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WD MerseyWD Mersey in the Firth of Clyde in 2013
History
Name
  • WD Mersey (2007 – present)
  • Bragadin (1982-2007)
NamesakeRiver Mersey
OwnerBoskalis Westminster
OperatorBoskalis Westminster
Port of registry
BuilderAchille Lucchese, Venice, Italy
Laid down1982
Launched1983
In service2008 (Rebuilt)
Out of service2015
Identification
General characteristics
TypeDredger
Tonnage1,595 GT
Length61.92 m (203 ft)
Beam13.00 m (43 ft)
Draught
  • 5.50 m (18 ft) (summer)
  • 5.95 m (20 ft) (dredging)
Depth6.30 m (21 ft)
Decks4
Installed power4,012 kW (5,380 hp)
PropulsionFIAT main engines 930 kW (1,250 hp) x 2 & 150 kW (200 hp) bow thruster
Speed8.6 kn @ 750 rev/min
Capacity1826 m3
Crew9

The TSHD WD Mersey is a British trailing suction hopper dredger, owned and operated by Boskalis Westminster Ltd (known as Westminster Dredging Company until 2014) and built in Italy. The ship maintained ports around the British Isles, including Liverpool, the Manchester Ship Canal, Harwich, Heysham and the Firth of Clyde

In 2017 she was sold and renamed UMD Hercules.

References

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