''Goethals'' was an
ocean-going hopper dredge operated by the
United States Army Corps of Engineers named for
George Washington Goethals, who supervised much of the building of the Panama Canal.
The dredge's keel was laid at
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Plant, Quincy, Massachusetts, on 5 October 1936 with launch in August 1937 and delivery in December. The dredge was operated under the direction of the
Philadelphia District of the
United States Army Corps of Engineers until its retirement in 1982.
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Dredge ''Goethals'' at Jacksonville, ca. March 1974.''Goethals'' dredge angle view port, from Wesley E. Johnson, Dredge history interviewee.Dredge ''Goethals''. no date, ca. 1957-63.''Goethals'' dredge at Virginia Beach November 14, 1974''Goethals'' dredge bottom looking fwd., Maryland Dry Dock Co. December 5, 1947.''Goethals'', underside stern, Maryland [Dry Dock] Co. December 5, 1947. Showing twin screws
Ships of the United States Army
1937 ships
Dredgers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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