Mallard II

Mallard II near the Dumbarton Bridge in 2021
History
NameMallard II
OwnerCargill Salt
In service1936
StatusIn service
NotesOldest operating dredge in California
General characteristics
Class and typeDredger
Length80 ft (24 m)[1]
Beam34 ft (10 m)[1]
Draft7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Mallard II moving mud, with its bucket outstretched

Mallard II is a wooden-hulled clamshell dredger[2] used to maintain levees on the San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds.[3][4] Mallard II was constructed in 1936,[5]: 45  and is "probably the oldest operating dredge in California";[6]: 51  she is owned and operated by Cargill Salt.[4]

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