SET tasked with construction of the “Wesergrund”

SET tasked with construction of the “Wesergrund”

Hull number 203 of the SET Schiffbau- und Entwciklungsgesellschaft Tangermünde mbH HR Gruppe is a floating grab dredger for the Bremen Waterways and Shipping Administration.

The keel-laying of the “WESERGRUND” took place on 12 September 2019

Hull number 203 of the SET Schiffbau- und Entwciklungsgesellschaft Tangermünde mbH is a floating grab dredger for the Bremen Waterways and Shipping Administration (Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Bremen). The contracting authority is the Mechanical Engineering Department North of the Waterways and Shipping Administration Kiel-Holtenau (Fachstelle Maschinenwesen Nord beim Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Kiel-Holtenau).

Tradition dictates that at the time of the keel-laying, the hull number, the date of the keel-laying and the seal of the classification society are stamped into the keel.

Technical Specifications:

  • Length over all: 47.05 meters
  • Width: 10.50 meters
  • Draft: 1.3 meters
  • Propulsion: diesel-electric, 2 x 323 kW
  • Total generator power: 1.13 MW