Barge 539, built by Todd Shipyards Corp for Upper Columbia River Towing Co for transport of bulk liquid and dry cargoes as well as palletized and container cargoes; it is of steel construction, 299-ft long and 74 ft 8 in. oa in width, with hull depth of 21 ft; design of barge, and cargo crane installation, will permit handling and transportation of 106 fully loaded 40-ft trailer van bodies; cargo tank capacity is 3,075,000 gal; 170,000 cu ft is available for dry cargo.
World's largest cargo barge shuttles along pacific coast
Rivers Harbors
Rivers and Harbors ; 43 , n 11
1958
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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