- Mighty Servant 2
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MV Mighty Servant 2 carries USS Samuel B. Roberts from Dubai to Newport, R.I., in 1988.Career Name: MV Mighty Servant 2 Owner: Dockwise Shipping B.V. Operator: Dockwise Shipping B.V. Port of registry: 
Netherlands AntillesBuilder: Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Oshima, JapanYard number: 10073 Completed: 1983 Out of service: 2 November 1999 Identification: ABS class no:
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DNV ID:
IMO number: 8130887
MMSI no.:Fate: scrapped: 2000 General characteristics Tonnage: 29,193 gross register tons (GRT)
40,190 metric tons deadweight (DWT)Length: 190.03 m (623.5 ft)
174.70 m (573.2 ft) b.p.Beam: 40 m (130 ft) Draught: 8.77 m (28.8 ft) (sailing)
26 m (85 ft) (submerged)
4 m (13 ft) (minimum)Depth: 12 m (39 ft) Depth of hold: 50 x 16 x 7.5 m (160 x 52 x 25 ft) Deck clearance: 50 × 150 m (160 × 490 ft)
load: 19 to 40 t (19 to 39 long tons; 21 to 44 short tons) per m²Speed: 15 knots Endurance: 59 days Crew: 20 Notes: [1] Mighty Servant 2 was a 29,000-ton heavy-lift ship operated by Dockwise, noted for transporting USS Samuel B. Roberts from Dubai to Newport, Rhode Island, in 1988.
The ship was built in 1983 by Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Oshima, Japan, 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. The vessel capsized in 1999 and was scrapped in 2000.
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Service
Mighty Servant 2' was capable of carrying the heaviest semi-submersible drilling units, harsh-environment deep-water jack-up rigs and large floating production tension-leg platforms, semi-submersibles and spars with drafts of up to 14 metres.[2] Most of the ship's cargoes were oil platforms and related gear. When loading its mammoth burdens, the ship took thousands of tons of water into ballast tanks, submerging its cargo deck underwater. The cargo would be floated into position, whereupon Mighty Servant 2 would slowly pump out its ballast, lifting the deck up to sailing position.
USS Samuel B. Roberts
Her most famous job was the July 1988 haulage of the U.S. Navy's USS Samuel B. Roberts from Dubai to Newport, Rhode Island after the guided missile frigate struck a mine in the Persian Gulf on 14 April 1988. The 125-meter frigate barely fit on Mighty Servant 2's cargo deck; holes had to be cut to accommodate the frigate's sonar dome and stabilizing fins. The loading, which was supervised by divers and underwater video monitors, took about 12 hours, thanks to gaps measured in mere centimetres. About 20 of the frigate's 200-man crew remained aboard during the 8,100-mile, 30-day voyage.
Loss
Mighty Servant 2 capsized on 2 November 1999 near the Indonesian island of Singkep (0°29′S 104°12′E / 0.48°S 104.2°ECoordinates: 0°29′S 104°12′E / 0.48°S 104.2°E). The ship was en route from Singapore to Cabinda, Angola, bearing the North Nemba Topsides 8,790-ton offshore production module. The vessel tipped onto its side in 35 meters of water in reportedly calm seas. A hydrographic survey of the area later discovered an unmarked single isolated pinnacle of granite directly on the ship's course. Five crew members perished, including two Dutch and two Filipino men. Mighty Servant 2 was declared a total loss.[3] In 2000, the wreck was transported to Alang, India and scrapped.[4]
Sister ships
Mighty Servant 2 had two sister ships, Mighty Servant 1, built in 1983, and Mighty Servant 3, built in 1984. Both were built for Wijsmuller Transport.
On 6 December 2006, Mighty Servant 3 sank in 62 meters of water near the port of Luanda, Angola, while offloading the drilling platform Aleutian Key. There were no casualties. In August 2009, Dockwise Shipping reported it had been returned to service.[5]
See also
- MV Blue Marlin, a heavy-lift ship that carried USS Cole.
References
- ^ "Mighty Servant 1". Dockwise. http://www2.dockwise.com/vessels/node/200?tab=factsandfigures. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Exceptional Transport Management". Dockwise. http://www.dockwise.com. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Maritime Casualties 1999 And Before". The Cargo Letter. 2007. http://www.cargolaw.com/presentations_casualties_a.html. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "2006 Nightmare M/V Mighty Servant 3". The Cargo Letter. 2007. http://cargolaw.com/2006nightmare_mightyserve3.html. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "The Mighty Servant 3 Rejoins Dockwise Fleet". Dockwise. 7 August 2009. http://ir.dockwise.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=208652&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1318616&highlight=. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
External links
Categories:- Semi-submersibles
- Heavy lift ships
- Ships of the Netherlands
- Shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean
- Maritime incidents in 1999
- 1983 ships
- Ships built by Oshima Shipbuilding
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