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Sainte Genevieve
General properties
Vessel type:
CSD
Flag:
US
Owner:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Built in:
1932
Shipyard:
Dravo Corporation Pittsburg
Yard number:
1139 Physical properties
Length (OA):
80.32 m
Width:
17 m
Depth:
4 m
Draft (loaded):
1.76 m
Deadweight:
1390 tons
Number of engines:
2
Engine specs:
Babcok & Wilcox Steam engines
Total power:
1300 kW
Delivery diameter:
0.51 m
Dredging depth:
10.6 m
Number of dredging pipes:
1 About this page
Status:
Historical
Timeframe:
1932 - 1994
Review:
Lost Last Updated
1 year 13 weeks ago
About this equipment
Saint Genevieve, also named "The Genny" by her crew, was the last steam driven and the last peddlewheel dredger owned by the USACE. After she became redundant and uneconomically, she was donated to the ciy of Davenport (Iowa) to be transferred to a tourist attraction. As this did not materailise as planned, she left Davenport in 1990 for St. Charles (MO) where there were plans to turn her into a museum, but that plan also never materialized. She sank in 1992, was raised and sank again, and was reportedly scrapped in 1994
The vessel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places between 1986 and 2019.
Technical files and datasheets
Files are available for CEDA members.