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 Crane Barge H.J. Schwartz


Crane Barge:
  • Built in 1994-95 by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched, 1995
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, 1995
  • Assigned to the US Army Corp of Engineers, Duluth District
  • Placed in service, 1995
  • Current Disposition, Active
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,220 t.
    Length 140'
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Crane Lift Capacity 70 t.
    Machinery diesel

    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image
    Size Image Description Source
    H.L. Schwartz
    3028002502
    105k US Army Corps of Engineers Tugboat USACE D.L. Billmaier, the US Army Corps of Engineers Crane Barge USACE H. J. Schwartz tied to the breakwater in Two Harbors, MN. They were there to do some repair work to the stone at the base of the breakwater. 20 September 2008.
    Photo by Pete Markham
    Robert Hurst
    H.L. Schwartz
    3028002501
    115k After spending the summer working in the St. Marys River, the US Army Corps of Engineers Tugboat USACE D.L. Billmaier, the US Army Corps of Engineers Crane Barge H.J. Schwartz, two non-self-propelled barges, and the US Army Corps of Engineers Tugboat USACE Hammond Bay enter the Poe Lock to begin their long journey home to Duluth. 25 September 2012. It will take the tugs and string of barges about four days to cross Lake Superior if the weather holds.
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District photos by Michelle Hill
    Robert Hurst
    H.L. Schwartz
    3028002503
    113k
    H.L. Schwartz
    3028002504
    226k US Army Corps of Engineers Crane Barge USACE H.J. Schwartz and vessel crews from the Soo Area Office in Sault Ste. Marie, MI., lift US Army Corp of Engineers Tugboat USACE Hammond Bay to the surface, 3 July 2013. Hammond Bay sank while being towed from Duluth, MN., to Sault Ste. Marie 1 July 2013.
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo
    Robert Hurst
    H.L. Schwartz
    3028002506
    257k US Army Corps of Engineers Crane Barge USACE H.J. Schwartz with a barge alongside, 2 August 2021, location unknown.
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District photo
    Tommy Trampp
    H.L. Schwartz
    3028002505
    373k US Army Corps of Engineers Crane Barge USACE H.J. Schwartz adding stones to the breakwater at Presque Isle, MI., November 2022.
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District photo
    Tommy Trampp
    H.L. Schwartz
    3028002507
    164k US Army Corps of Engineers Crane Barge USACE H.J. Schwartz with U.S. Army barge BC-6027 alongside, date and location unkown.
    www.flickriver.com by ironmike9
    John Spivey

    There is no history available for USACE Crane Barge H.J. Schwartz at NavSource
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The US Army Ship Index Back To The US Army Barge Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 1 September 2023