Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
UKD Orca is a modern and highly versatile trailing suction hopper dredger. She is ideally suited for estuary and close-quarters dredging, combining compactness with capacity. Equipped with twin suction pipes fitted well aft, the vessel is capable of dredging in confined spaces making her ideal for maintenance dredging.
The UKD Orca is equipped with a de-gassing installation, drag head jets and underwater overflow via an adjustable weir.
All dredging equipment has computerised control and monitoring systems. Navigation guidance is by DGPS which, together with digital mapping of the dredge area, provides the Master with precision positioning.
With a hopper capacity of 2,373m3, the UKD Orca has been designed to meet the needs of European customers, especially in the UK and Ireland. Key features include a diesel-electric power plant, rudder propeller systems and a twin pipe option.
Specifications
| Built | 2010 |
| Builder | Barkmeijer Shipyards |
| Classification | Bureau Veritas Class 1, Unrestricted Navigation |
| Length Overall | 78.0 m |
| Breadth Moulded | 15.85 m |
| Draught Light | 3.2 m |
| Draught Loaded | 5.6 m |
| Gross Tonnage | 3,087 tonnes |
| Hopper Capacity | 2,373 m3 |
| Max. Dredge Depth | 25.0 m |
| Installed Power | 3 x 1,200 kw |
| Main Propulsion | Rudder Propeller 2 x 1,500 kw |
| Dredge Pump | 850 kw |
| Jet Pump | 575 kw |
| Bow Thrust | 500 kw |
Please click here for the UKD Orca Brochure pdf