Dockwise Vanguard
P1
16 m
275 x 70m
IMO number:. 9618783
The Dockwise Vanguard is a semi-submersible heavy-lift ship of the Dutch Dockwise with a length of 275 meters, a deck width of 70 meters and a capacity of 117,000 tons. The ship was put into service in 2013 and was at that time the largest such transport ship.
Particulars
The IMO number is 9618783, the call sign is PBDI. The home port is Willemstad. The ship differs from most other semi-submersible vessels through its " bugloses " design (the cover is on one level up to the bow, so that loads even front can extend beyond the ship out ) and the arrangement of bridge and crew quarters laterally from the actual hull so that the actual deck width almost completely available for loads. Only four narrow " casings " ensure that even in the semi- submerged condition technically necessary connections can be maintained to the surface.
Planning and construction
The Dockwise Vanguard was planned jointly by the owner and the Finnish company Delta Marine and constructed. Because of the novel design features of the design before realizing been submitted, inter alia, the classification society Det Norske Veritas for testing, which in turn IMO consulted. As Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries was after a competitive tender, in which ten yards had applied, taken in Ulsan under contract. The keel was laid in December 2011, the baptism on 30 November 2012. The ship's name was determined in a competition among the employees of Dockwise.