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Bowbelle

BOWBELLE TSHD

General properties

IMO number: 
6413235
Callsign: 
GNLE
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
Draft (loaded): 
4.223 m
Engine specs: 
Mirrlees Blackstone - - Str - cyl - - rpm
speed: 
11.75 knts
Speed (loaded): 
11.5 knts
Total power: 
1541 kW
Hopper volume: 
961 m³

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1964 - 1990
Review: 
New owner

Last Updated

6 years 36 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

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/

Images

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Technical files and datasheets

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