Harland and Wolff - Shipbuilding and Engineering Works

Hydrus

	GUCC Fleet No.	293
	Class	Star
	Original Type:	Butty
	Known As	Small Woolwich
	Date Built	24.7.35
	Hull Construction	Iron Composite
	Registered	BREN 497
	Intended Paring	52

History

Raven (ex-Hydrus) was one of the boats BW "bought back" in 1951. It had been in the L B Faulkner fleet since 1943 and they renamed several of their boats after birds. BW was originally going to use Hydrus on maintenance in the NW but it was nabbed by a boatman for the carrying fleet.