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USACE DREDGE POTTER

Repowered October 31, 2001

Published Aug. 31, 2012

The Dredge Potter, owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was repowered by the Marine Design Center in 2001.

Vessel Owner: United States Army Corps of Engineers

Vessel Builder: Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, MS.

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"

Breadth: 46'

Hull Depth: 9'- 9"

Draft: 7' - 6"

Displacement: 1600 Ltons

Fuel Capacity: 30,000 Gal.

Potable water: 10,000 Gal.

Accommodations: 45 Crew

Original Year Built: 1932

Suction Pipe Dia.: 38"

Discharge Pipe Dia.: 32"

New Machinery, Equipment, and Special Features

Main Generators: (3) Cat 3516B 1825 kW 600V

Propulsion Motors: (2) GE Electric Motor 1200 hp ea.

Propulsion Reduction Gears: (2) Philadelphia Gear -Ratio 4.6:1

In-Port Generator: Cat 3408C 365 kW, 480V

Motor Generator Set Reliance: 365KW, 600Vinput 480V output

Steering: Marine One. (4) Flanking & (2) Steering Rudders

Dredge Pump Motors: (2) GE Electric Motors 1200 hp ea.

Dredge Pump Reduction Gear: Philadelphia Gear Dual Input, Single Output - Ratio 4.496:1

Dredge Pump Impellor: Mobile Pulley Super Vane

Propellers: (2) 5-Bladed, 81 inches Dia. (Kort Nozzles)

Stern Section: Frames 0-30 replaced with Towboat style stern and Kort Nozzles