Tayfirth

General properties

Vessel type:

TSHD

Owner:

Tay Sand Co. Ltd.

Manager:

Tay Sand Co. Ltd.

Built in:

1904

Yard number:

145

Physical properties

Length (OA):

27.43 m

Width:

6.1 m

Depth:

2.53 m

Number of engines:

1

Engine specs:

Coal, 2cyl, 18hp by Lobnitz & Co., Renfrew

About this page

Status:

Historical

Timeframe:

1947 - 1954

Review:

Scrapped

Last Updated

1 week 4 days ago

About this equipment

Origal built as a barge lighter CARBON for the Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co. Ltd., Dundee, by the Dundee Shipbuilders Co. Ltd., also from Dundee.
131 grt / 74 nrt / O.N.:118739.
Ship's history:
In 1947 converted into a TSHD by te Tay Sand Co. Ltd.
In 1920 Original engine (CD2cyl - 9, 15 x 16in), 15 nhp by Cooper & Greig Ltd., replaced by the 18 nhp, 1899 built by Lobnitz & Co.
In 1940 Admiralty requisition for war time services on the Forth was rejected due to insufficient power
In 1954 broken up at St. David's by Jas. A. White & Co. Ltd.

Source : https://www.clydeships.co.uk

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