28 Apr 2023

USACE Memphis to christen $25.5M bank grading unit May 2nd

The Memphis District is holding a Christening Ceremony, May 2 at 1:30 PM CT, to celebrate and welcome its new Bank Grading Unit, Grader 1, a $25.5 million Seatrax model constructed to replace the districts legacy model, a 1949 vintage Bucyrus-Erie barge-mounted dragline. Grader 1 is also the first and newest addition to the Regional Channel Improvement Fleet.

9 Jul 2014

Corps to christen new vessel to honor Thomas George

St. Louis – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District will christen its newest named vessel in honor of the late Thomas George, captain of the Corps’ Dredge Potter, in a ceremony to be attended by his family, his peers and Corps teammates at the St. Louis Service Base July 15.

16 Aug 2013

Corps of Engineers to christen new river towboat

The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will christen the newest addition to its river fleet – the Motor Vessel George C. Grugett – at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Beale Street Landing, Memphis.