LAUNCH OF THE EILEEN WARD. At Paisley, Scotland, on 6th July, the powerful twin-screw suction dredger, built to the order of the Westport Harbour Board, by Messrs. Fleming and Ferguson. Ltd., was launched. As the vessel entered the water, she was named after the Premier's daughter by Mrs. J. Brown, of New Zealand. The vessel is fitted with two centrifugal pumps capable of raising 3000 tons of material per hour from a depth of 40 feet.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 7, 18 August 1909, Page 31
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76LAUNCH OF THE EILEEN WARD. At Paisley, Scotland, on 6th July, the powerful twin-screw suction dredger, built to the order of the Westport Harbour Board, by Messrs. Fleming and Ferguson. Ltd., was launched. As the vessel entered the water, she was named after the Premier's daughter by Mrs. J. Brown, of New Zealand. The vessel is fitted with two centrifugal pumps capable of raising 3000 tons of material per hour from a depth of 40 feet. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 7, 18 August 1909, Page 31
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