Goethals (dredge)

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.

History
Name	Goethals
Owner	United States Army
Operator	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Laid down	5 October 1936
Launched	August 1937
Completed	December 1937 (Delivered)
Fate	Retired 1982
General characteristics [1]
Length	476 ft (145.1 m)
Beam	69 ft (21.0 m)
Draft	29 ft (8.8 m)
Depth	36 ft (11.0 m)
Propulsion	Twin screw, Turbo-electric, 6,000 hp.
Capacity	6,422 cubic yards (4,910.0 m3)
Notes	2 30 inch dredge pumps, 1,300 hp hopper, 3,000 hp pump out

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.^[2] The dredge was operated under the direction of the Philadelphia District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers until its retirement in 1982.^[3]