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USED Bluestone


Crane Barge:
  • Built in 1937 as the steel hulled non self-propelled Whirley Crane Barge Bluestone at Ingalls Iron Works, Decatur, AL.
  • Launched in 1937
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in 1937
  • Assigned to the US Army Corp of Engineers, Huntington District
  • Placed in service in 1937 as a Gate Lifter
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 691 t.
    Length 109.1'
    Draft 5.6' max.
    Depth of Hull 10.0'
    Beam 60.0'
    Boom
    Material steel
    Max Radious 155.0'
    Lift Above Water 160.0'
    Vertical Clearance required 43.7'
    Hoist
    Drive steam
    Capacity35 t.
    Horsepower 150
    Spuds four 40 ft wood
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    Bluestone
    3028000401
    70k
    Namesake
    Bluestone - Bluestone National Scenic River is not only a unit of our national park system, but is also a part of our Wild and Scenic Rivers system. The Wild and Scenic Rivers system protects rivers throughout the country that are free-flowing and possess "outstandingly remarkable" scenic, natural, cultural, geological, and recreational values. The headwaters of the Bluestone River begin at an elevation of 3,500 feet on East River Mountain near Bluefield, Virginia and flow for 77 miles to Bluestone Lake near Hinton, West Virginia at 1409 feet. The lower 10.5 miles of the Bluestone River, cutting through an impressive and biologically diverse gorge, has been designated as Bluestone National Scenic River. The Bluestone River, named for the deep blue limestone streambed of its upper reaches in Virginia, has created a gorge 1,000 feet deep.
    National Park Service
    Tommy Trampp

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