Breckland, for British Transport Commission at King's Lynn, was built with heavy scantlings at Hessle shipyard of Richard Dunston Ltd; length oa 138 ft 4 in., breadth molded 32 ft, depth molded 10 ft 9 in., hopper capacity 350 cu yd; 20-ton grab crane is fitted; diesel propelling machinery supplied by Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day is JSS GMRS type with continuous rating of 800 bhp at 700 rpm, coupled to Modern Wheel Drive 3 1/2:1 reverse reduction gearbox.
Dunston dredger for King's Lynn service
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 96 , n 23
1960
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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