Alpha Bay split hopper dredger

General properties

IMO number: 
7904815
Callsign: 
5BGG2
Vessel type: 
TSHD, Split-hull
Flag: 
nl
Built in: 
1980
Yard number: 
1131

Physical properties

Length OA: 
111.50 m
Length BP: 
104.00 m
Width: 
21.40 m
Depth: 
8.00 m
Draft (loaded): 
6.35 m
Number of engines: 
2
Engine specs: 
Wärtsilä (Stork Werkspoor) - 6TM410 - 4Str - 6 cyl - 41.00 x 47.00 - rpm
Speed (loaded): 
13.70 knts
Total power: 
9083 kW
Hopper volume: 
4735 m³
Dredging depth: 
27.00 m
Suction pipe diameter: 
0.80 m
Number of dredging pipes: 
2

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Review: 
New owner

Last updated

4 months 3 weeks ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
1980 to 1989Alpha Bay Costain Blankevoort Dredging Ltd.original build
1987 to 2006Alpha BD Blankevoort International Dredging Corenamed
2006 to 2011Alpha BKoninklijke Boskalis Westminster NVcompany D. Blankevoort merged with Boskalis

About this equipment

scrapped Alang 2011

Technical files and data sheets

Images

Alpha_Bay_2 Alpha_Bay_5 Alpha_Bay_1981_schotland_3 Alpha_Bay_1981_schotland_4 Alpha_Bay_1981_schotland  Alpa B working Varadero 1998 - beach nourishment works | Image by Chris vand den Bogaard alpha_bay_foto1