The TSHD WD Mersey is a British trailing suction hopper dredger,[1] owned and operated by Boskalis Westminster Ltd[2] (known as Westminster Dredging Company until 2014) and built in Italy. The ship maintained ports around the British Isles, including Liverpool,[3][4] the Manchester Ship Canal,[5] Harwich, Heysham and the Firth of Clyde[6]
 WD Mersey in the Firth of Clyde in 2013
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | River Mersey |
| Owner | Boskalis Westminster |
| Operator | Boskalis Westminster |
| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Achille Lucchese, Venice, Italy |
| Laid down | 1982 |
| Launched | 1983 |
| In service | 2008 (Rebuilt) |
| Out of service | 2015 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Dredger |
| Tonnage | 1,595 GT |
| Length | 61.92 m (203 ft) |
| Beam | 13.00 m (43 ft) |
| Draught |
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| Depth | 6.30 m (21 ft) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Installed power | 4,012 kW (5,380 hp) |
| Propulsion | FIAT main engines 930 kW (1,250 hp) x 2 & 150 kW (200 hp) bow thruster |
| Speed | 8.6 kn @ 750 rev/min |
| Capacity | 1826 m3 |
| Crew | 9 |
In 2017 she was sold and renamed UMD Hercules.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Boskalis Westminster Official Factsheet" (PDF). Westminster Dredging. BOKA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Boskalis UK Fleet Equipment". Westminster Dredging. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Carly, Fields (15 August 2013). "Work starts on Liverpool2 quay wall". Port Strategy. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Paul, Eeles (13 August 2013). "Work starts on the new quay wall at Liverpool2". Bay TV Liverpool. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "1500-ton dredger cleans Manchester Ship Canal at Salford Quays". Salford Online. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Vicky, Brock (24 November 2013). "Clyde river view project". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "8123195". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
