ARCO DEE AND ARCO DART

Principal characteristics:
Names	ARCO DEE AND ARCO DART
Type	Gravel Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Year of construction	1990
Owners	ARC Marine Ltd., U.K.
Builders	IHC Holland

Dimension
Length overall	67.70m
Length bpp	64.00m
Breadth	13.00m
Depth	5.00m
Mean moulded draught at the Summer Load Waterline of the International Freeboard	4.00m
Loading capacity	1,300 t
Hopper capacity	750m³
Suction pipe diameter	450mm
Maximum dredging depth	30m

Power and Speed
Rudder propellers	2x 600kW
Pump drive power (electric)	375kW
Bow thruster	175kW
Total machinery output	1,375kW
Laden speed	10.8 knots

Accomodation	8 persons