Blackboys, built by Thames Tug and Lighterage Co, for their own use; length oa 47 ft 6 in., breadth molded 13 ft 6 in., draft aft 5 ft 6 in.; loaded displacement 34.5 tons; 6-cyl Thornycroft type RZ6 engine has output of 100 bhp at 1500 rpm. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 91 n 22 May 29 1958 p 701-2; Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 81 n 986 Oct 1958 p 393-4)


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    Title :

    Motor tug for Thames lighterage service


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Motor tug for Thames lighterage service

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1958


    Thames lighterage craft

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1935


    Lighterage tug for River Thames

    Online Contents | 1998


    "Lighterage"

    Joyce, Henry L. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1916


    Lighters and lighterage

    Henman, P.S. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1958