CS Sovereign
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | CS Sovereign |
| Owner: | Global Marine Systems |
| Operator: | Global Marine Systems |
| Port of registry: | Southampton, the United Kingdom |
| Ordered: | November 1989 |
| Builder: |
Van der Giessen de Noord, the Netherlands |
| In service: | 1992 |
| Identification: |
ABS class no.: 91143143 Call sign: MNNU8 IMO number: 8918629 MMSI no.: 232892000 |
| Status: | Operational |
| Notes: | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | ABS Ice Class 1C 14445 kw, AMS, ACCU, DPS2 |
| Tonnage: |
7,417 DWT 11,242 GRT 3,372 NT |
| Length: | 130.7 m (429 ft) |
| Beam: | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.014 m (23.01 ft) |
| Depth: | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Installed power: | 10,200 kW, 2 x Stork-Wärtsilä |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Lips steerable nozzles |
| Speed: | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Crew: | 76 |
| Notes: | [1] |
CS Sovereign is a class DP2 type cable ship used for subsea cable installation and repair works. The ship was designed by Hart Fenton & Company and built by Van der Giessen de Noord in 1992 for BT Marine (Global Marine Systems).[2]
CS Sovereign has four cable tanks. Two main tanks have capacity of 1,327 cubic metres (46,900 cu ft) or 2,668 tonnes each. Two wing tanks have capacity of 199 cubic metres (7,000 cu ft) or 432 tonnes each. The vessel is equipped with two hydraulic powered drums with 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter and four wheel pair haul-off gears.[1][3]
Main cable works
- 1992 – SAT-2 (CS Vercors laid the cable from Melkbosstrand to the first branching unit; CS Sovereign laid the remainder)
- 1995–1996 – TAT-12/13
- 1999 – ESAT 2 (Ainsdale Sands, England – Dublin, Ireland)
- 2006 – Estlink (power cable)
- 2008 – BT LIBERTY (Guernsey–England)
- 2008 – NORTHERN LIGHTS (Dunnet Bay, Scotland – Skaill, Orkney Islands)
- 2009 – HANNIBAL (Kelibia, Tunisia – Mazara del Vallo, Italy)[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) C.S. Sovereign. Global Marine Systems. http://www.globalmarinesystems.com/fleet/ships/sovereign. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ "CSS Sovereign - Cable Laying Ship". Hart Fenton & Company. http://www.hart-fenton.com/sovereign.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Glover, Bill. "History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network. CSS Sovereign". Atlantic-Cable.com. http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Cableships/Sovereign/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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