File 51 'Launch to replace 'F. B. Grotrian'
- Reference No:
- C DPD/1/3/5/1/25
- Dates:
- 2 Feb 1911-25 Jun 1913
- Description:
- The file comprises correspondence, sent by the Engineer to the Humber Conservancy Board (Arthur Ernest Butterfield), to various companies regarding a proposed new steel screw launch to replace the 'F.B. Grotrian', which had recently been sold. It includes a copy of the specification for the proposed new launch and the duties required, which was part of the tender documents. It also includes correspondence regarding the hire of a tug or equivalent vessel to replace the 'F.B. Grotrian' in the short term, with diaries of the work carried out by the hired vessels. A drawing from Cedervall’s illustrating a patent protected lubricating box and packing arrangement for propeller shafts has been included in the file.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull City Archives
- Collection:
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Records of Humber Conservancy and the Humber Ports (Records deposited by Associated British Ports and its Predecessors)
