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USED Dredge Col. G.P. Howell

Non Self-Propelled Cutterhead Pipeline Dredge:

Built in 1926-27 in Charleston, S.C.

Launched in 1927

Delivered in 1927 to the Gulf Refining Co.

Purchased by the US Army from the Gulf Refining Co., 18 March 1935

Commissioned and placed in service by the US Army Corps of Engineers, as USED Dredge Col. G.P. Howell in 1935

Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District

Placed out of service, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 338 t.
Length 136
Beam 31'

Draft 8'

Complement

Dreging Machinery

Diesel engines

one 400 B.H.P. DeLaVergne direct connect to pump

one 130 B.H.P. DeLaVergne Auxiliary

Suction Pipes intake 14-1/4" - discharge 12"

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
30264501	207k	USED Dredge Col. G.P. Howell working in the US Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District, date unknown US Army Corps of Engineers photos	Tommy Trampp
30264502	68k	USED Dredge Col. G.P. Howell dredging, 15 February 1938, location unknow n US Army Corps of Engineers Digital Library	John Spivey
111903701	297k	19 November 1942 Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. Moored behind *USS Ruby* (PY-21) in Dry Dock No. 2 along with Army Dredge Col G.P. Howell, Army QTR Boat No. 2, Army barges No. 7, 17** and 4, YC-579, and USS YP-429 U.S. Navy photo 1756-42	Robert Hall

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