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Louis L. Brown built concrete barges at Verplank, New York. [61] YC-516 – Barge # 1 (Coal Barge #516), built 1918. [62] [63] YC-442 – Barge # 442 – Built 1918, displacement 922 tons. [64] For WW1 12 emergency fleet concrete barges were ordered for the war, but they were not completed in time and were sold to private companies. [65]
In 1944 a concrete firm in California proposed a submarine shaped freighter which they claimed could achieve speeds of 75 knots. The war ended any more research into the project. In retrospect many believe the claims were greatly overstated. [17] Concrete barges also served in the Pacific during 1944 and 1945. [18]
USS Quartz (IX-150), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for quartz or silicon dioxide (SiO 2) a hard, vitreous mineral occurring in many varieties and comprising 12% of the Earth's crust.
An abandoned concrete barge has been sitting off the coast of DuPont for more than 60 years. ... In October 1921 Captain Barker was offered for sale at Fort Canby, Astoria, and in June 1923 it was ...
Then tugs, tow boats, or marine tractors propel the barges to the shore for unloading. Any cargo too heavy for the vessel's gear to lift is handled by a 60-ton floating crane. B Barge or Lorcha; BB Balloon Barge; BBP Balloon Barrage Leader; BC Cargo Barge (Med. 110'-130') BCS Cargo Barge (Sm. 45' - 60') BCL Cargo Barge (Large - 210' or more)
Pacific Bridge built 27 YFN Freight Barges in 1943. Pacific Bridge also built 90 of the 138-ton barges, these smaller barges were sometimes called lighters, they were 110-foot-long, some were covered workshops, due to their simple and well-built construction some are still in service today. [51] YFN 576 to YFN 603. [52] [53]
USS Lignite (IX-162), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for lignite.Her keel was laid down on 8 December 1943 by Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyard, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract (T. B7-D1-Barge).
USS Asphalt (IX-153), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for asphalt.Her keel was laid down in 1944 at San Francisco, California, by Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyards.