The information I have on this photo is that the yard used to offer a repair service for cast iron propellers.The damaged tips were cut off, new tips were welded back on before being annealed in a forge. The man standing by the prop is Harry Hatch & was a plater, who beleive lived in Rowhedge. Steve.
Not sure when this photo was taken, but on reviewing blog, it brought to mind we built 4 tugs for Manchester Ship Canal MCS Victory 1440, MSC Viceroy 1441, MSC Viking 1449 and MSC Volant between 1974-76. I recall they had twin propellers made from Cast-Iron,it may be one of them, also remember draughtsman Jeff Dobby spent sometime with the fitters and saw him, "bedding in" one or more of the propellers to fit the taper end of the tail shaft. That's 8 off. (Propellers 7ft7in.Diameter) on I bet he feels a proper Harry
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The information I have on this photo is that the yard used to offer a repair service for cast iron propellers.The damaged tips were cut off, new tips were welded back on before being annealed in a forge. The man standing by the prop is Harry Hatch & was a plater, who
beleive lived in Rowhedge.
Steve 04/08/2014
Not sure when this photo was taken, but on reviewing blog, it brought to mind
we built 4 tugs for Manchester Ship Canal MCS Victory 1440, MSC Viceroy 1441,
MSC Viking 1449 and MSC Volant between 1974-76.
I recall they had twin propellers made from Cast-Iron,it may be one of them,
also remember draughtsman Jeff Dobby spent sometime with the fitters and saw him,
"bedding in" one or more of the propellers to fit the taper end of the tail shaft.
That's 8 off. (Propellers 7ft7in.Diameter)
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