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USED Dredge Ancon

Seagoing Hopper Dredge:

Built in 1906-07 by Maryland Steel, Sparrow Point, MD.

Launched 1907

Placed in service by the US Army Corps of Engineers, as USED Dredge Ancon

Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers Panama Canal Zone

Sold to Panama, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 2,930 t.
Length 288'
Beam 48'
Draft 25'
Complement unknown

Propulsion

two reciprocating steam engines, 1,800hp

two propeller shafts

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
10010444	177k	*Namesake* Ancon - Ancon Hill is the name of a large hill that overlooks Panama City and once served as a form of protection from pirates and sea invasion. The township was originally located around this hill, and was created to house employees of the Panama Canal during its construction. (Wikipedia)	Tommy Trampp
302612501	239k	USED Dredge Ancon taking on coal at Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, circa 1904-1909. Photo from Popular Science Monthly Volume 74, Page 420 - The Type of the Panama Canal, by C.E. Grunsky, Member of the Isthmian Canal Commission of 1904
302612502	41k	USED Dredge Ancon at Cristobal, Panama, date unknown Omina.ie, a US National Archives, College Park, MD. photo	John Spivey

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