| Name: | IRK |
| Type: | Hopper Barge |
| Launched: | 15/02/1911 |
| Completed: | 03/1911 |
| Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Bill Quay |
| Yard Number: | 172 |
| Dimensions: | 740grt, 180.3 x 36.7 x 13.0ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 124294 |
| History: | |
| 17/02/1911 | Edmund Nuttall & Co, Manchester; registered at Manchester |
| by 1913 | Tilbury Contracting & Dredging Co Ltd, London |
| by 1914 | S Pearson & Son Ltd, London; registered at London |
| by 1917 | Tilbury Contracting & Dredging Co Ltd, London |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Edmund Nuttall were contracted to clear & level the site for the new |
| High Walker yard. Hopper barges were used to dump the spoil at sea |
Above photo of her builder's plate is copyright of Luke Brett
Above plan is copyright of Lloyds Register of Shipping. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Newcastle Journal, Monday, 20/02/1911