Craft was built by Wang Tak Engineering and Shipbuilding Co, and designed by Holland Cranes and I.H.C. Holland in collaboration with Dravo Corp of Pittsburgh, and will be used for dredging and also in connection with construction of dam for Plover Cove project; pontoon body measures 148 1/2 ft by 72 1/4 ft and is moored in position by six concrete blocks; erected on this body are pair of sheerlegs which support two 200-ft booms, each fitted with trolley tracks, maximum travel being 120 ft, from which are suspended grabs with capacity of 24 yd for soft mud, or 18 1/2 yd for decomposed rock.


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    Title :

    Biarritz -- Grab dredge for Hong Kong


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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