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U.S.Army COE - MIKE DONLON 8-08.jpg
This boat is assigned to the USACE Philadelphia District to Survey the rivers in the area .
Built for U S Navy , then to USACE . I got this shot last August in delaware City . __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Vessel Owner: United States Army Corps of Engineers Vessel Builder: Marine Builders, Inc., Utica, Ind. Project Delivery Team: USACE Marine Design Center and Philadelphia District Vessel Operation Team: USACE Philadelphia District, Philadelphia, PA Vessel Certification: American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Class ?A1 Towing Vessel River and Intracoastal Waterway Service; AMS Vessel Particulars Length Overall: 53' 0" Breath: 19’ 2 ½” Hull Depth: 7' 7" Draft (full load): 5’ 0” Air Draft: 26’ 9” Height of Eye 12’ 0” (at 5’DWL) Displacement: 63.76 tons Fuel Capacity: 827 gal. Ballast Capacity: 1,347 gal. Vessel Equipment and Special Features Main Engines: (2) Cummins NT-855-M, 360 HP each @2100 rpm Reduction Gears: (2) Twin Disc MG 5091 DC-Ratio 4.50:1 Propellers: Padgett-Swan - 4 Blades, 46 inches Diameter, 37” Pitch, ABS Type 4 Nibral Generators: (1) Cummins/Onan 35MCGBA - 35 kW, 240/120V Single Phase 60Hz Engine Controls: Mathers Micro Commander Propulsion Controls (Electronic) Steering: Autonav Marine Systems Electrohydraulic Steering System. |
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As the former Skipper of the Mike Donlon I can correct and add some info.
She was built for the US Army Corps of Engineers -Philadelphia District , not the US Navy. To tend a crane barge named Titan. After the Titan was sold as excess she sat idle for years until Survey Branch took operational control of her. She was used to tow a side scan sonor. Note davit on starboard side fantail. Also she was a dayboat. In August of 2010 she was "sold" [ taken over ] by the USACE Buffalo District , to be homeported in Cleveland Ohio. Quote:
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