Goethals was an ocean-going hopper dredge operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers named for George Washington Goethals, who supervised much of the building of the Panama Canal.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Goethals |
| Owner | United States Army |
| Operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Laid down | 5 October 1936 |
| Launched | August 1937 |
| Completed | December 1937 (Delivered) |
| Fate | Retired 1982 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Length | 476 ft (145.1 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft (21.0 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Depth | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin screw, Turbo-electric, 6,000 hp. |
| Capacity | 6,422 cubic yards (4,910.0 m3) |
| Notes | 2 30 inch dredge pumps, 1,300 hp hopper, 3,000 hp pump out |
The dredge's keel was laid at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Plant, Quincy, Massachusetts, on 5 October 1936 with launch in August 1937 and delivery in December.[2] The dredge was operated under the direction of the Philadelphia District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers until its retirement in 1982.[3]
References
edit- ^ A Rewarding Career With the Corps of Engineers Dredging Fleet (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Plant, Quincy, Massachusetts". Pacific Marine Review. Vol. 35, no. 2. February 1938. p. 65. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Grover, David (1987). U.S. Army Ships and Watercraft of World War II. Naval Institute Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-87021-766-6. LCCN 87015514.
External links
edit- Dredge Goethals at Jacksonville, ca. March 1974.
- Goethals dredge angle view port, from Wesley E. Johnson, Dredge history interviewee.
- Dredge Goethals. no date, ca. 1957-63.
- Goethals dredge at Virginia Beach November 14, 1974
- Goethals dredge bottom looking fwd., Maryland Dry Dock Co. December 5, 1947.
- Goethals, underside stern, Maryland [Dry Dock] Co. December 5, 1947. Showing twin screws
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