Roy Thornton Collection Steel single screw trailing suction / grab hopper dredger, built in 1995 by Appledore Shipbuilders, Devon (Yard No. 163), for the Dover Harbour Board.
 Technical Data
Registry - Dover MMSI Number - 23500439 IMO Number - 9112193 Length - 51m (overall) Breadth of hull - 10.5m Depth - 3.165m/4.70m Tonnage - 671 gross 201 net 701deadweight Engines - Cummins oil Power - 1215 bhp/894kW Speed - 9 knots Capacity - 623m³ (hopper capacity) Suction pipe: 1 x 350 mm Bucket capacity: 2.5 m³ Dredging depth: 20.0 m Call Sign - MVEL2
History March 31st 1995: Launched. May 1995: Completed and delivered to Dover Harbour Board. 2008: Still in service.
 
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