Details of 24-in. hydraulic or pipeline suction dredge; suction pump driven by electric motor, power being furnished by generators driven by Diesel engines; dredge capable of pumping through pipe line over two miles in length; discusses hull, arrangement of machinery, spuds, dredging pump, agitating machinery, hauling and hoisting machinery. (see also Motorship, vol. 13, no. 12, Sec. 1, Dec. 1928, pp. 989-993, 5 figs)


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    Title :

    Diesel electric dredge Las Cruces completed for Panama canal


    Additional title:

    Mar. News


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Marine News ; 15 , n 7


    Publication date :

    1928


    Remarks:

    6 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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