Mighty Servant 1
After being positioned over the submerged deck of Mighty Servant I at Algeciras, Spain, 1 April 1992, Tonkawa (YTB-786) and Eufaula (YTB-800), and the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM-5) wait to be raised out of the water. | |
History | |
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Owner: | Dockwise Shipping B.V. |
Operator: | Anglo-Eastern Limited |
Port of registry: | Netherlands Antilles, Willemstad |
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Status: | In service |
Notes: | [1][2] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Cargo Ship |
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Length: | 190.03 m (623.5 ft) |
Beam: | 40 m (130 ft) |
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Depth: | 12 m (39 ft) |
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Propulsion: | 2 x 6,770 kW Wärtsilä 12V38A diesel generator sets, driving two c.p. propellers by four E-motors of 3,100 kW each. Two propellers can be driven by one engine. Two bow thrusters of 500 kW each. |
Speed: | 14 kts (cruising); 15 knots (max.) |
Endurance: | 59 days |
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Crew: | 20 |
Notes: | [2] |
Mighty Servant 1 is a 29,000-ton heavy-lift ship capable of carrying very large vessels and offshore platforms. built for Dutch shipping firm Wijsmuller Transport, which merged in 1993 with Dock Express Shipping to become Breda-based offshore heavy lifting group, Dockwise Shipping B.V.[3] Mighty Servant 1 carried things such as oil rigs and floating drydocks.[4] Originally 40 m (130 ft) wide, she was increased to 50 m (160 ft) around 1999 to lift the production rig P36.
Service
Mighty Servant 1 can carry the heaviest semi-submersible drilling units, harsh-environment deep-water jack-up rigs and large floating production platforms like tension-leg platforms, oil platforms and spars with drafts of up to 14 m (46 ft).[5]
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See also
References
- ↑ "8130875". Miramar Ship Index. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 "Mighty Servant 1 (25696)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ↑ "Mighty Servant 1". Dockwise. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ↑ Trish Hoffman. "MSC takes drydock on 13,000 mile commute". Military Sealift Command. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ↑ "Heavy Marfine Transport". Dockwise. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
External links
- Mighty Servant 1 hauling a Navy drydock
- Photos of sister ship Mighty Servant 2 hauling USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58)
- Photos of the wreck of sister ship Mighty Servant 2
- Mighty Servant 1 at Dockwise Shipping
- Dockwise Shipping B.V.
- Mighty Servant leaving for sea
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