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Fcb 77
Hob Uid: 1574621
Location : Gloucestershire Stroud Hinton
Grid Ref : SO6858004350
Summary : Remains of Ferro concrete barge FCB 77, beached c.Spring 1962 between the east foreshore of the Severn Estuary and Gloucester and Sharpness Canal at Purton. Forms part of the ship's graveyard or hulk assemblage know as the Purton Hulks.
More information : Remains of Ferro concrete barge FCB 77, beached c.Spring 1962 between the east foreshore of the Severn Estuary and Gloucester and Sharpness Canal at Purton. Forms part of the ship's graveyard or hulk assemblage know as the Purton Hulks. (1) FCB 77 built 1941 by Wates Building Group Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness. It was a ferro concrete barge first owned by Fred A Ashmeads & Sons Ltd, Bristol. Beached circa Spring 1962. Length 84ft, Breadth 22.6 ft, Depth 8.1 ft, Gross 332 ton loaded. (2) Numbered 12 according to Barnett 2004 and first visible in 1969 and still visible at the time of survey 2010. (3)

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Source details : Purton Hulks, All Vessels, The Friends of Purton FCB 77 report < http://www.friendsofpurton.org.uk/Vessels/FCB_77.html > [accessed 10-MAY-2013]
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Source details : By Gloucestershire County Council, Friends of Purton and English Heritage 2010
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1941
Monument End Date : 1941
Monument Start Date : 1941
Monument Type : Barge
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : C1962
Monument End Date : 1962
Monument Start Date : 1962
Monument Type : Barge, Hulk
Evidence : Buried Vessel Structure

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External Cross Reference Number : SO 60 SE 122
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