Suction hopper, Diesel electric dredger being built by Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, of Nantes, for Cie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez; propelled by twin screw MAN 590-bhp, exhaust gas pressure charged engines; current is supplied to pump and propelling motors at 600 v; dredger equipped with two flexible suction pipes 700 mm in diam, which will permit dredging from depth of 16 m and against current of two knots.


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    Title :

    Large Suez Canal dredger


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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