- Mighty Servant 1
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After being positioned over the submerged deck of Mighty Servant I at Algeciras, Spain, 1 April 1992, USS Tonkawa (YTB-786) and USS Eufaula (YTB-800), and the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM-5) wait to be raised out of the water.Career Name: MV Mighty Servant 1 Owner: Dockwise Shipping B.V. Operator: Anglo-Eastern Limited Port of registry: Netherlands Antilles, Willemstad Builder: Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Oshima, JapanIdentification: Call sign: PJVZ
DNV ID: 25696
IMO number: 8130875
MMSI no.: 306812000Status: Operational Notes: [1][2] General characteristics Class and type: LRS + 100 A1 + Non-perishable cargoes
Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Cargo ShipTonnage: gross tonnage (GT) of 29,193 tons 40,910 metric tons deadweight (DWT) Length: 190.03 m (623.5 ft) 174.70 m (573.2 ft) b.p. Beam: 40 m (130 ft) (originally 40 m) Draught: 4 m (13 ft) (minimum)
8.77 m (28.8 ft) (sailing)
26 m (85 ft) (submerged)
14 m (46 ft) (maximum cargo)Depth: 12 m (39 ft) Depth of hold: 50 x 16 x 7.5 m (160 x 52 x 25 ft)
Hatch: 31 × 14.6 m (102 × 47.9 ft)Installed power: Two diesel generators 440 V/60 Hz, 190 kW or 380 V/50 Hz, 150 kW. One diesel generator 440 V/60 Hz, 590 kW. One emergency diesel generator 440 V/60 Hz, 190 kW or 380 V/50 Hz, 150 kW. One turbo generator set 440 V/60 Hz, 820 kW. 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 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 meters wide, she was increased to 50 meters around 1999 to lift the production rig P36.[citation needed]
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Service
She 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 metres.[5]
See also
- Mighty Servant 2 - sister ship, capsized whilst transporting a topside module and subsequently scrapped.
- Mighty Servant 3 - sister ship
- MV Blue Marlin - a semi-submersible that carried USS Cole after the destroyer was attacked by suicide bombers.
References
- ^ ""8130875"" (subscription required). Miramar Ship Index. R.B. Haworth. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz.
- ^ a b "Vessel Info: Mighty Servant 1". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=summary&vesselid=30254. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Mighty Servant 1". Dockwise. http://www.dockwise.com/page/fleet/fleetdata-3.html. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ Trish Hoffman. "MSC takes drydock on 13,000 mile commute". Military Sealift Command. http://www.msc.navy.mil/sealift/2005/August/drydock.htm. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Heavy Marfine Transport". Dockwise. http://www.dockwise.com/page/heavy-marine-transport.html. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
External links
Categories:- Semi-submersibles
- Heavy lift ships
- Ships of the Netherlands
- Ships built by Oshima Shipbuilding
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