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USED Dredge General Chittenden (I)

Non Self-Propelled Cutterhead Dredge:

Built in 1938 at US Army Engineers Office, Omaha NE.

Launched, in 1938

Placed in commission by the US Army Corps of Engineers, as General Chittenden

Assigned to US Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 210 t.
Length 103'
Beam 34'

Draft 2'4"

Complement unknown

Pumping Machinery

14" suction

12" discharge, 6,000 yds per 24 hour period

Propulsion unknown

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
30262103	139k	*Namesake* Hiram Martin Chittenden (October 25, 1858 – October 9, 1917) was an American engineer and historian. A graduate of West Point, he was the Seattle district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers from 1906 to 1908). Chittenden was one of the first three elected Port Commissioners at the Port of Seattle. He also helped found the Pacific Coast Association of Port Authorities, later known as the Association of Pacific Ports in 1913. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle are named in his honor	Tommy Trampp
30262101	556k	*General Chittenden* dredging in 1939, location unknown. US Army Corps of Engineers photo # 52884	Tommy Trampp
30262102	266k	*General Chittenden* dredging in 1939, location unknown. US Army Corps of Engineers photo	Tommy Trampp

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