W.D.EUROPE Ex T.C.C DREDGER NO 11

W.D.EUROPE Ex T.C.C DREDGER NO 11

Postby TEESMAN » Tue Feb 11, 2014 2:53 pm

W.D.EUROPE Built 1955 at Bromborough Dock 04.08.79,I have her down in my notes as the Ex T.C.C.DREDGER No11,I hope that is the right information.
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Re: W.D.EUROPE Ex T.C.C DREDGER NO 11

Postby northeast » Tue Feb 11, 2014 5:01 pm

Nice one Michael, may I use your photo with credit on our new site, here
http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ye ... DGER+NO+11
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Re: W.D.EUROPE Ex T.C.C DREDGER NO 11

Postby TEESMAN » Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:03 am

Thats ok George
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Re: W.D.EUROPE Ex T.C.C DREDGER NO 11

Postby teesships » Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:35 am

FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY!

A badly fogged impression of T.C.C. DREDGER NO. 11 taken while on a river trip - 13 June 1968
(Middlesbrough Wharf sheerlegs in background):
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Re: W.D.EUROPE Ex T.C.C DREDGER NO 11

Postby teesships » Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:41 am

Seeing Mick's original post above sent me back to check my own collection.
I found I had this view of her as W.D. EUROPE at Tilbury on 21 July 1980, taken by Lawrence Amboldt:
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Re: W.D.EUROPE Ex T.C.C DREDGER NO 11

Postby Hornbeam » Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:26 pm

The newest in the Fleet when I was involved her Chief was Ernie B., she also carried a 2nd Eng. Two Scotch Boilers fired with the Weirs system and Burners. Unlike other Dredgers which had their T.E. positioned For and Aft being a Dumb Barge her Engine was Athwartships with the belt drives up to the top tumbler on either side of the yet again 'spindly' type engine. Although the belt drives were quiet a Bucket Dredger is not and when it/they were working you could hear them for miles. Not good if they are working 24hrs which I understand she did under her new owners.
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Re: W.D.EUROPE Ex T.C.C DREDGER NO 11

Postby Hornbeam » Sun Nov 15, 2020 5:58 pm

The photo by Ron of No11 shows a dumb Barge alongside, these were not of the Dumb Barge/ Hopper type as they had no bottom doors to dispose of spoil at sea and were purely used between Dredgers and Reclamation Plant, they were all specially built by Smiths Dock (Tees) to accommodate the requirements of the Reclamation Plants unloading sequence to prevent 'Hogging'
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