GEORGE W. BANTA

GEORGE W. BANTA (IMO: 5129095) sailing under the United States of America flag. It has an overall length of 95 feets and a beam of 33 feets.

Vessel Profile

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 367114050
• IMO Number: 5129095
• Call Sign: WDD 234
• Vessel Type: Dredge
• Flag: United States
• Official Number: 519558

Specifications

• Gross Tonnage: 195 GT
• Net Tonnage: 133 NT
• Length: 50.3 meters
• Beam: 11.0 meters
• Draft: 1.8 meters
• Hull Material: Steel
• Year Built: 1957

Propulsion

• Engine Type: Diesel
• Propulsion Type: Self-propelled
• Number of Engines: 2

Shipyard

• Builder: Marietta Manufacturing Company
• Build Location: Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States
• Year Completed: 1957

Owner/Operator

• Owner: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• Operator: US Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District
• Country: United States

Navigation/Communications Equipment

• AIS Type: Class B
• AIS Transponder: Fitted

Operating Region

• Primary Region: Inland Waterways, United States
• Specific Area: Cumberland River and Tennessee River systems, operating within the USACE Nashville District jurisdiction

Vessel Description

The George W. Banta is a United States Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge built in 1957 by Marietta Manufacturing Company in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Operating as a government-owned inland dredging vessel, it serves the USACE Nashville District's mission of maintaining navigable waterways across the Cumberland and Tennessee River systems. The vessel supports federal navigation maintenance operations including channel clearing, sediment removal, and waterway depth maintenance critical to commercial and recreational navigation in the region. As a steel-hulled diesel-powered dredge, it represents the Corps of Engineers' legacy fleet of inland waterway maintenance vessels dedicated to infrastructure support on America's river systems.