BARROW DEEP
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
Date1925
Object NameBARGE
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 190 3/6' x breadth 39 1/12' x depth 15 3/6'
Gross Tonnage: 911 ton
Gross Tonnage: 911 ton
Object numberABDSHIP001481
Keywords
Yard Number: 595.
Fate: unknown, last mention in Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1977.
Propulsion: None
Description: Hopper barge, 2000 tons hopper capacity. Riveted construction.
Owners:
1925: Tilbury contracting & Dredging Co. Ltd, London.
1967: Change of owners to Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd
1973: Used in UK Coasting Service
General History:
A barge used to carry mud dredged up by dredgers that were clearing the dock bottoms. When full a tug would tow the hopper out to sea to dispose of the sludge.
Notes: Boiler 5'0" diameter, 12'0" length, 100 lb. pressure (Builder's List in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)
