Solitaire (ship)

Solitaire is a large self propelled deep sea pipe laying ship. It was at the time of construction the world's largest pipe-laying ship at 300 metres (984 ft) long (excluding pipe-laying apparatus)[3] and 96,000 tonnes (94,000 long tons; 106,000 short tons).[4] When fully operational she has a crew of 420,[4] a pipe carrying capacity of 22,000 tonnes and a pipe lay speed of more than 9 km a day.[5]

For other ships, see HMS Solitaire.
Solitaire, one of the largest pipe-laying ships in the world
History
Name:
  • Trentwood
  • Solitaire
Owner: Allseas Group
Port of registry:
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima, Japan
Yard number: 223
Launched: 17 December 1971[2]
Completed: 1972
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Tonnage:
Length: 300 m (984 ft)
Beam: 40.6 m (133.2 ft)[2]
Draught: 17.62 m
Depth: 24.00 m
Propulsion: 8x Wartsila 6R46B , 51.50 MW
Speed: 14.5 kn[2]
Crew: 420

It was built in 1972 as a bulk carrier and launched under the name Trentwood by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Hiroshima, Japan,[2] and later converted to a pipe-laying vessel between 1996 and 1998 at Swan Hunter Shipyard on Tyneside in England.[6][7] The ship is owned by the Allseas Group, a Dutch pipelaying and marine construction firm with their headquarters in Switzerland.[8]

References
  1. "Solitaire (IMO: 7129049)". Vessel Tracker. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  2. "Search results for "7129049"". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  3. "Solitaire, one of the largest pipelay vessels in the world". Allseas. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  4. "Killybegs Giant ship boost". Donegal Post. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  5. http://www.allseas.com/uk/20/equipment/solitaire.html
  6. Bradley, Harriet; Mark Erickson; Carol Stephenson; Steve Williams (2000). Myths at work. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-0-7456-2271-2.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Palmer, Andrew Clennel (2004). Subsea pipeline engineering. PennWell Books. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-59370-013-3.


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