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Simonsen (BD-6634)
ex
 Ohio (BD-6634) (1975 - 1965)
 BD-6634 (1954 - 1975)

Non Self-propelled Boat Derrick:
  • Laid down in 1954 as US Army Boat Derrick BD-6634 at Dravo Corp, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Launched, 1954
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps in April 1954
  • Loaned to the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1962
  • Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District
  • Permanently transferred to the the Us Army Corps of Engineers in February 1965
  • Named Ohio in May 1975
  • Renamed Simonsen in June 1968 in honor of deceased Buffalo District construction representative Howard Simonsen
  • Declared excsss in 2006
  • Sold to the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.
  • Final Disposition. fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,999 t.
    Length 132'
    Beam 58'
    Draft 12'
    Lift Capacity 134,400 lbs. at 74-ft. radius
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    Ohio
    3028663401    		 55k Boat Derrick Ohio (BD-6634) underway, date and location unknown
    Bowling Green University, Historical Collection of the Great Lakes    		 John Spivey
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