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TD 6
General properties
Physical properties
Length (OA):
42 m
Length (BP):
40 m
Width:
10 m
Draft (loaded):
1.85 m
Deadweight:
500 tons
Number of engines:
1
Bucket capacity (standard):
0.52 m³
Dredging depth:
13 m About this page
Status:
Historical
Timeframe:
1956 - 1990
Review:
New owner Last Updated
1 year 22 weeks ago
History
| Timeframe | Equipment | Manager | Review |
|---|---|---|---|
Timeframe:
1906 - 1956
| Equipment:
| Manager:
| Review:
sold to Ponts et Chaussees de La Rochelle
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Timeframe:
1956 - 1990
| Equipment:
| Manager:
| Review:
1964 - 1966 Completely overhauled.
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Timeframe:
1990
| Manager:
| Review:
Part of the permanent collection of the museum, moored in the port of La Palice
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About this equipment
Completely Overhaul 1964 - 1966 ;: coal fired steamengine replaced by a fuel fierd one, dredging depth increased to 16 m and pontoon widened by 1.60m
TD 6 was doomed to be scrapped in 1987. The “TD6 safeguard association", chaired by the current Director of the Maritime Museum, Patrick Schnepp, decided to save the Steam Dredger from the scrapyard. The museum aquired the dredger in 1990, and extensive preservation works were carried ou in 2008.
In 1992 the dredger was classified as a 'Monument Historique".
Technical files and datasheets
Files are available for CEDA members.