General properties
Vessel type:
BLD
Flag:
FR
Manager:
Built in:
1906
Physical properties
Length OA:
42.00 m
Length BP:
40.00 m
Width:
10.00 m
Draft (loaded):
1.85 m
Deadweight:
500 tons
Number of engines:
1
Bucket capacity (standard):
0.52 m³
Dredging depth:
13.00 m
About this page
Status:
Historical
Timeframe:
1956 to 1990
Review:
New owner
Last updated
2 weeks 3 days ago
History
| Timeframe | Equipment | Manager | Review |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 to 1956 | TD 6 | Port Autonome de Nantes | sold to Ponts et Chaussees de La Rochelle |
| 1956 to 1990 | TD 6 | Ponts et Chaussees de La Rochelle | 1964 - 1966 Completely overhauled. |
| 1990 | Musee Maritime de la Rochelle | Part of the permanent collection of the museum, moored in the port of La Palice |
About this equipment
Completely Overhaul 1964 - 1966 ;: coal fired steamengine replaced by a fuel fierd one, dredging depth increased to 16 m and pontoon widened by 1.60m
TD 6 was doomed to be scrapped in 1987. The “TD6 safeguard association", chaired by the current Director of the Maritime Museum, Patrick Schnepp, decided to save the Steam Dredger from the scrapyard. The museum aquired the dredger in 1990, and extensive preservation works were carried ou in 2008.
In 1992 the dredger was classified as a 'Monument Historique".