Dredger No.3
Owner: British Waterways Board
Area: UK
Hull
Bucket dredger pontoon.
Construction: Riveted steel.
Built 1934 by C. Hill & Sons Ltd. at Bristol
LOA: 100' 0", Beam: 25' 0", Draft: 5' 0",
No.206. Grey, not self moving.
Boiler
RT Scotch Built 1952
Fuel: gas, Pressure: 130 psi,
Injector, 500 gallon bunkers, bilge ejector. Fitted 1960
Engine
Compound. 8" + 16" X 10"Built 1934 by Plenty & Son Ltd. at Newbury
pv on HP, sv on LP valve. Non-reversing valve gear.
No.2698. 150 rpm, 60 IHP, belt drive to bucket ladder.
History
New to River Severn Commissioners, named JOHN BRADLEY, transferred to BWB on nationalisation 1948, renamed c1960, refitted early 1985. Withdrawn from service April 1999, now for disposal. Boiler formerly in tug PRIMROSE
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(John Cooper)