Name: | EXCAVATOR |
Type: | Barge |
Launched: | 25/05/1857 |
Completed: | 1857 |
Builder: | William Marshall |
Yard: | Mill Dam, South Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 65.0 x 30.0ft |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | None |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
1857 | Tyne Improvement Commissioners, Newcastle |
No later history known | |
Comments: | Specialist barge for carrying 30 tons of stone |
Used in the construction of the Tyne Piers |
Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 28th February 1857