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Sir John Snell (841) Under way, running trials

James Rowan, Sir John Snell, Charles H Merz (840 841 842) General Arrangement Plan

SIR JOHN SNELL

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Date11 January 1955

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 323 5/6' x breadth 43 1/3' x depth 20 1/3'
Gross Tonnage: 2947 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002533

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 841
Official Number: 186286
Subsequent Name: AGMAR 1 (1980)

Fate: broken up 20 December 1980.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel (collier), 1 deck, machinery aft.

Owners:
1955-80: Central Electricity Authority (managers Stephenson Clarke Ltd.)
1980: Agmar Shipping Co.Ltd., Sunderland, Later sold to Desguances Aviles S.A., San Estaban de Pravia, Spain for breaking.

General History:
Self-trimming collier 'engaged in carriage of coal from North East ports to new Shoreham Harbour and lower reaches of the Thames.'
Crew of 26 in single berth cabins.
Launch performed by Mrs A. Snell, 11 January 1955.
Managed by Stephen Clarke Ltd.
(Burntisland Shipbuilding Group Journal, July 1955, pp. 60-61)

Machinery: triple-expansion steam reciprocating engine with 20½", 33" and 57" diameter cylinders, 39" stroke built by NE Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland.