Bucket Wheel Dredger and matching Hopper Barge Set Bucket Wheel Dredger and matching Hopper Barge Set
AMERICA North (USA-Canada-Mexico)
Bucket Wheel Dredger and matching Hopper Barge Set
Built: 1982
Class: Türk Loydu
Principal Dimensions and Characteristics
Length: 80.17 m 263-ft
Breadth: 14.42 m 47.3-ft
Depth: 5.20 m 17-ft
Draught: 3.75 m 12.3-ft
Dredging Depth: 18 m 59-ft
Dredging Depth extended: 24 m 78.7-ft
Bucket Capacity: 775 lt.
Output: 750 m3/h 980 yd3/h
Speed: 8 knots
Engine
Main Engines: 1 x SKL 8NVD 48A-2 (Full overhauled in 2021);1 x SKL 6NVD 48A-2 (Full overhauled in 2021)
Auxiliary Engine: 1 x SKL 6NVD 26A-2 (Full overhauled in 2021)
HOOPER BRAGE
Built: 1979
Flag: Turkey
Class: Phoenix Register
Principal Dimensions and Characteristics
Length Overall: 55.55 m 182.55-ft
Length (BP): 52.88 m 173.5-ft
Breadth: 10.00 m 32.8-ft
Depth: 4.3 m 14.1-ft
Speed: 8.5 knots
Hold Capacity: 500 m3 654 yd3
Engine
Main Engines: 2 x CKD Praha
Auxiliary Engines: 2 x Volvo Penta
Total Power: 1320 kW 1770 hp