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BD-800

Barge Derrick, Non Self-propelled:
  • Built in 1943 as US Army Derrick Barge BD-800 at Hickinbotham Bros, Stockton, CA.
  • Launched 1943
  • Delivered, between June-September 1943, to US Army Quartermaster Corps
  • Placed in service as BD-800
  • Retired from Army service in 1945
  • Sold to Foss Launch & Tug Co., Tacoma, VW., date unknown
  • Final Disposition, unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 494 t. gross
    Length 116'
    Beam 52'
    Draft 9.3'
    Accommodations unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Auxiliary Equipment unknown
    Equipment unknown
    Mooring System unknown
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    3028080001    		 539k Ex-US Army Derrick Barge BD-800 in commercial service as Foss Launch & Tug Co. Foss 300.
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