Sand suction dredger ordered for Bristol Channel from Clelands (Successors), Ltd; length bp 156 ft; beam 28 ft; depth 14 ft; dredging apparatus consists of 16-in. flexible hose line; suction machinery is electrically driven pump to remove sand from bottom of Bristol Channel and discharge it into hold of ship; propelled by Ruston single acting 4-cycle airless injection Diesel engine developing continuously 665 bhp at 138 rpm.
Dredger propulsion by diesel engine
Dock Harbour Authority
Dock and Harbour Authority ; 30 , n 348
1949
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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