Deepwater Discovery
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| Name: | Deepwater Discovery |
| Owner: | Transocean |
| Operator: | Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. |
| Port of registry: | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| Builder: |
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Geoje, South Korea |
| Laid down: | 27 August 1999 |
| Acquired: | 25 July 2000 |
| Identification: |
ABS class no.:0039079 Call sign: YJVY6 DNV ID: 24036 IMO number: 9203679 |
| Notes: | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: |
American Bureau of Shipping A1, drilling unit, MODU |
| Tonnage: |
59,632 GRT 98,000 DWT |
| Length: | 230.48 m (756.2 ft) |
| Beam: | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Draught: | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Depth: | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Installed power: | 4 x Wartsila 8L46B diesel electric engine rated at 7.8 mW(10,460 hp ea.); 2 x Wartsila 6L46B (7,845 hp ea.) diesel gensets |
| Propulsion: | 6 x Aquamaster Azimuth type thrusters, 5500KW |
| Capacity: |
Cargo ballast: 81,085 m3 (2,863,500 cu ft) Cargo oil: 14,420 m3 (509,000 cu ft) Freshwater: 1,617 m3 (57,100 cu ft) Fuel oil: 5,378 m3 (189,900 cu ft) Hold: 81,085 m3 (2,863,500 cu ft) |
| Crew: | ~ 140 |
| Notes: | [2] |
Deepwater Discovery is a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed, fifth generation, deepwater dynamic positioning Vanuatu-flagged drillship owned and operated by Transocean. The vessel is capable of drilling in water depths up to 3,049 m (10,000 ft) using an 18.75 in (47.6 cm), 15,000 psi blowout preventer (BOP), and a 21 in (53 cm) outside diameter (OD) marine riser.[3]
From 2000 to 2009 the vessel flew the flag of convenience of Panama.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deepwater Discovery". DNV Exchange Vessel Info. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=summary&vesselid=24036. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ↑ "ABS Record: Deepwater Discovery". American Bureau of Shipping. 26 September 2009. http://www.eagle.org/safenet/record/record_vesseldetailsprinparticular?Classno=0039079. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ "Deepwater Discovery". Transocean. 2010. http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Deepwater-Discovery-53C14.html?LayoutID=17. Retrieved 07 June 2010.
