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Detroit Wayne

Detroit Wayne - trailing suction hopper dredger

General properties

IMO number: 
2219258
Callsign: 
KONX
Vessel type: 
TSHD
Flag: 
US
Built in: 
1919
Shipyard: 
Detroit Shipbuilding

Physical properties

Length (BP): 
77 m
Width: 
13.26 m
Depth: 
7.37 m
Deadweight: 
4050 tons
Number of engines: 
1
Engine specs: 
T3 - steam engine (21"-35"-59")x45"
speed: 
9.5 knts
Total power: 
1100 kW
Hopper volume: 
4723 m³

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1932 - 1940
Review: 
Rebuilt

Last Updated

17 weeks 2 days ago

About this equipment

GRT 2606 / NRT 1012
ON 260880

1919 Built as cargo ship for the United States Shipping Board.
1919 - 1921 Several Atlantic crossings
1921 - 1932 idle.
1932 Bought by the USACE, converted into a TSHD and worked in the Mississippi region
1940 Sold to the Smith-Johnson Steamship Corp. converted to a cargo ship again and renamde RARITAN.
1942 Ran aground at the North Carolina Coast and was wrecked

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Detroit Wayne   (image from te USACE digital library)