LANGE WAPPER

Principal characteristics:

Name

LANGE WAPPER

Type

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger

Year

1998

Owner

D.E.M.E., Belgium

Builder

Merwede Shipyard/IHC Holland

Dimension

Length over all

129.80m

Length

121.40m

Beam

26.80m

Depth

10.80m

Design draught

8.30m

Draught (Dredging Mark)

9.45m

Deadweight 'all told' at 8.30 m draught

15,800 t

Deadweight 'all told' at 9.45 m draught

19,400 t

Hopper capacity

13,700m³

Diameter suction pipe

1200mm

Power and Speed

2 Propulsion diesel engines, each

5,520kW

2 AC main generators, each

3,500kVA

1 AC auxiliary diesel generator

1,562kVA

1 AC diesel generator set for emergency/harbour service

812kVA

3 AC electric motors for jetpump drive, each

450kW

2 AC bow thruster motors, each

525kW

Laden speed

14.2 knots

Total installed power

13,100kW

Accomodation

32 persons