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Show Dlagest Dredger In the World. Tho most powerful dredger in tho world, both In point of alzo and output, out-put, lias recently been added to tho German navy. So heavy has been tho Bitting In tbo harbor nnd upproacbes of Wllhelmshavcn tho oxUtlng plant lias long been unablo to cope with the deposits, tho great Gorman liners bolng bo-lng barred from tho harbor in consequence, conse-quence, Tho now dredgo, with upwards up-wards of 2,000 horsepower and a capacity ca-pacity of 4,500 tons. Is proving capable capa-ble of performing tho enormous task presented, however, dredging 123,000 cubic feet of compact sand an hour and lifting light silt at tho rato of 170,000 cubic feet hourly. Tho vessol is thus capablo of romovlng over 200,-000,000 200,-000,000 cubic feet In a year of 2C0 working days, tho estimated cost bolng bo-lng less than ono-flfth of a cent per cubic foot, Including Intorcst and running run-ning expenses. Tho boat Is 202.4 foot In length and 47V4 feet beam. |