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USED Dredge Col. D.D. Gaillard


1916 - International Radio Call Sign:
Able - Easy - King - Have
 AEKH
Non Self-Propelled Steel Hull Dipper Dredge:
  • Built in 1916 at Green Bay WI.
  • Launched 1916
  • Placed in service by the US Army Corps of Engineers, as Col. D.D. Gaillard
  • Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 780 t.
    Length 116'0"
    Beam 40'0"
    Draft 8'4"
    Depth 10'6"
    Vertical Clearance Required 65'0"
    Complement unknown
    Work Radius 51'4"
    Dipper Lift Above Water 16'0"
    Capacity 6 Cu.Yds.
    Dredging Depth
    Minimum 13'9"
    Maximum 35'0"
    Spuds Three, Steel
    Length 60'0"
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    Col. D.D. Gaillard
    30264706    		 163k
    Namesake

    David du Bose Gaillard (September 4, 1859 – December 5, 1913) was a U.S. Army engineer instrumental in the construction of the Panama Canal.    		 Tommy Trampp
    Col. D.D. Gaillard
    30264701    		 138k USED Col. D.D. Gaillard dredging, date and location unknown
    US Army Corps of Engineers photo    		 Tommy Trampp
    Col. D.D. Gaillard
    30264702    		 175k USED Col. D.D. Gaillard dredging, date and location unknown
    US Army Corps of Engineers photo    		 Tommy Trampp
    Col. D.D. Gaillard
    30264703    		 54k USED Col. D.D. Gaillard dredging, date and location unknown
    US Army Corps of Engineers photo    		 Dredgepoint.org
    Col. D.D. Gaillard
    30264704    		 60k USED Col. D.D. Gaillard moored pierside, date and location unknown
    US Army Corps of Engineers photo    		 Dredgepoint.org
    Col. D.D. Gaillard
    30264705    		 91k USED Col. D.D. Gaillard dredging, date and location unknown.
    Photo from Bowling Green State University - History Collections of the Great Lakes    		 Tommy Trampp
    Col. D.D. Gaillard
    30264707    		 113k USE dCol. D.D. Gaillard dredging in Duluth-Superior, September 1977.
    Photo from www.flickriver.com by Lou Gerard    		 John Spivey
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