1270 Dredge
Swanton Welding Company began working on this Dredge project in February of 2022 with a wrap-up in October of 2022. This dredge is a medium-sized dredge that offers excellent rates for dredging depths up to fifty feet. This type of dredge is typically used for ports, harbors, rivers, and inland waterway dredging projects, as well as beach restoration, land reclamation, island building, and flood control. This dredge has a compact design for rapid deployment and mobilization.
These dredges are equipped with two separate diesel engines, one of which is dedicated to the dredge pump alone. Swanton Welding built the float tanks and center tanks for this boat, and once we were at this stage in the project we performed the pressure testing for the float tanks and filled the center section with water to test for leaks. At completion, the float tanks were 63’ long, 10’ wide, and 5’ tall, weighing in at about 25,000 pounds each. The center tank is roughly 50’ long, 12’ wide, 10’ tall, and weighs in at 35,000 pounds.
Swanton has the ability to source the materials, handle every stage of the fabrication process, manage the testing, and deliver the project to the final destination, and this dredge project was no different. We guarantee that our fabrication work will meet or exceed any customer’s needs and will leave every client happy with a job well done. If you’ve got a unique fabrication project, let’s talk about it! Contact Swanton Welding Company today for a quote.
Start Date
February 8, 2022Completion Date
October 7, 2022Location
BaltimoreMaterials
All carbon steel- plate, angles, beams, channels, pipingFabrication Methods
Laser cutting, plasma cutting, press braking, rolling, Mig Welding, Tig Welding, Machining, Sand blasting, paint
Finishing Details
The entire unit is blasted to an SP10 Near White finish and painted with a marine paint inside and out
Size
The float tanks were 63’ long, 10' wide & 5' tall. The center was roughly 50’ long x 12’ wide x 10’ tall.Weight
Float Tanks: 25,000# each. Center: 35,000#Special Notes
Pressure testing & leak testing