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| Sir Thomas Hiley |
Today, as a change, we feature a ship which was named after Sir Thomas Alfred (Tom) Hiley (1905-1990), who appeared in the post of 12th May 2020.
The 'Sir Thomas Hiley' was built in 1971. It was a 'Trailing Sucker Hopper Dredger' and was sold and renamed 'Yong Ho 1' in 2001 to the South Korean company Yongho Industrial.
The dredger operated out of the port of Brisbane and spent most of its time in projects on the Sunshine Coast.
Trailing Sucker Hopper Dredgers are oceangoing vessels that can collect sand and silt from the seabed and transport it over large distances. They can be used for the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways as well as land reclamation and coastal defence and riverbank protection.
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| The 'Sir Thomas Hiley' dredger in Granite Bay From website 'Heritage Noosa' - use of image permitted |
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| Image from Dredgepoint - used with permission |
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