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USACE Henry M. Shreve

Floating Crane Barge:

Built in 2001, unknown

Launched in 2001

Christened, commissioned and placed in service as USACE Henry M. Shreve, in October 2001

Assigned to the US Army Corp of Engineers Louisville District

Henry M. Shreve is assigned to the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s Heavy Capacity Repair Fleet

Current Disposition, active in service

Vessel Particulars
Hull Length (molded) 300'
Hull Breadth (molded) 100'
Hull Depth (molded at side) 13'- 6"
Draft (Laden) 8'-0"
Displacement (Laden) 7202 tons fw
Fuel Capacity 10,000 gallons
Potable water 2,000 gallons
Year Built 2001
Vessel Certification: American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Class - A1 Barge
Crane Particulars
Model Washington Model 52
Fully Revolving Main Hoist Capacity 350 tons at 110' radius
Fixed (non-revolving) Main Capacity 550 tons at 55' radius
Auxiliary Hoist Capacity 40 tons at 206 feet
Boom Length 185 feet
Boom Pivot Height 26 feet above deck
Tub Diameter 52 feet
Generator Caterpillar 3512 - 1135 kw
Machinery, Equipment and Crane Particulars
Generators (2) Cat 3306B - 190 kW, 480V
Articulating Lifting Beam 400 ton capacity, hydraulically operated, remote controlled
Gate Stowage Frames secures three 350 ton miter gates on the vessel, hydraulically operated

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
3028700203	42k	*Namesake* Henry Miller Shreve (October 21, 1785 – March 6, 1851) was the American inventor and steamboat captain who opened the Mississippi, Ohio, and Red rivers to steamboat navigation. Shreveport, Louisiana, is named in his honor. Charcoal and chalk on paper, U.S. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, OBJECT NUMBER: NPG.69.36	Tommy Trampp
3028700201	275k	USACE Henry M. Shreve underway, date and location unknown U.S. Army Corp of Engineers photo # 120904-A-WO314-149	John Spivey
3028700202	237k	A crew from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s Heavy Capacity Repair Fleet from the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses the USACE Floating crane Henry M. Shreve to remove an emergency lift gate from the Lake Barkley Lock in Grand Rivers, KY., 29 January 2020. The gate is removed for routine rehabilitation and will be re-installed when it is complete. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers photo # 200210-A-A1409-002 by Mark Rankin	US Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District

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