Registration number
64
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Dredger
Location
NONE
Vessel type
Grab Dredger
Archive reason
Disposed
Current use
None
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1937
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Steam
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
20.00 feet
(6.10m)
Length: Overall
86.56 feet
(26.40m)
History
SEIONT II was built in 1937 by Yarwoods & Sons. The craft was delivered new to Caernafon Harbour Board. Withdrawn from service 1978 and acquired for preservation.
SEIONT II was broken up at Port Penryhn in 1999.
Sources
Clammer, Richard, Ships Monthly: Still in Steam: Seiont II, pp14-15, May 1980
Steamboat Register: An illustrated Register of surviving steam vessels in the British Isles, Steam Boat Association of Great Britain, Edition 6, May 1994
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