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James 47

General properties

Vessel type: 
TSHD
Flag: 
UK
Manager: 
James Contracting & Shipping Co. Ltd.
Built in: 
1939
Shipyard: 
Elsflether Werft

Physical properties

Length (OA): 
53.19 m
Length (BP): 
50 m
Width: 
8.47 m
Depth: 
3.4 m
Draft (loaded): 
1.91 m
Speed (loaded): 
10.5 knts
Hopper volume: 
478 m³
Dredging depth: 
25 m
Suction pipe diameter: 
0.3 m

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1939
Review: 
Scrapped

Last Updated

41 weeks 5 days ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
Timeframe: 
1939 - 1954
Equipment: 
James 47
Manager: 
James Contracting & Shipping Co. Ltd.
Review: 
Originally built
Timeframe: 
1954
Equipment: 
James 47
Manager: 
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV
Review: 
Sold

About this equipment

Buiks as steam dredger for James Contracting and mid fiifties rebuild into a diesel driven trailing suction hopper dredger (the first TSHD in the group) for work Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Afther that she was very succesfull for Beaver Dredging in Canada (source Hems Kalis) Also the first dredger with a radar installation.

Final disposition unknown

Technical files and datasheets

No files available