The Solent - trailing suction hopper dredger

General properties

IMO number: 
5409407
Callsign: 
GHSB
Vessel type: 
TSHD
Flag: 
UK
Built in: 
1958
Yard number: 
CO. 368

Physical properties

Length OA: 
91.50 m
Width: 
13.40 m
Depth: 
5.95 m
Number of engines: 
2
Engine specs: 
Bolnes - 2125 BHP
Speed (loaded): 
10.50 knts
Hopper volume: 
2179 m³
Dredging depth: 
20.60 m
Suction pipe diameter: 
0.90 m
Number of dredging pipes: 
1

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1958 to 1988
Review: 
Scrapped

Last updated

2 weeks 4 days ago

About this equipment

Original build as H.A.M. 303 - launched 10-05-1958 - delivery 08-10-1959
Scrapped in 1988 in Recife, Brasil
 

Technical files and data sheets

Images

HAM_303 the_solent tshd_the_solent tshd_the_solent1 tshd._the_solent Solent in Cameroon 1982 | Image by Chris van den Boogaard HAM 303 | Image by Koninklijke IHC HAM 303 | Image by Koninklijke IHC ham_303