Sundew (dragline)
The dragline W1400 Sundew at Harringworth in 1980 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | W1400 Sundew (1957-1987) |
| Builders | Ransomes & Rapier |
| Operators | United Kingdom |
| In service | 1957-1980 |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Retired | 4 |
| History | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sundew |
| Builder | Ransomes & Rapier |
| Launched | 1957 |
| Christened | 1957 |
| Commissioned | 1957 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type W1400-series Dragline excavator |
| Tonnage | 1,702 t (1,675 long tons) |
| Length | 86 metres (282 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2x hydraulically driven walker feet |
| Speed | 0.1 mph or 0.16 km/h |
| Capacity | Blade capacity: 27 long tons (27 t) |
| Complement | 5 |
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Sundew was a large electrically powered dragline excavator used in mining operations in Rutland and Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom from 1957. It was the lead ship of a series of four Type W1400-series dragline excavators.