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Hercules (1900)

Hopper dredger Hercules

General properties

Vessel type: 
HD
Flag: 
AU
Manager: 
Port of Brisbane Corporation
Built in: 
1900
Shipyard: 
Sir W.G. Armstrong Withworth & Co. Ltd.
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 - 1950
Review: 
Scrapped

Last Updated

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History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
Timeframe: 
1900 - 1948
Equipment: 
Hercules (1900)
Manager: 
Port of Brisbane Corporation
Review: 
Originally built.
Timeframe: 
1948 - 1950
Equipment: 
Hercules (1900)
Review: 
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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