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USED Dredge William T. Rossell

Seagoing Hopper Dredge:
  • Built in 1924-25 by Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, PA.
  • Launched 1925
  • Placed in commission by the US Army Corps of Engineers, as USED Dredge William T. Rossell
  • Final Disposition sunk after collision with MV Thorshall (Norwegian), Coos Bay, OR., with loss of life, 10 September 1957
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,340 t.
    Length 268' 5"
    Beam 46'
    Draft 22' 6"
    Complement
    Officers 13
    Crew 37
    Speed
    light 13 mph
    loaded 10.5 mph
    Hopper Capacity 1440cu yds
    Pumping Machinery one 1,000bhp McIntosh and Seymour diesel engine driving one 800hp Westinghouse motor
    Dredging Pump
    Inside diameter of suction pipe 26"
    Inside diameter of discharge pump 26"
    Dredging Depth
    Maximum 50'
    Minimum 22'
    Drags, one New York type in center
    Propulsion
    two 1,000bhp McIntosh and Seymour diesel engines driving two 1,000rpm 800hp H.P. motors 110rpm
    two propeller shafts
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    William T. Rossell
    30265705    		 89k USED Dredge William T. Rossell underway, bow view, date and location unknown Tommy Trampp
    William T. Rossell
    30265706    		 37k USED Dredge William T. Rossell underway, stern view, date and location unknown Tommy Trampp
    William T. Rossell
    30265701    		 190k USED Dredge William T. Rossell underway, date and location unknown Tommy Trampp
    William T. Rossell
    30265703    		 69k USED Dredge William T. Rossell at anchor, date and location unknown Dredgepoint.org
    William T. Rossell
    30265702
    Port side view    		 281k USED Dredge William T. Rossell port and starboard side views while dredging the Mare Island Channel, 28 November 1956.
    Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum    		 Darryl Baker
    William T. Rossell
    30265704
    Stbd. side view    		 306k
    William T. Rossell
    30265707    		 96k USED Dredge William T. Rossell sunk after a collision with MV Thorshall in Coos Bay, OR., 10 September 1957. US Army COE Digital Library
    William T. Rossell
    30265708    		 116k
    William T. Rossell
    30265709    		 90k
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