| Name: | Durban Workshop |
| Type: | Floating Workshop |
| Launched: | 08/08/1903 |
| Completed: | 09/1903 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 293 |
| Dimensions: | 129.3 x 40.0 x 8.3ft |
| Engines: | 2 x C2cyl (12 & 26 x 15ins) |
| Engines by: | Baird Bros, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 7.1knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 09/1903 | Government of Natal |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | Delivered as deck cargo aboard the Durban Dock No 2 (yard number 289) |
| Fitted with a 15tons crane for repairing ships afloat |
The Sphere, Saturday, 19/12/1903. Image courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
The Sphere, Saturday, 19/12/1903. Image courtesy of Kevin Blair
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 05/09/1903