Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Army Ship Photo Archive

USACE Hoffman

Seagoing Dredge:
  • Built, in 1942-43 at Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, DE.
  • Launched in 1943
  • Delivered and placed in commission by the US Army Corps of Engineers, as USACE Hoffman
  • Decommissioned and retired in 1983
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,194 t.
    Length 216'
    Beam 40'
    Depth of Hold 15' 6"
    Draft 12' 9"
    Speed 10,5 kts
    Complement 30
    Hopper Capacity 6275 cu yds
    Dredging Depth 45'
    Dredging Pipes 2
    Propulsion
    two 1,400hp General Motors diesel engines driving two electric motors generating 1398Kw
    two propeller shafts
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Source
    Hoffman
    30266401    		 223k USACE Hoffman moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    US Army Corps of Engineers photo    		 Tommy Trampp
    Hoffman
    30266402    		 250k USACE Hoffman underway, date and location unknown.
    US Army Corps of Engineers photo    		 Dredgepoint.org
    Hoffman
    30266403    		 55k USACE Hoffman dredging, date and location unknown.
    US Army Corps of Engineers photo    		 Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
    There is no history available for Hoffman at NavSource
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The US Army Ship Index Back To The US Army Dredge Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 22 May 2020