Grab hopper dredger Kenfig, built by Richard Dunston for British Transport Commission is of single deck type with raised quarter deck; length bp 156 ft, breadth molded 34 ft, depth molded 14 ft; dredging apparatus consists of two diesel driven grabbing cranes, each with normal working radius of 28 ft and fitted with grab bucket of 62/50 cu ft capacity; propulsion is by Ruston Type 8 VEBXM diesel engine developing 605 bhp at 500 rpm.


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    Title :

    Motor dredger for service at port Talbot


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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