Bertha

Owner: Bristol City Museum

Area: UK

Hull

Scraper boat. Construction: Riveted iron, timber superstructure.
Built 1844 by G. Lunnell & Co. at Bristol
LOA: 50' 0", LWL: 46' 0", Beam: 13' 6", Draft: 4' 0", Displacement: 0 lbs.
Square ended, no steering.

Boiler

H Cornish Built by Abbott & Co. at Newark
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 40 psi, Heating area: 21 sqft,
5' dia x 14' long, injector.

Engine

Propeller

History

Moves by means of cables placed around quayside bollards. Designed by I.K. Brunel for scraping silt from Bridgwater Docks. Owned by G.W. Railway Co. (No: P.W.M.171) Acquired by Exeter Maritime Museum from BR 1972 for preservation when docks closed. . Transferred to Bristol when Exeter M.M. closed.

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