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Esso Dorset (Barge) - (1953-1953)
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A group of swim-headed barges fitted with portable tanks was delivered by Henry Scarr Ltd., Hessle, in 1951.
They were for use under tow in the River Thames and estuarial Waters.
Measurements were 97 feet length x 24 feet breadth, giving a gross tonnage of 131.
The deadweight capacity was 140 tons.
1953 Renamed as "Esso Dorset".
No further history known.