Deck Barges
McDonough Marine Service has a large and varied fleet of flat deck barges available for charter. These barges are designed to carry cargo on deck and differ in size and structural design, depending on their intended use. Deck cargos include pipe, piling, fabricated structures, equipment, rock, palletized material or even horses, cattle, and rocket boosters. In some instances, certain liquid cargos may be carried in the interior watertight compartments. Deck barges are also used as work platforms for workers and machinery, thereby serving as an extension of land. Some of these barges may have raised rake decks.

McDonough Barge Size Approximate Short Ton Cargo Capacity at Freeboards of: 1' 2' 3' 4'   35' x 12' x 3' 10 - - -   60' x 26' x 5' 125 75 30 - 110' x 30' x 7' 440 340 235 140 110' x 40' x 7' 555 485 355 220 120' x 30' x 7' 480 365 255 155 140' x 39' x 9' 995 825 650 485 140' x 40' x 9' 1050 875 700 530 140' x 40' x 9'6" 1150 980 820 660 140' x 45' x 9' 1255 1060 860 670 150’ x 40’ x 10’ 1240 1055 865 680 160' x 54' x 12' * 2435 2170 1905 1640 160' x 54' x 12'6" 2510 2255 2000 1745 180' x 54' x 12' 2800 2500 2200 1900 195' x 35' x 9'6" 1395 1165 960 755 195' x 35' x 10'6" 1625 1415 1205 1000 195’ x 52’ x 10’6” 2900 2580 2265 1950 200' x 40' x 10'6" 1905 1655 1405 1160 200' x 48' x 12' 2835 2535 2235 1935 250' x 54' x 11' 3405 2985 2570 2155 *Some of these barges have spudwells.

These sketches are typical of flat deck barges. Number and arrangement of bulkheads may vary with size of barge.

“Dimensions indicated on drawings and charts herein are approximate hull measurements and may not include fendering and/or other hull fittings affecting overall size.”