Name: | AVONMOUTH FLOATING DOCK |
Type: | Floating Pontoon Dock |
Launched: | 1892 |
Completed: | 1893 |
Builder: | Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 31 |
Dimensions: | 365.0 x 85.0 x 37.0ft |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | None |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
1893 | Bristol Docks Commitee |
16/09/1911 | Sank |
Comments: | Built in 6 x sections & designed for a lifting power of 4200tons |
09/1892: Three sections left the Tyne for Avonmouth | |
03/11/1892: One of the six sections lost on passage to Avonmouth | |
18/04/1893: Replacement section launched at Avonmouth | |
1911: Sold to Brindisi owners after lying idle for many years | |
16/09/1911: Sank off the Longships Light whilst under tow to Brindisi. | |
Towed by tugs SARAH JOLLIFFE & JANE JOLLIFFE |
Western Daily Press, Saturday 5th November 1892
Bristol Mercury, Thursday 4th May 1893