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File No. B2107

1944 261’ x 49’ x 13’ Ex Navy YRST2 Dive/Salvage/Accommodations Barge

This is a barge – not self propelled. Not a boat or ship.

· Overall Length 261 feet

· Waterline Length 260 feet

· Extreme Beam 48 feet

· Light Draft 4-5 feet

· Navigational Draft 9 feet

· Extreme Draft 13 feet

· Light Displacement 700 tons

· Full Displacement 2700 tons

· Builder - Erie Concrete & Steel, 1944

· US Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation with Coastwise Endorsement

· Location - Norfolk, Virginia

This Dive Barge cannot be sold to a Non-US Citizen or Foreign Entity without prior approval from 1 or more government agencies; the US Department of Defense, US State Department, US Navy, and or any agency that has jurisdiction over exportation.

Mechanical Systems:

· 2-235 kW Marathon AC Generators powered by 12V71 Detroit Diesels with related equipment - battery bank with chargers, day tanks, electrical distribution panels and shore power controls. 1-unit is under 16 hours and the other is under 500 hours.

· Divers Recompression Tank, 2-chamber, double door, approx. 6 feet by 15 feet, built by The Patterson Kelly Co., Inc., 1945 with air lock chamber allowing divers to enter and exit while in use, and medical/food air lock on other end of chamber. Internal working pressure 200 psi (some gauges and glass porthole windows missing).

· 2-30 hp Ingersoll-Rand T-30, high-pressure dive air compressors, model 15T4X15, S/N 30T631081 and 375.

· 4-25 hp Hoffman Industries medium-pressure dive air compressors with Colt Industry Quincy Compressors, model W5120, size 6+3 25x4, 230/460-volts, 3-ph, with heat exchanger cooling systems, hours 527, 544 603, and 619.

· 1-30 hp, 125 psi, Gardner-Denver screw air compressor, model EBEQGD, S/N M85065, 2382 RPM, 460-volt, 3-ph, 24-volt control voltage, mfg date 4/93, 273 hours.

· All air compressors included tanks, flasks, values, gauges, and or related piping.

· Machine shop has a 16" Leblond Lathe with faceplates, center rest, 3 and 4-jaw chucks, Cincinnati Bickford Drill Press, Kearney Trecker Milwaukee Horizontal Mill with tooling, and MJ Byrans, model 173, 1-hp Bench Grinder.

· Welding room with Lincoln & Miller welders, workbench, and overhead exhaust.

· 2-Trowler Equipment Co. New England 1-3/8" windless capstan/anchor winches, model X2275, 15-hp, 440 volt, 3-ph with 1500# anchor on bow and 2000# anchor on stern.

· Galley equipment includes steam kettles, food mixers, convection oven, ice machine, coffee urn, steam table, refrigerator, deep fryers, walk-in freezers/refrigerators, and dishwasher.

· Upgraded fire system monitor station with fire pull stations, smoke and fire detectors, and alarm locations throughout the barge (fire extinguisher bottles, fire hoses, fire and smoke detectors have been removed).

· Central heating system throughout the barge and cargo holds.

· Many air conditioners are located throughout the barge.

This barge is perfect for a fixed base or mobile dive, salvage, treasure hunting, and or construction operation. There is plenty of room for offices, equipment storage, fabrication, and repair facilities. This barge has all the amenities; power generation, living/sleeping quarters, heads, galley, food storage, refrigeration/freezers, machine shop, welding shop, dive and shop air compressors with storage tanks, scuba tank refilling station, and re-compression chamber. Everything needed and then some for any operation to be completely self-sufficient.

This Dive Barge is more than Just a Barge. It is a Floating Warehouse, Restaurant, Hotel, Home, Machine Shop, Welding Fabrication Shop, and Dive Business all in one Barge.

This Ex-Navy barge has been inactive for the past 7 or 8 years and is in very good condition and could be easily put into service. With exterior sandblasting, paint, a little work it would be like new.

To really appreciate construction, condition, and possibilities this barge has to be seen.

The Dive Salvage Tender was designed for Navy dive training and salvage/rescue operations with the ability to accommodate 8 officers, a crew of 100, and 2000 tons of cargo. The ocean style double-walled steel hull is 26o-feet at the waterline with 48-foot beam. The bow is model ship style raised 19 feet (light) above the waterline and the stern is raked with 2 skeggs for stable towing.

The upper deck has 6-large watertight cargo hatches with double door cargo/equipment access on the port and starboard sides for easy accommodations in loading equipment, cargo, and personnel. The main deck has walkways and railings with a number of watertight doors for access to all areas of the barge. All mechanical systems have been updated over the years and all systems were drained and closed up when the barge was made inactive. Most equipment has less than 600 hours and some as little as 15 hours.

*Upper Deck- Officers Quarters (Staterooms & Offices)

· Approximately 35’ by 33’ 6" by 10’ high.

· Accessible by way of interior stairs from the main deck and 2-26" x 66" single lever exterior watertight doors (bow door-10 dog, stern door-8 dog) with exterior stairway access to the roof (about 35-feet above the waterline).

· Roof deck has railings in place for the crew's safety.

· 3-Officer Staterooms, 2-15’ x 15’, 1-15’ x 13’ 6" each with 5’ x 7’ 6" head with shower.

· 2-Offices, 1-12’ x 10’, 1-7’ 6" x 5'.

· Each Stateroom and large office has 2-12" 4-dog portholes and 1 though the bulkhead AC opening (AC units have been removed).

· The main passage way runs from bow to stern and is 5’ wide and includes 1-60,000 BTU Marlo Coil air conditioner, 1-Halsey Taylor water cooler, electrical panels, ventilation fans, and 2 fire extinguisher stations (fire extinguishers have been removed).

· In addition there is a shipboard PA station in the large stateroom with Tabot LS-387C/51C loudspeakers throughout the barge.

*Cargo Deck

· Bow forward of Officer’s Quarters there are emergency escape hatch, Buffalo Forge ventilation fans and vent pipes.

· Cargo deck aft of Officer’s Quarters are 6-12’ 6" x 16’ 6" watertight cargo hatches.

· Generator and boiler ventilation, shore power cable and connection station.

· Gangway, dive hose reels, and fire station.

· The entire cargo deck has railings in place for the crew's safety, with port and starboard ramps, port, starboard, and aft ladder access to the main deck below.

*Main Deck - Interior Bow

The galley, crews serving & messing, crew’s mess, laundry, scullery, dry foods storage and heads with showers are all located in the bow of the main deck. This area also contains an emergency egress watertight hatch, access to the anchor winch motor, anchor chain locker, and stairways to below deck where the 4 walk-in stainless steel refrigerators/freezers, additional dry food storage, and freshwater pump areas are located. There are 4-18 & 4-dog portholes and 1-26" x 66" single lever exterior watertight door in this area for natural lighting, ventilation, and entry.

Galley & Food Serving Equipment:

· 2-Legion Utensils Steam Jacket Kettles, 1-LTWT-10 & 20 with faucet and drains.

· 1-Hobart Electric Double Convection Oven, model B, 480 volt, 22 kW, 3-ph.

· 1-MG Equip. Co. Refrigerator, model ER-20-1368H, 115 volt, 1-ph.

· 1-Frigitemp Corp, Refrigerator, model SS3-NURSC, 115 volt, 1-ph.

· 1-Middleby Marshall Titan Mixer, model 620 with mixing blade 115 volt 1-ph.

· 1-Unvex, size 20, with dough hook, 115 volt, 1-ph.

· 1-10’ hood over ovens.

· 1-5’ 6" hood over steam kettles.

· 1-Stainless Steel Sink with2-24" x 24" compartments.

· 1-7’ and 1-11’ stainless steel counter top.

· 1-Stainless steel 33" x 64" 2-door cabinet.

· 2-Frymaster Corp, model H225SC deep fat fryers, 440 volt. 3-ph with 5’ Western Industries, model 68 fire control suppression system above.

· 1-Toastmaster 38" Griddle, 16.4 kW, size 2, type III, 440 volt, 3-ph with Gaylord fire control suppression system above.

· 1-Tyson Metal Products steam table, model MSTA707, with 4-12" x 20" compartments.

· 2-Bayonne Stainless Steel Products cold table, 1-6’ 6", 1-4’ 6", 115 volt, 1-ph.

· 1-American Metalware Co. twin coffee urn, model 7443 EXNSF, 440 volt, 3-ph.

· 1-Silver King bulk milk dispenser, model SK3RSS-11, 120 volt, 1-ph.

· 1-Remcor ice/water dispenser, 525 lb/day, R502, 115 volt 1-ph.

· 1-Double plate dispenser.

· 1-Insinger, 3-door, pass-thru, type2, style 1, class 2, stainless steel dishwasher.

· 1-Micromaster Calgomatic IX PennyPincher Series II detergent feed system.

· 1-Stainless Steel Sink with 2-24" x 24" compartments with wash down sprayer.

· 1-5' stainless steel counter with 5' drop down counter leaf.

· 1-60,000 BTU Marlo Coil air conditioner.

The Main Deck aft of Bow

The Main Deck, just aft of the galley area has staterooms, lounges, offices, cooks' quarters, 3-heads with shower stalls, quarterdeck with ships intercom communication system and 1-exterior watertight door. The fire-flood alarm system, air conditioners, stairway access down to the crews berthing, crews heads, and sewage room below, and 2-cargo hatches with stairways down are also locate in this area.

· 3-staterooms, 1 is the cook's quarters, with head and shower stalls, some with watertight portholes.

· 5-office/lounge areas with 3-sinks.

· 1-quarterdeck with ships intercom communication system and 1-26" x 66" single lever exterior watertight door.

· Stairways down to the crews' berthing, crews' heads, and sewage room.

· 2-Cargo hatches with stairways down to cargo holds.

· Communication Center Dynalec Corp AN/S1A-115A Amplifier-Oscillation Group.

· Fire-Flood Alarm System-Cerberus Pyrotronics System 3; 2-panels, Small Panel fire alarm with 15-zones and 2-spares, Large Panel fire alarm with 15-fire zones and 1-spare with 121-flood zones and spares.

· 4-Air Conditioners.

Main Deck - Forward of Mid-Ship

The high-pressure air compressors, recompression chamber, and dive air flasks are on the port side with exterior watertight door. The scuba tank filling station and repair shop are on the starboard side. All just forward of mid-ship. There are 2-large cargo hatches and stairways to cargo holds below. Part of the starboard cargo hold has been converted to crews lounge/conference room and master divers office.

· 2-15 hp Ingersoll-Rand T-30, high-pressure dive air compressors, model 15T4X15, S/N 30T631081 and 375.

· 7-wall mounted High Start Technologies 3000 psi high-pressure air flasks with related piping and valves (Below deck-hydrostat tested to 5000 psi in 1992).

· Scuba tank filling station and repair shop.

· 2-large cargo hatches and stairways to cargo holds below.

· 1-26" x 66" single lever exterior watertight door.

Mechanical, Air Compressors, Electrical Power Generation - Aft of Mid-Ship

Aft of mid-ship contains the machine shop, carpenter shop, electrical shop, shop air compressor, medium-pressure dive air compressors, Generator room. There are also 2-large double exterior cargo/equipment doors - 1 port and 1- starboard side with overhead rail, 2-single lever exterior watertight doors - 1-starboard and 1-stern, 2-large cargo hatches with stairways to cargo holds below, and movable wall with door to block forward half of barge from aft half of barge. Movable wall helps reducing equipment noise and control temperature in barge. All air conditioning is forward of this doorway.

Machine Shop

· 16" Leblond Lathe with faceplates, center rest, 3 and 4-jaw chucks.

· 24" Cincinnati Bickford Drill Press.

· Kearney Trecker Milwaukee Horizontal Mill.

· MJ Byrans, model 173, 1-hp Bench Grinder.

Mechanical-Shop Air & Medium-Pressure Dive Air Compressor Area

· 4-25 hp Hoffman Industries medium pressure dive air compressors with Colt Industry Quincy Compressors, model W5120, size 6+3 25x4, 230/460-volts, 3-ph, with heat exchanger cooling systems, hours 527, 544 603, and 619.

· 1-30 hp, 125 psi, Gardner-Denver screw air compressor, model EBEQGD, S/N M85065, 2382 RPM, 460-volt, 3-ph, 24-volt control voltage, mfg date 4/93, 273 hours.

· 2-large cargo hatches with stairways to cargo holds below.

· 2-large double exterior cargo/equipment doors - 1 port and 1- starboard side with overhead rail for trolley mounted chain hoist.

· Shop Room used for electrical shop and battery storage.

· 2-26" x 66" single lever exterior watertight doors - 1-starboard and 1-stern.

· Movable wall with door to block forward section of the barge from aft half of barge for reducing equipment noise and controlling temperature in forward section of barge.

Generator Room - Starboard Side Stern

· 2-235 kW Marathon AC Generators powered by 12V71 Detroit Diesels,1-unit is under 16 hours and the other is under 500 hours.

· Electrical distribution panels with amp & voltage meters.

· Shore power controls.

· 2-day tanks.

· Battery bank with chargers.

· Ventilation fans.

· 1-Watertight porthole.

Exterior Main Deck

The exterior of the main deck has railings in place for the crews' safety and allows access to the entire barge. The starboard and port ramps allow access to the bow, capstan/anchor winch, cargo deck, cargo hatches, upper officers quarters, shore power cables, and emergency hatches. Access is also available to the port and starboard cargo/equipment doors, exterior watertight doors, stern capstan/anchor winch, below deck boiler room, stern anchor locker, pump room, and all line chocks and bits.

· The bow and stern have a Trowler Equipment Co. New England 1-3/8" windless capstan/anchor winch, model X2275, 15-hp, 440 volt, 3-ph with 1500# anchor on the bow and a 2000# anchor on the stern.

· The bow and stern have anchor cradles for anchor stowage and quick deployment.

· The entire exterior main deck has railings in place for the crew's safety.

· There are port and starboard ramps to the main deck bow (main deck bow is 19-feet above the waterline.

· There are port, starboard, and aft ladders for access to the cargo deck above.

· The walkway on the starboard and port allow access to all cargo/equipment doors, exterior watertight doors, emergency hatches, line chocks and bits, and access covers and sounding tubes to all void areas, fuels tanks, and ballast tanks below deck.

· The stern has access to the boiler room, pump rooms, and anchor locker below deck.

Barge Hull from the Bow to the Stern

The main hull has the anchor chain locker in the bow followed by compartments with 4 walk-in stainless steel refrigerators/freezers, and additional dry food storage. The 2-crew quarters compartments, and freshwater pump areas are next followed by the 6-cargo holds. Part of the forward starboard cargo hold has been converted to crews lounge/conference room and master divers office. 1-cargo hold is used as a welding shop with 2-welders, welding workbench with overhead exhaust ventilation, pipe-vice, storage lockers, and air-conditioning. Another cargo hold contains 7 wall mounted high-pressure air flasks with related piping and valves. Behind the stern cargo holds are 3-side by side compartments accessible from inside and out that contain the steam boiler, fire pumps, and generator cooling pumps. The last compartment accessible only from the outside is the stern anchor chain and paint locker.

· Bow anchor chain locker.

· Freshwater pump area, dry food storage compartments with 4 Norlake walk-in refrigerators/freezers, 2-42" x 76" and 2-52" x 66" with Bohn condensers and ozone guard stainless steel panels.

· 2-crew quarters compartment and heads, 1-crew compartment with 44 bunks and head with 4 showers, 4 toilets, 2 urinals, 3 sinks, and slop sink, 1-crew compartment with 39 bunks and head with 3 showers, 3 toilets, 2 sinks.

· Sewage compartment with tank, pumps, and sink.

· 6-cargo holds with 2000 ton capacity, 1-cargo hold is used as a welding shop with 1-Lincoln AC/DC, IDEALARK, 300 amp welder, 1-Miller, GoldStar, 500 SS, 500 amp welder, work bench with overhead ventilation, pipe-vice, and storage lockers. 1-cargo hold has 7 wall mounted High Start Technologies 3000 psi high-pressure air flasks with related piping and valves (Flasks hydrostat tested to 5000 psi in 1992).

· Boiler Room and 2-ajoining compartments - York-Shipley Inc. Steam-Pak Generation Boiler, model SPHV-70-Z94219, National Board #14604, with Electric Fire pumps and generator cooling pumps.

· Stern anchor chain and paint locker.

Replacement cost over $6,000,000

Located in Virginia

Selling price $750,000 USD

Please contact us for further information and photos sms@scrutonmarine.com

Scruton Marine Services Phone 519-583-1636 Fax 519-583-2189

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*Measurements are approximated and are included as a reference guide only.

Descriptions are intended only as a guide

and their accuracy should be checked with the manufacturer.