Index The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
S.N.D. No.4
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, 01/09
  Owner: National Waterways Museum. (non-member)
Area: Gloucester Docks (UK).
HULLBucket dredger pontoon
Built 1925 by N.V. De-Klop at Sliedrecht, Holland.
LOA: 85', Beam: 25'.
Steel
No.251. Grey, not self moving.
ENGINECompound.
Built 1925 by N.V. De-Klop at Sliedrecht, Holland.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on LP, Gear: SLRG.
Engine driven fp, 80 IHP, placed athwartship.
BOILERRT Scotch.
Built Early 1950s.
Fuel: oil, Pressure: 130 psi.
Injector, FD fan.
PROP
HISTORYNew to Sharpness New Docks & Gloucester & Berkeley Nav. Co., 1948 transferred to B.W.B. renamed No.4 Dredger c1960. Retired 1981, 1987 restored to full working order, name reverted to original. Now on public display at the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks.
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(Brian Hillsdon) Gloucester Docks, 1988
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