Description
'Brewster' ex 'Petrus Plancius' - Cutter Suction Dredger - dismountable
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Design: Design: IHC Beaver 1600 C
Built: 12/2008, at IHC Beaver Dredgers BV, Mauritius
Class: Bureau Veritas - next SS: 21 Oct 2026
Class notation: I+HULL·MACH Dredger-no propulsion coastal area
LOA: 35.85m, Beam: 8m, Depth: 2.46m
Max draft: 1.55m
Main pontoon: 13.00 x 2.95 x 2.46m
Side pontoons: 20.00 x 2.44 x 2.44m
Dredge depth: 16m (design)
Cutter: Type IHC 10-CB-AL-1455-180 / Diameter: 1,455mm / Cutter Power 170kW
Auxiliary power (cutter, winches, spuds): Caterpillar 3406 CJWAC developing 345kW (469hp)
Dredge pump: Type IHC 1250-275-500, double walled
Power at shaft : 922 kW (1,254 hp)
Prime mover: Caterpillar 3512 B-SCAC developing 954kW (1,297hp) continuous power at 1,600rev/min
Specific fuel consumption 202g/kWhr
Dredge pump driven via combined pump block/reduction gearbox
Spuds: Length (approx.): 2 x 18.50 m; diameter: 559 mm
Anchor booms.
Internal diameter of suction tube: 550mm
Internal diameter of suction and discharge pipes: 500mm