USACE, PEORIA SPUD BARGES 937 & 938

Delivered October of 2013

Published July 23, 2015
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Marine Design Center managed design and construction of the USACE, PEORIA SPUD BARGES 937 & 938, which were delivered in October of 2013. The barges' mission is to support the civil works maintenance and repair mission of the USACE Rock Island District.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Marine Design Center managed design and construction of the USACE, PEORIA SPUD BARGES 937 & 938, which were delivered in October of 2013. The barges' mission is to support the civil works maintenance and repair mission of the USACE Rock Island District.

Vessel Owner: United States Army Corps of Engineers
Builder: Basic Marine, Inc., Escanaba, MI.
Project Delivery Team: USACE, Marine Design Center, Rock Island District
Vessel Operation Team: USACE, Rock Island District (Peoria)
Vessel Certification: Vessel Certification:  American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Class – A1 Barge, Intra-Coastal Waterway Service.
Vessel Mission: Support the civil works maintenance and repair mission of the Rock Island District

Vessel Particulars

  • Length Overall: 150’- 0” 
  • Breadth: 35’- 0” 
  • Hull Depth @ CL: 6’ -4”
  • Camber: 0’ -4”
  • Deck Load: 1000 PSF
  • Deck plate: 3/8" thick
  • Draft (light): 2’- 7”
  • Raked on both ends
  • Aft rake has open towknees below
  • Forward has a boarding ramp.

Equipment

  • (4) Deck Winches, (Nabrico DF156-40 HL-18L-BLK)
  • (6) Kevel Chocks, (Nabrico 36” DF482)
  • (2) Kevel Chocks, (Nabrico 48” DF484)
  • (4) Double Bitts, (Nabrico 10" DF-40A)
  • (2) Spuds: 17”x 17”x 50’-7” long (Each barge)