Louis Perrier: The Louis Perrier was a 4,350 horsepower Dutch built suction dredge of either 2,200 or 3,560 tons which is supposed to have been built in 1955. At the time, according to one source that has been located, it was one of the most powerfull vessels of its type in the world. Ownership of the dredger was either Dutch or Egyptian. No sources located indicate nationality. A view of the Louis Perrier in the Suez Canal at Port Said The Louis Perrier was scuttled as a blockship in the Suez Canal at Port Said in 1956 during the Suez Canal Crisis. After the cessation of hostilites, the process of removing the 40-plus ships scuttled in the canal began. A U.N. Salvage Team under the command of Lt. General Wheeler, along with the Dutch contingent of the team, placed a priority on raising the Louis Perrier because it was built by the Dutch only two years prior to being scuttled in the canal and was a most valuable pice of dredging equipment badly needed for maintenance of the canal. The Louis Perrier was pumped out, lifted, and floated by Dutch and Yugoslav ships. And then was towed to workshops in Port Fouad for repairs. Members of the Netherlands lowering one of their divers next to the sunken Louis Perrier References: http://www.oz7ya.dk/svitzer/suez1.pdf