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MERCEDES II

Ex: 1949 SILVERBEAM, 1971 MERCEDES II, 1982 JEAN RABY, 2003 SILVER BEAM
Registered: (GBR)ON 184379
92 GRT,
LxBxD (77;11'x21.1'x9.6')
Machinery: 1 scr, diesel British Polar, 615bhp-452kW
Re-engined 1972 diesel Lister-Blackstone type ESS8, 800bhp

SILVERBEAM
1949: Built by "James Pollock Sons & Co Ltd" at Faversham (GBR) (YN 1925)
1949: Delivered to "Silvertown Services Lighterage Ltd" at London (GBR)
1971: To "Mercantile Lighterage Ltd", mng "Cory Lighterage Ltd" at London (GBR), renamed MERCEDES II
1972: Re-engined diesel Lister-Blackstone type ESS8, 800bhp
1982: To "Cleanaway Ltd" at London (GBR), renamed JEAN RABY
2003: To "Thames & Medway Towing Co Ltd (Medtow)" at Gravesend (GBR), renamed SILVER BEAM
2010: still in service

(C)Dave Jessop Colln

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