General properties

Vessel type: 
BLD
Flag: 
NL
Built in: 
1930
Yard number: 
118

Physical properties

Length OA: 
50.00 m
Length BP: 
44.00 m
Width: 
9.45 m
Depth: 
3.65 m
Draft (loaded): 
2.00 m
Engine specs: 
Steam Verschure Triple expansion 300 hp x 520 r.p.m.
Bucket capacity (standard): 
0.70 m³
Dredging depth: 
13.00 m
Dredging depth (extended): 
20.00 m

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1930
Review: 
Scrapped

Last updated

5 months 2 weeks ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
1930Kievits DredgerN.V. John Kievitsoriginal build
1930 to 1973Amerika B & KKoninklijke Boskalis Westminster NVsold to Bos en Kalis
1973W.D. America Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NVrenamed

About this equipment

original build for Kievits & Co. Dordrecht (owned by Bos en Kalis in 1930)
scrapped by S. Evans at Widnes sept. 1979
CB nr. 70 a

Technical files and data sheets

No files available

Images

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