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 HP | Twin 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 |