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Billo

General properties

IMO number: 
6413235
Vessel type: 
TSHD
Flag: 
GB
Built in: 
1964
Yard number: 
517

Physical properties

Length (OA): 
79.91 m
Length (BP): 
76.21 m
Width: 
13.8 m
Depth: 
5.19 m
Engine specs: 
Mirrlees Blackstone - - Str - cyl - - rpm
Speed (loaded): 
11.5 knts
Total power: 
1541 kW
Hopper volume: 
961 m³

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1990 - 1992
Review: 
New owner

Last Updated

6 years 40 weeks ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
Timeframe: 
1964 - 1990
Equipment: 
Review: 
original build
Timeframe: 
1990 - 1992
Equipment: 
Review: 
sold and renamed
Timeframe: 
1992 - 1996
Equipment: 
Review: 
renamed and sunk in 1996

About this equipment

Totall loss under the name Bom Rei 1996

mv BOWBELLE

built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company,
Yard No 517
Engines by Mirlees National Ltd Stockport

Last Name: BOM REI (1990)
Port of Registry: London
Propulsion: oil 2SA 8cy 1864bhp 11.75 knots machy aft
Launched: Monday, 11/05/1964
Built: 1964
Ship Type: Sand Suction Dredger
Tonnage: 1486 grt
Length: 262 feet 2
Breadth: 44 feet 7
Draught: 13 feet 10
Owner History:
British Dredging (Sand & Gravel) Ltd London
1990 Owners in Madeira
Status: Sunk - 25/03/1996

 

First owner First port of register Registration date F Bowles & Sons Ltd, Cardiff  London  10/07/1964  Other names 1992 BILLO - 1996 BOM REI  Subsequent owner and registration history 1966 British Dredging (Shipping) Ltd, Cardiff
1977 British Dredging Aggregates Ltd, Cardiff - reg Cardiff
1978 British Dredging (Sand & Gravel) Co Ltd, London - reg London
1984 East Coast Aggregates Ltd, London
1989 South Coast Shipping Co Ltd, Southampton
1990 East Coast Aggregates Ltd, Southampton
1992 Seal Sands Maritime Ltd, Gibraltar - mng Bilberry Shipping & Stevedores Ltd, Waterford - reg Kingstown VCT
1996 Antonio Pereira e Filhos Lda, Funchal PRT  Vessel history 20/8/1989 collided with and sank the pleasure vessel MARCHIONESS at Blackfriars, River Thames; 51 passengerswere drowned.   Remarks   End year Fate / Status 1996  Sank 25/03/1996  Disposal Detail Broke in two & sank during storm while dredging off Ponto do Sol, Madalena do Mar, Madeira. All crew lost.

source: http://www.clydeships.co.uk/

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