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Thursday 22 September 2016

British bucket dredger Foremost Prince 1933-1971 (Milutinovic 1971-1981)

Model Nationaal Baggermuseum Sliedrecht, Netherlands

Built at Blyth Dry Docks&Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, in England in 1933, sold to Milutinovic, Yugoslavia as Bag 5 Bore in 1981 and broken up in 1981. Two steam Aitchison Blair 1.000 ihp engines. Bucket capacity 600 litres/0,60 cubic metres, dredging depth 12,81-15,86 (extended) metres. Owned by Westminster Dredging Company Limited and managed by Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV, Netherlands. Dimensions pontoon 56,43 (between perpendiculars)-59,48 (over all) x 11,84 x 3,81 (loaded) x 4,88 (depth) metres.