Barth - trailing suction hopper dredger

General properties

IMO number: 
6120870
Vessel type: 
TSHD
Flag: 
US
Built in: 
1945

Physical properties

Length OA: 
65.80 m
Length BP: 
64.62 m
Width: 
12.30 m
Depth: 
2.80 m
Draft (loaded): 
3.81 m
Deadweight: 
1231 tons
Number of engines: 
2
Engine specs: 
Genaral Motors, 500kW at 720 rpm
Total power: 
1395 kW
Hopper volume: 
535 m³
Dredging depth: 
13.70 m
Suction pipe diameter: 
508.00 m
Number of dredging pipes: 
2

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1945

Last updated

2 weeks 3 days ago

History

Review
In 1946 transferred to the USACE in the Philipines.

About this equipment

One of a series of 4 identical dredgers built in 1945 for the USACE: Barth, Hyde, Lyman and Davidson.
 

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