List of Ships of The United States Army - Corps of Engineers Dredge Vessels

Corps of Engineers Dredge Vessels

Some of these were substantial vessels, 300 feet long, with a 3,000-ton displacement and a crew complement of 60-plus men. They were seagoing diesel-electric hydraulic dredging vessels, normally functioning under the Corps of Engineers control and used for maintaining and improving the coastal and harbor channels around the U.S. coasts.

Port Restoration - WWII
The dredge "William L. Marshall" in World War II
The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany: CHAPTER XVI Developing Beaches and Reconstructing Ports
The District, A History of the Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1866-1971, Marine Design - Unique Mission
United States Army in World War II - The Corps of Engineers: Troops and Equipment - Chapter XVII - Preparing to Reconstruct Ports
LT638 & LT152
Historic Dredging Photos
  • Sergeant Floyd (towboat)
  • William M. Black (dredge)
  • Montgomery (snagboat)
  • WT Preston

During World War II, five seagoing hopper dredges already in civil service, were fitted with 3-inch deck guns and 20-millimeter antiaircraft guns. Four were sent to the ETO and one, the 'Hains', was sent to the PTO along with the cutter dredge 'Raymond', additionally four new Hains class armed dredges were constructed for use in the PTO.

  • Chester Harding (dredge)
  • William T. Rossell (dredge)
  • William L. Marshall (dredge)

Hains Class hopper dredge

  • Hains (1943)
  • Hoffman (1943)
  • Hyde (1945)
  • Barth (1945)
  • Lyman (1945)
  • Davidson (1945)

Towed cutter dredge

  • Raymond (1926)

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