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Gargantua

Gargantua

General properties

Callsign: 
5BFE2
Vessel type: 
BD Backhoe
Flag: 
NL
Manager: 
Ministry of Public Works Rouen
Built in: 
1986
Shipyard: 
Société Industrielle des Forges de Strasbourg

Physical properties

Length (OA): 
49.96 m
Length (BP): 
46.75 m
Width: 
15 m
Depth: 
3.31 m
Total power: 
1312 kW
Crane model: 
Liebherr 985
Dredging depth: 
19.1 m

About this page

Status: 
Historical
Review: 
New owner

Last Updated

10 years 33 weeks ago

History

TimeframeEquipmentManagerReview
Timeframe: 
1986 - 1995
Equipment: 
Gargantua
Manager: 
Ministry of Public Works Rouen
Review: 
original build
Timeframe: 
1995
Equipment: 
Colbart
Manager: 
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV
Review: 
sold and renamed

About this equipment

From '86 till '95 Gargantua was managed by 'Port Autonome de Rouen (France) there was a Liebherr 985 excavator fitted, in 1998 this excavator has been changed for the actual Demag 285 in Asry dock-yard, Bahrain.

Technical files and datasheets

No files available