner: Hull Dock Co. |
| 1939 to 1964 | Bretherdale | 1939 Richard Abel & Sons Ltd, Liverpool and renamed BRETHERDALE |
About this equipment
Builder
Murdoch & Murray, Port Glasgow
Brown Street
First Owner: Hull Dock Co.
Subsequent owner and registration history
1899 North Eastern Railway Co, Hull. 1923 London & North Eastern Railway Co, Lon. 1938 James Dredging, Towage & Transport Co Ltd, Lon. 1939 Richard Abel & Sons Ltd, Liverpool and renamed BRETHERDALE1964 The Fleetwood Sand & Gravel Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
source: http://www.clydeships.co.uk
Photo = A Mersey memory, one of Richard Abels dredgers working off New Brighton.