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Sunday 14 January 2018

Russian bucket dredger Petschora launched at Kinderdijk, Netherlands according to the Dutch magazine Schip en Werf dated 31 March 1939

An item reported the launching by the J.&k. Smit’s Scheepswerven N.V., Kinderdijk, Netherlands on Saturday 18th March of the self propelling bucket dredger Petschora built for Russian account. Main dimensions 77 x 13,50 x 5,70 (hold) x 3,70 metres. Machinery consisted of 1-600hp vertical triple expansion steam engine and 2-900hp vertical expansion steam engines. Dredging depth 18 metres. Bucket capacity 1.100 litres. Dredging capacity 750 cubic metres/hour.