BARROW DEEP

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BARROW DEEP

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:08 pm

Westminster Dredging's Barrow Deep, built at Aberdeen in 1926 and converted from non-propelled in 1968, leaving the Tyne on the evening of 24 April 1973.
Barrow Deep, 27 May 1973_1.jpg
Regards, Dennis.
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Re: BARROW DEEP

Postby magoonigal » Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:39 pm

An interesting conversion.
Built as a Barge of 911 Gross for Tilbury Contracting & Dredging Co Ltd. London then sold to Westminster Dredging in 1965.

Subsequent History:

[1968 engined 2D]

Disposal Data:

BU Runcorn 9.77 [S.Evans & Co]
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.
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