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Thames Conservancy Hopper No. 3

Hopper barge later converted to grabdredger

General properties

Vessel type: 
HB
Flag: 
UK
Built in: 
1898
Shipyard: 
Wm Simons & Co Ltd.
Yard number: 
356

Physical properties

Length (OA): 
57.91 m
Width: 
9.2 m
Depth: 
4.42 m
Engine specs: 
T3Cyl. (18, 28 & 47 - 27)in. 180lb. 153NHP.

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1898 - 1957
Review: 
Scrapped

Last Updated

23 weeks 4 days ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
Timeframe: 
1898 - 1935
Equipment: 
Thames Conservancy Hopper No. 3
Review: 
Originaly built for the Conservators of the River Thames, London
Timeframe: 
1935 - 1957
Equipment: 
Landguard (1898)
Manager: 
LNER
Review: 
Sold

About this equipment

Official No. 110038 . Broken up 1957.

History:

1898 Original built as hopper barge

1917-1920 temporarily converted to an oiler for naval support
1948 operated as a dredger 

Subsequent owners:

1909 Port of London Authority
1917 The Admiralty, London (long time charter)
1920 returned to owners
1929 Ipswich Dock Commission
1935 London North Eastern Railway Company, Harwich
1948 British Transport Commission, Harwich. - converted to a grab dredger.

Source: www.clydeships.co.uk

Technical files and datasheets

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