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USACE Dredge Davison

Seagoing Hopper Dredge:

Built in 1944-45, at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, PA.

Launched, in 1945

Delivered 1945 and placed in commission by the US Army Corps of Engineers, as USACE Dredge Davison

Davison saw service in both Korea and Vietnam

Decommissioned in 1961

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 1,194 t.
Length 216'
Beam 40'

Depth of Hold 15' 6"

Draft 12' 9"

Complement 30

Hopper Capacity 6275 cu yds

Dredging Depth 45'

Dredging Pipes 2

Propulsion

two 1,400hp General Motors diesel engines driving two electric motors generating 1398Kw

two propeller shafts

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
30266101	249k	USACE Dredge Davison underway, date and location unknown US Army Corps of Engineers Photo	Tommy Trampp
30266102	44k	USACE Dredge Davison underway, date and location unknown US Army Corp of Engineers Photo	Dredgepoint.org
30266103	65k	USACE Dredge Davison dredging, date and location unknown “ History of the Portland District Corps of Engineers 1871 – 1969 “	John Spivey
30266104	64k	USACE Dredge Davison dredging, date and location unknown US Army Corp of Engineers Digital LIbrary
30266105	131k	USACE Dredge Davison steaming back into the channel after making a discharge run at Qui Nhon, Vietnam, 9 November 1966 US Army Corp of Engineers Floating Plant: Historical Images of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Fleet"

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