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Sunday, 28 June 2015
Russian steam dredger Port Arthur 14 launched at Slikkerveer, Netherlands according to the Dutch magazine De ingenieur dated 17 November 1900
An item reported the launching at the shipyard of the firm A.F. Smulders at Slikkerveer, Netherlands on 15 November of the hull of the third of four steam dredgers built for account of the Russian department of navy to be used in the port of Port Arthur. The Port Arthur 14 had as dimensions 160 (deck) x 22 x 15 (hold) feet with a Siemens Martin-steel built hull. The 350 ihp compound steam engine was built in the plant of Smulders at Utrecht. Netherlands. The two boilers with a total heating surface of 160 square metres were built in the plant of Smulders at Luik, Belgium. For the electrical lightning was a directly working steam dynamo placed enough for 2 of arc lamps with a brightness of 1.000 candles and further more light bulbs with a brightness 0f 6 candles. The cabins were steam warmed. Yard number 262.