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Dustpan Dredges

Specifications
DREDGE POTTER Dredge Hurley Jadwin
Built 1993 by Halter Marine 1933-vintage dustpan dredge built in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Re-powered Repowered October 31, 2001 From steam to diesel-electric November 1985 at Bender Shipyards in Mobile, Alabama
Vessel Owner:United States Army Corps of Engineers
Vessel Builder:Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, Miss.
Project Management Team:USACE Marine Design Center and St. Louis District
Vessel Operation Team: USACE St. Louis District, St. Louis, Mo.
VESSEL PARTICULARS
Length Overall: 240' - 6" 300' - 6" 274 feet
Breadth: 46' 58' - 5" 52 feet
Hull Depth: 9' - 9"
Draft: 7' - 6" 7' - 0" 9 feet of water
Height, overall 56' 4 stories high
Displacement: 1600 Ltons
Fuel Capacity: 30,000 Gal.
Potable Water: 1,000 Gal.
Accommodations: 45 Crew
Original Year Built: 1932
Suction Pipe Diameter: 38"
Discharge Pipe Diameter: 32"
MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, AND SPECIAL FEATURES
Main Generators: (3) Cat 3516B, 1825KW, 600V
Propulsion Motors: (2) GE Electric Motor, 1200HP each 5700 Vessel HPTwin 750-volt DC electric motors rated at 1,200 horsepower each
Propulsion Reduction Gears: (2) Philadelphia Gear, Ratio 4.6:1
In-Port Generator: Cat 3408C, 365KW, 480V
Motor Generator Set Reliance: 365KW, 600V Input, 480V Output
Steering: Marine One, (4) Flanking, (2) Steering
Dredge Pump Motors: (2) GE Electric Motors, 1200HP each 3000 Pump HP
Dredge Pump Reduction Gear: Philadelphia Gear, Dual Input, Single Output, Ratio 4.496:1
Dredge Pump Impeller: Mobile Pulley Super Vane
Propellers: (2) 5-Blade, 81" Diameter (Kort Nozzles)
Stern Section: Frames 0-30 replaced, Towboat-style stern w/ Kort Nozzles
Dredging Depth 47 ft
Pipeline Length 1000 ft
Production 5000 cubic yards per hour Digs 60 feet deep with her 32-foot wide dustpan against a 12-15 foot bank



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