HAM 308 - trailing suction hopper dredgers

General properties

IMO number: 
6913247
Callsign: 
PEMT
Vessel type: 
TSHD
Flag: 
NL
Built in: 
1968
Yard number: 
Co. 706

Physical properties

Length OA: 
117.00 m
Length BP: 
104.50 m
Width: 
18.80 m
Depth: 
10.60 m
Draft (loaded): 
8.96 m
Number of engines: 
2
Engine specs: 
Smit-Bolnes, 2-stroke, 20 cylinder, 275/325 rpm
Speed (loaded): 
16.40 knts
Total power: 
6030 kW
Hopper volume: 
5200 m³
Dredging depth: 
32.00 m
Dredging depth (extended): 
32.00 m
Suction pipe diameter: 
1.00 m
Number of dredging pipes: 
2

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Timeframe: 
1968 to 1993
Review: 
Scrapped

Last updated

2 months 3 weeks ago

About this equipment

Launched 06-05-1968
Sunk on the 19-08-71 due to a collision with a Norwegian tanker Policastle at the Jade/German bight near Wilhelmshaven, seven people drown. Rebuilt in 1972.
CTL(constructive total loss) on the 25 February, 1993, in Hongkong , due to an exploding 500 lbs bomb in drag head during dredging. Scrapped in December 1993 in Xinhui, China.

Technical files and data sheets

Images

Ham 308 - picture by J.Cambier ham_308_2