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Naples (BD-6074)


Barge Derrick, Non Self-propelled:
  • Laid down in 1954 at Dravo Corp, Pittsburgh, PA., as US Army Derrick Barge Naples (BD-6074) by Dravo Corp
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, date unknown to US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Placed in service as Naples (BD-6074)
  • Retired from Army service in 2002
  • Sold to UK buyers in 2002
  • Current Disposition, active
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,246 t.
    Length 139 ¾ ft.
    Beam 70 ft.
    Draft 9 ft.
    Accommodations 14
    Fuel Capacity 1,627 gals
    Auxiliary Equipment
    Main Generators Twin Caterpillar 208 kW
    Aux Generators Twin Caterpillar 74 kW
    Equipment
    Crane Pedestal Mount Dravo 360 degree slew 150 te @ 20 m radius
    Mooring System 4 point mooring system, independently operated hydraulic winches

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    Naples
    3028607403
    356k
    Namesake

    Naples, Italy, October 1943. View of Naples, including the harbor and adjoining buildings taken from a castle tower. In the background, looms Mt. Vesuvius. The sky is filled with Barrage Balloons to prevent strafing and low-bombing attacks.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # 80-G-202822
    Tommy Trampp
    Naples
    3028607401
    52k Ex-U.S. Army Derrick Barge Naples (BD-6074) moored at Southampton, England, 25 September 2008
    Photo by Davidships, Shipspotting.com
    Tommy Trampp
    Naples
    3028607402
    144k Ex-U.S. Army Derrick Barge Naples (BD-6074), date and location unknown. Tommy Trampp
    Naples
    3028607404
    153k Ex-U.S. Army Derrick Barge Naples (BD-6074) arriving on the Tyne River, England, circa 2002.
    Photo from www.flickriver by Urban Fox 55
    John Spivey
    Naples
    3028607405
    190k Tug Tennaherdhya and Ex-U.S Army Derrick Barge Naples (BD-6074) at Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK., 8 April 2015.
    Photo courtesy of Tim Green (aka atoach), Bradford, South Yorkshire, England, UK. licensed under Creative Commons attribution 2.0 Generic license. This image was originally posted to Flickr by Tim Green at https://flickr.com/photos/93416311@N00/16458201114
    Robert Hurst
    Naples
    3028607406
    286k Ex-U.S Army Derrick Barge Naples (BD-6074) operating off Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK, 30 July 2019.
    Photo courtesy of Tim Green (aka atoach), Bradford, South Yorkshire, England, UK. licensed under Creative Commons attribution 2.0 Generic license. This image was originally posted to Flickr by Tim Green at https://flickr.com/photos/93416311@N00/48416723156
    Robert Hurst

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