Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Dredger No.3
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: British Waterways Board. (non-member)
Area: River Severn (UK).
HULLBucket dredger pontoon
Built 1934 by C. Hill & Sons Ltd. at Bristol.
LOA: 100', Beam: 25', Draft: 5'.
Riveted steel
No.206. Grey, not self moving.
ENGINECompound, 8" + 16" x 10".
Built 1934 by Plenty & Son Ltd. at Newbury.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on LP, Gear: Non-reversing.
No.2698. 150 rpm, 60 IHP, belt drive to bucket ladder.
BOILERRT Scotch.
Built 1952.
Fuel: gas, Pressure: 130 psi.
Injector, 500 gallon bunkers, bilge ejector. Fitted 1960
PROP
HISTORYNew to River Severn Commissioners, named JOHN BRADLEY, transferred to BWB on nationalisation 1948, renamed c1960, refitted early 1985. Withdrawn from service April 1999, now for disposal. Boiler formerly in tug PRIMROSE
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