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The "Essayons"

The "Essayons"; Photo by George F. Nelson


World's Largest Hopper Dredge - The "Essayons," built for the U. S. Corps of Engineers, slips into the Delaware River from Sun Ship's fifth way, shortly after 3 p.m., Thursday. The broad-beamed vessel is to be used in cleaning channels in New York harbor.

Photo by George F. Nelson, gnelson@vero-online.net


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