FCB 77

The remains

Name	P.o.R	Description	Dates
FCB 77	N/A	ferro concrete barge	1941-c.spring 1962
Official No. N/A		Code N/A
Builders Wates Building Group Ltd – Barrow in Furness
Dimensions	Length 84 ft	Breath 22.6 ft	Depths 8.1 ft
Tonnage – (1941) Gross 332 ton loaded Net not recorded
Engines By H.P. None
Beached date	C. Spring 1962
Beached by	Capt Oliver Powell, Jimmy Common, Bob Green, Dick Woodward
Miscellaneous	Purtons FCB’ have no reference in any Mercantile Navy List Concrete barge reg: to F. A. Ashmeads & Sons Ltd. Len Williams does not recall the concretes ever being at Bristol or Avonmouth, however he states that he came back to work at Avonmouth Docks in 1946 following active war service and thus believes that they may have already been transferred to Sharpness. Glos Port arrivals notes FB 77 of Bristol (lt) arrived with Linseed from Avonmouth 19th July 1946 Glos Port Records Doug Munday recalls working as helmsman on concretes various concrete lighters were positioned across the gates of the old arm and adjoining basin for some time prior to beaching David Wheeler noted that FCB 77 was located during his June 1965Mr Andrews photo 26th February 1967 shows FCB 77 located at Purton
First Owners	Fred A. Ashmeads & Sons Ltd, Bristol
Changes	George Thomas Beard, Gloucester Ben Cooke Ltd British Transport Commission (1962) British Waterways Board (1963)