Mighty Servant 1
 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: | Mighty Servant 1 |
| Owner: | Dockwise Shipping B.V. |
| Operator: | Anglo-Eastern Limited |
| Port of registry: |
.svg.png){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles, Willemstad |
| Builder: |
Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Ōshima, Japan |
| Identification: |
Call sign: PJVZ DNV ID: 25696 IMO number: 8130875 MMSI number: 306812000 |
| Status: | In service |
| Notes: | [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Cargo Ship |
| Tonnage: | 29,193 GT 40,910 DWT |
| Length: | 190.03 m (623.5 ft) |
| Beam: | 40 m (130 ft) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Capacity: | 50 x 16 x 7.5 m (160 x 52 x 25 ft) deck Hatch: 31 m × 14.6 m (102 ft × 48 ft) |
| 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)).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vessel Info: Mighty Servant 1". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. 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.