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Friday, 20 December 2019

British seagoing dredger launched at Schiedam, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Schiedamsche Courant dated Monday 25 February 1907

An item reported the launching at the shipyard Gusto (firm A.F. Smulders), Schiedam, Netherlands on Saturday of the seagoing bucket dredger built for British account. Dimensions 181’x 36.6’x 14.11’ (hold). Fitted out with 2 compound steam engines with a total horsepower of 500 ihp and two boilers with a heating surface of total 1.980 square feet. With a pressure of 120 lbs. Fitted out with the necessary steam winches. Electrically lightened. Would go to her destination using her own engines.