An item reported the departure from the shipyard Gusto (firm A.F. Smulders), Schiedam, Netherlands on the afternoon two days earlier of the seagoing dredger Newport using her own steam towards Port-Saïd, Egypt. She was built for British account and British-flagged.(1)
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1. Yardnumber 322 built for Wills&Son, Machester, England to be used at the Suez Canal Works. Bucket ladder dredger. Dimensions 55 (between perpendiculars) x 11,2 x 4,5 (hold) metres.
