Goethals was an ocean-going hopper dredge operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers named for George Washington Goethals, who supervised much of the building of the Panama Canal.

History
NameGoethals
OwnerUnited States Army
OperatorUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
Laid down5 October 1936
LaunchedAugust 1937
CompletedDecember 1937 (Delivered)
FateRetired 1982
General characteristics [1]
Length476 ft (145.1 m)
Beam69 ft (21.0 m)
Draft29 ft (8.8 m)
Depth36 ft (11.0 m)
PropulsionTwin screw, Turbo-electric, 6,000 hp.
Capacity6,422 cubic yards (4,910.0 m3)
Notes2 30 inch dredge pumps, 1,300 hp hopper, 3,000 hp pump out

The dredge's keel was laid at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Plant, Quincy, Massachusetts, on 5 October 1936 with launch in August 1937 and delivery in December.[2] The dredge was operated under the direction of the Philadelphia District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers until its retirement in 1982.[3]

References

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  1. ^ A Rewarding Career With the Corps of Engineers Dredging Fleet (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Plant, Quincy, Massachusetts". Pacific Marine Review. Vol. 35, no. 2. February 1938. p. 65. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ Grover, David (1987). U.S. Army Ships and Watercraft of World War II. Naval Institute Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-87021-766-6. LCCN 87015514.
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