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Columbus
General properties
IMO number:
7428263
Callsign:
WTM3497
Vessel type:
TSHD
Flag:
US
Owner:
Proteus Co.
Manager:
Proteus Co.
Built in:
1944
Shipyard:
U.S. Naval Shipyard Physical properties
Length (BP):
94.54 m
Width:
15.24 m
Depth:
6.75 m
Draft (loaded):
5 m
Number of engines:
2
Engine specs:
General Motors - - 2Str - 12 cyl - 21.60 x 25.40 - rpm
Speed (loaded):
12 knts
Total power:
2948 kW
Hopper volume:
2800 m³
Dredging depth:
27 m About this page
Status:
Historical
Review:
New owner Last Updated
11 years 42 weeks ago
History
| Timeframe | Equipment | Manager | Review |
|---|---|---|---|
Timeframe:
1973 - 1986
| Equipment:
| Manager:
| Review:
rebuild into trailer
|
Timeframe:
1986 - 2000
| Equipment:
| Manager:
| Review:
sold and renamed
|
Timeframe:
2000
| Equipment:
| Manager:
| Review:
sold and renamed
|
About this equipment
She was originally built as the vehicle/tank landing craft LST 987 for the U.S. Navy
In 1973 she was converted from a tank landing craft to a sand hopper/suction dredger and renamed Esperance III in June 2003 following a sale to Proteus Company, she was renamed Columbia and her call sign was changed to WTM3497. She was also re-classified as an "industrial vessel"
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