Haile Sand and Hebble Sand were built by Richards (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Lowestoft, for British Transport Commission, and are for service in Hull area; length oa 157 ft 3/4 in., breadth molded 38 ft, depth molded 15 ft 3 in., draft 13 ft 2 in., dw 900 tons; hopper capacity is 770 cu yd of spoil, which is discharged through 8 steel doors; grab crane has 7 1/2 ton grab unit; Ruston and Hornsby propulsion diesel develops 1010 bhp at 620 rpm; plan.


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    Title :

    Lowestoft shipyard builds two grab dredgers for B.T.C.


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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