GENERAL:

This vessel is an Ex-Navy Machine Shop Barge built in 1943 to overhaul engines and equipment on site. It has no propulsion. It was intended to be towed to a location and be self sufficient with power, water, heat, and living spaces for crew. A shore power connection is wired to the switch board.

The 100 ft x 36 ft barge below the main deck is divided into two watertight sections by a mid-ship bulkhead with a 12-dog steel watertight door.  The rake ends are open to the forward and aft compartments. There is a stairwell that descends from the main deck to the lower holds.  This is a non-tight passageway.  There are voids below the deck in the holds with sumps in each compartment.  Voids are 24” deep.

There are 2 strakes of  1/3^rd pipe guards on the sides of the barge , one at the deck edge and the second approximately 48” below.  The sections were cut from 12” pipe.

Rake ends terminate at head logs which are protected with 1/3^rd pipe sections.

The two tier house has the lower section cleared for shop functions.  The upper tier is set up for accommodations.  The house top has limited safety railings.  The vessel has been stripped of all accommodations, galley equipment.  Any thing not welded to the barge has been removed.  The equipment  described  herein remains with the vessel.  PLEASE NOTE – All college instructional equipment and inventory will be removed prior to sale closing.

HULL STRUCTURE:

UT readings by others indicate the original shell plate on the bottom and sides was 0.375” steel.   Due to wastage over time the nominal thickness appears to be 0.250 to 0.31. Only one area on the preliminary UT report provided shows a thicknesss of 0.200.

The grid for the test reportedly was taken at 1 ft intervals along hull girths at stations spaced 2 ft apart as measured from waterline to waterline at rake ends.

Bottom and side scantlings are 6” T-bars set at 24” spacing. Transverse web frames below the main deck are 16” deep frames.  Longitudinal deck stiffeners are 6” T-bar.  The transverse bulkhead is assumed to be at least 5/16”.   Transverse frame and bulkhead spacing is on 16 ft centers. Transverse non tight longitudinal and transverse bulkheads and partitions are assumed to be 5/16”.

Rake end bulkheads are assumed to be 5/16” steel.  There are tanks at the ends of the  compartments adjacent to the rake ends.  Capacities are unknown.  Accesses are thru 15 x 23 bolted plate man-holes. 

Steel house sides are flush with the side shell.  It is assumed the plate thickness is 3/16” due to weld shrink marks at butts and stiffeners.  Longitudinal scantlings on sides are a single run of 5 x 3 x ¼  steel angle midway between the main deck and upper deck just below window level.  Transverse frames below the upper deck are 12” deep frames.  Transverse frames are spaced at 16 ft centers.  Longitudinal upper deck stiffeners are 6”

 T-bar.  Partial bulkheads and partitions on main deck level assumed to be 3/16” steel.

Upper deck structure and house top has reinforcement in way of tanks. Stringers and shell plate are assumed similar to house.  House top scantlings assumed to be 5 x 3 x ¼” angle.

HULL CLOSURES:

2 each 6-dog water tight steel doors  30 x 66 are located at each end of the deck lower deck house.  These are located at the house front and back starboard side,             2 each 6 dog water tight steel doors 30 x 66 are located at each end of the upper level house at the top of the platform at the upper deck level.  These also are located on the starboard side.

Ladder ways and platforms have railings, stanchions and safety chains.  Stanchions and safety chains enclose both ends of the deck house at the main deck level.  1 each 12 dog steel water tight door  30 x 66  welded into transverse bulkhead on the starboard side leading to the aft compartment.  Stairway and main deck opening looking forward from the lower starboard side leading up to the main deck.

The 12 dog water tight door in the transverse bulkhead not shown here  is aft of this location on the starboard side.  1 each 15 x 23 raised coaming dogged man hole at each end of main deck to access rake ends.  Locations are adjacent to the deck house.   Access doors on starboard side aft at main deck level.  Non tight steel double doors six dogs with central closure.  Hinged outward.  Opening size 60” wide x 66” high.  I-beam for trolley above door. 

Welded steel soft patch just inside of double doors on main deck used to access machinery space below.  At one time it was an elevator.

DECK OUTFITTING:

Boarding brows both ends with swivel connections.  One each 6” double bitt port side forward and aft.  One each single 6” bitt starboard side forward and aft for mooring just inboard of brow platform

MACHINERY:

Diesel Generator Set -  6 cylinder Gray Marine Diesel Engine connected to a  Crocker Wheeler AC generator.  480V 3phase 60 cycle. 94KW.  1800RPM mounted on a steel foundation. 4” exhaust with flex joint for expansion.  24V electric start.  Cooling system not observed.  Assumed to be “keel cooled”  Gen set not started or tested.

Generator connected to switchboard originally set to parallel two generators.  Modifications have been made from original installation.  Shore power lead connection with lock-out bar for generator lower right corner.

Electric motor driven air compressor.  Horsepower unknown. Receiver capacity unknown.  Piping supplies air to shop spaces.  Compressor not started or tested.

Burnham Model No. V-15A  water heater circulation system.  Serial No. 22006993.  circulating water to radiator heaters in working and living spaces.

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