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Dipper Dredge No. 3
| Historic Site #: | 05-002 (Exists) Type: A1,I1 | Town: | Lyons | ||
| Site Name: | Dipper Dredge No. 3 | GPS Coordinates: | 43.062474, -77.018583 | ||
| Address: | 1665 Drydock Rd. Lyons NY | ||||
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| It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. | |||||
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| From the Travels of Tug 44 web site. This is the now-retired Dipper Dredge No. 3, which has taken up permanent residence here. She was built in 1929 and her steam engine was built in 1909. DD-3 is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. She's not used anymore, but is a fascinating memory of the days of steam power, before diesels took over. She is one of only two left of her kind. |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
Dipper Dredge No. 3 is a historic dredge located at Lyons in Wayne County, New York. It is a steam-powered floating dredge located at the dry dock of the New York State Barge Canal at Lyons. The dredge consists of a rectangular riveted steel hull built in 1929 and measuring 110 feet in length, 34 feet in beam, and 7 feet in draft. The bow of the hull is squared and vertical. The stern is squared but inclined in the manner of a scow. In 1946, fuel bunkers were added to the sides of the hull. Much of the machinery, including the steam engines, was built in 1909. | |||||
Travel of Tug 44 web site Lyons Dry Dock Page
Wikipedia for Dipper Dredge #3
YouTube video of Dipper Dredge #3