Wear Hopper No 3 on river Thames May 2002

General properties

IMO number: 
5387104
Callsign: 
GZIE
Vessel type: 
HB
Flag: 
UK
Built in: 
1959
Shipyard: 
Yard number: 
246

Physical properties

Length OA: 
48.71 m
Width: 
9.21 m
Depth: 
3.84 m
Draft (loaded): 
3.29 m
Deadweight: 
645 tons
Number of engines: 
1
Engine specs: 
Mirlees, Bickerton & Day - 4SA 6 cyl. (8.5"x 13")
Total power: 
270 kW

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1959 to 1975
Review: 
New owner

Last updated

4 months 3 weeks ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
1959 to 1975Wear Hopper No.3River Wear CommissionersOriginal built
1975 to 1992Wear Hopper No. 3Port of Sunderland AuthoritySold
1992 to 2005Wear Hopper No. 3General MarineSold

About this equipment

414 grt / 258 nrt / O.N.: 187265
WEAR HOPPER No.3 & No.4 were welded together, side by side and launched at the same time.
Scrapped in 2005 at Greenwich (UK)

Technical files and data sheets

No files available

Images

Wear Hopper nos 3 and 4 welded together for their launching (Image from Tyne and Wear Museum) Wear Hopper nos 3 and 4 welded together for their launching (Image from Tyne and Wear Museum