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USED Dredge Essayons (I)

Self-propelled Dredge:

Built in 1867-68 by Atlantic Works, East Boston, hull subcontracted to Curtis, Smith & Co.

Launched, 9 March 1868

Delivered, 10 April 1868

Christened, commissioned and placed in service by the US Army Corp of Engineers, as USED Dredge Essayons in April 1868

Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District

Retired from Army service, sold at auction by the Corps of Engineers at New Orleans,2 August 1882

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 630 t.
Length 160'
Beam 30'
Depth of Hull unknown
Draft 15'
Speed unknown
Range unknown
Complement 34
Dredging Depth 22' max.

Propulsion/Machinery

boiler(s)

one stern propeller with 300 horsepower coal-fired direct-acting steam engine, cyl 40" diameter x 4' stroke

one bow propeller, with two 300 horsepower coal-fired direct-acting steam engines, cyl 40" diameter x 4' stroke

one steam engine to raise an lower fore and aft rakes

single bow mounted dredging propeller

four steam engine-driven pumps to empty dredge spoil tanks

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
302619101	53k	USED Dredge Essayons drydocked at New Orleans, LA., 12 October 1870 US Army Corps of Engineers Digital Library		John Spivey
302619102	130k	USED Dredge Essayons working on removing the bar at Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Photo of page 528 of the June 13, 1871 issue of "Every Saturday". (Wikipedia)		John Spivey

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