MV Mississippi
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M/V Mississippi is a United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) towboat operating on the Mississippi River. It is the largest diesel towboat on the river.
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History | |
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Name | Mississippi (V) |
Owner | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
Port of registry | Memphis, Tennessee |
Builder | VT Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, MS |
Laid down | March 31, 1992 |
Completed | 1993 |
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Status | In Service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 2600 tons |
Displacement | 2135 tons |
Length | 241 ft (73 m) |
Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
Height | 52 ft 1+1ā2 in (15.888 m) |
Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Depth | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Installed power | 3 Caterpillar 3408 diesels at 350 kW (470 hp) |
Propulsion | 3 Caterpillar 3606 diesels (6276 hp. total) turning 3 5-blade 93-inch-diameter (2,400 mm) propellers |
Speed | 15 mph (24 km/h); 8 mph (13 km/h) with tow |
Crew | 36 |
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