PLV ARGO II – HP8868

 

 

Period O/B

:

26th of March 2007 – 29th of March 2007.

Function O/B

:

DP FMEA assessment.


PLV Argo II was located in Port Gentil, Gabon during the DP FMEA assessment.

The Basic Function of this Vessel : Cable lay, Pipe lay, Research & Special service Vessel.

 

Main Area of Operations : Offshore, West Africa.

 

        

 

General Specifications

 

Type of Vessel

Cable lay, pipe lay, research, special service

Nationality (flag)

Panama

 

Official Number

25274-98-C

Port of Registry

Panama

Callsign

HP8868

IMO Number

7432109

Previous vessel name

Augustea Otto

Previous type of vessel

Supply and Support vessel

Building Classification DNV

ICE-C, +E0, -D.O.T.

Built

Scheepswerf Waterhuizen, Groningen, The Netherlands, 1976, hull nr. 324/325/328/329

Present Classification R.I.N.A.

C +- Supply vessel; Cable laying ship; Special Service – Research ship; IL

 

Gross Registered Tonnage

1,602.000

MT

Net Tonnage

   480.000

MT

Gross Registered Tonnage Suez Canal

1,544.860

MT

Net Tonnage

   876.160

MT

Lightship Weight

1,349.075

MT

Summer Deadweight

1,701.550

MT

Summer Displacement

3,050.625

MT

 

Length Overall

 65.52

m

Length between Perpendiculars

 60.00

m

Moulded Breadth

 14.00

m

Moulded Depth to main deck

   5.90

m

Moulded Depth to tweendeck

   3.65

m

Summer Draft

   4.98

m

 

Maximum Speed

  12.0  kts

 

Service Speed

  10.0  kts

 

MMSI Number

355584000

 

 

2 x MAK Main Diesel Engine, 6 cylinders

      Type 6M452AK

2 x 1177 kW / 1,600 BHP

      adjusted @ 500 RPM

 

2 x Lohman & Stolterfoht reduction gear

      Type GUD 530 / 1281

Reduction Ratio:

1:1.935

2 x Main Propeller, FSP @263 RPM, CPP,

      Make Hundested, Type VP 11˝ FR-H

Each propeller: 4 blades, diameter 2550 mm

2 x Conventional Rudder system

     (synchronized)

2 x Svendborg Steering gear

 

3 x Iveco Aifo Auxiliary Diesel Engine,

      Type 8210 SRN45, 6 cylinders

3 x 340 kW / 456 BHP @ 1800 RPM

 

3 x Newage Stamford Auxiliary Generator,

      Type HC.M434F2

3 x 380 KVA / 304 kW / 440 V / 60 Hz / 549 A

 

1 x Emergency Diesel Engine

      Make General Motor, Type 8V/71

@ 1800 RPM

 

1 x Emergency Generator

1 x 200 KVA / 160 kW / 440V / 60 Hz

 

1 x Ulstein Bow Tunnel Thruster, CPP, FSP

      (2 selectable speeds in DP), 4 blades,

      hydraulic, mechanically driven

1 x 335 kW / 450 HP @ max. 1800 RPM

 

1 x General Motor Thruster diesel engine

      Type 12GVA/75, 8 cylinders

1 x 335 kW / 450 HP @ max. 1800 RPM

 

8 x Thrustmaster Tunnel Thruster, FPP,

      Type 36TT250, hydraulic thruster,

      Mechanically driven, 4 blades

      FSP, (3 selectable speeds in DP)

8 x 205 KW / 275 BHP @ max. 1800 RPM

 

4 x Iveco Aifo Thruster diesel engine

      Type 8281 SRN50, 8 cylinders

4 x 410 KW / 550 BHP @ max. 1800 RPM

 

Dynamic Positioning

Kongsberg SDP 21 Series

 

Acoustics

1 x HiPap 500

DGPS

Trimble / Kongsberg Simrad & Racal demod.

Light Weight Taut Wire

Bandak Mk12