Bombay Port Trust, Bombay
Subsequent owner and registration history
1921 registered Bombay 1936 Union Government of South Africa - Railways & Harbour Administration, Durban
Vessel history
Laid up in Gareloch after completion due to the war situation. 10/1916 dragged anchor and stranded in a gale. 1919 refloated and repaired. Ten miles of steel cables were used to haul the wrecked dredger Silurus into an upright position. The dredger, the most powerful of her time, broke from her moorings in a Scottish loch and was driven onto the shore at a point where it shelves steeply. The heavy tophamper of the Silurus, with her tower and dredges, caused her to heel over as the tide receded. Steel cables 6 in and 8½ in in circumference were used to haul her upright.”