SANDWICK - 1972 after her conversion from landing craft to WID

General properties

Vessel type: 
WID Water Injection dredger
Flag: 
US
Built in: 
1954
Shipyard: 

Physical properties

Length BP: 
22.25 m
Width: 
6.40 m
Draft (loaded): 
1.72 m
Number of engines: 
2
Engine specs: 
Detroit Diesel 12 V 71
Speed: 
12.00 knts

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About this equipment

Built as landincraft type LCM-8
Modified in 1972 as an experiential bypass dredge using the diverted wash of her propellers to move material. Agitation dredger, also called "wheelwash dredger".
Displacement 121 t. (lt) 135 t. (fl)
Used by the USACE, assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island, IL. District
Final Disposition, fate unknown

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