Volvox Hollandia

General properties

IMO number:

7031395

Callsign:

PIIH

Vessel type:

TSHD

Flag:

NL

Manager:

Koninklijke Van Oord NV

Built in:

1971

Shipyard:

Verolme Scheepswerf Heusden B.V.

Yard number:

825

Physical properties

Length (OA):

133.23 m

Length (BP):

121.33 m

Width:

23.62 m

Depth:

9.8 m

Draft (loaded):

8.63 m

Number of engines:

2

Engine specs:

Mirrlees Blackstone - - 4Str - 8 cyl - 38.10 x 45.70 - 525 rpm

Speed (loaded):

11.5 knts

Total power:

11684 kW

Hopper volume:

9405 m³

Dredging depth:

35 m

Dredging depth (extended):

50 m

Suction pipe diameter:

0.9 m

Number of dredging pipes:

2

About this page

Status:

Historical

Timeframe:

1992 - 2010

Review:

Scrapped

Last Updated

2 years 13 weeks ago

History

Timeframe	Equipment	Manager	Review
Timeframe: 1971 - 1982	Equipment: Volvox Hollandia	Manager: Dredging VO2 NV	Review: Dredging VO2 International, Utrecht
Timeframe: 1982 - 1992	Equipment: Volvox Hollandia	Manager: Koninklijke Van Oord NV	Review: Dredging VO2 International, Utrecht
Timeframe: 1992	Equipment: Volvox Hollandia		Review: Van Oord A.C.Z. Materieel B.V., Utrecht
Timeframe: 1993 - 2002	Equipment: Volvox Hollandia		Review: Vessel Scrapped in 2010
Timeframe: 2002 - 2010	Equipment: Volvox Hollandia		Review: Scrapped in 2010, Aliaga, Turkey.

About this equipment

In 1992 the vessel was rebuild, it was lenghthened and widthened.

2010: The TSHD VOLVOX HOLLANDIA seen in Aliaga (Turkey) for demolition, this means the end after almost 4 decades for this really typical Dutch craft, the dredger was built in 1971 by the Verolme Heusden yard, always flying the Dutch flag and owned by Van Oord, Utrecht. Photo : Markus Berger (c)

Scrapped 2010