Craft built for Port of London Authority by Harland and Wolff will be employed in London River in disposal of spoil from fleet of grab and bucket dredgers; length oa 205 ft 3 in., breadth molded 35 ft, depth molded 16 ft; two-compartment hopper hold has dw capacity of 1500 tons of spoil at 24.35 cu ft/ ton and has eight hydraulically operated doors at bottom; main propelling machinery consists of two Schottel Navigator units each comprising 8-cyl Rolls-Royce diesel engine continuously rated 500 hp at 1800 rpm. (See also L.A. Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 105 n 2 Jan 14 1965 p 53-4)
Cyril kirkpatrick-hopper barge for P.L.A.
Motor Ship
Motor Ship ; 405 , n 535
1965
Article (Journal)
English
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