کشتی بلو مارلین، کشتی است که می تواند به سادگی هر چه تمام تر سازه های
عظیم دریایی را جابه جا نماید.کشتی های از این دست در واقع با نام داک
شناخته می شوند که بسته به ظرفیتشان قابلیت به آب اندازی و خارج کردن سایر
کشتی ها و ... جهت تعمیر و ... دارا می باشند. داک های بر اساس نیاز به
صورت بدون موتور و با موتور جهت حرکت به طور مستقل طراحی و ساخته می شوند.
When one needs to transport a large number of ships (perhaps they
aren’t ocean-ready), move a gigantic oil rig (like BP’s Thunder Horse
PDQ) or perhaps carry a damaged warship home (The USS Cole), the MV Blue
Marlin heeds the call.
Blue Marlin is a semi-submersible heavy
lift ship designed to transport very large semi-submersible drilling
rigs above the transport ship’s deck. It is equipped with 38 cabins to
accommodate 60 people, a workout room, sauna and swimming facilities.
Blue
Marlin and her sister ship MV Black Marlin comprise the Marlin class of
heavy lift ship. They were owned by Offshore Heavy Transport of Oslo,
Norway, from their construction, in April 2000 and November 1999
respectively, until 6 July 2001, when they were purchased by Dockwise
Shipping of the Netherlands.
HISTORY
The U.S. Navy hired the Blue Marlin from Offshore Heavy Transport to move the destroyer USS Cole back to the United States after the warship was damaged by an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber attack while anchored in the port of Aden, Yemen. During the latter part of 2003, work done on the Blue Marlin boosted its capacity and added two retractable propulsors to improve maneuverability.
HISTORY
The U.S. Navy hired the Blue Marlin from Offshore Heavy Transport to move the destroyer USS Cole back to the United States after the warship was damaged by an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber attack while anchored in the port of Aden, Yemen. During the latter part of 2003, work done on the Blue Marlin boosted its capacity and added two retractable propulsors to improve maneuverability.
The ship re-entered service in January
2004. Following these improvements, the Blue Marlin delivered the oil
platform Thunder Horse PDQ, weighing 60,000 tons, to Corpus Christi,
Texas, for completion.
In July 2005 Blue Marlin moved the gas
refinery Snohvit from its construction site in Cadiz to Hammerfest, an
11 day trip. This transport was filmed for the TV show Extreme
Engineering on the Discovery Channel, and also the TV show Mega Movers
on the History Channel.
In November 2005, Blue Marlin left Corpus
Christi, Texas, to move the massive Sea-based X-band Radar to Adak,
Alaska, via the southern tip of South America and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
It arrived at Pearl Harbor on 9 January 2006, having travelled 15,000
miles. In January 2007, the Blue Marlin was employed to move two jack-up
rigs, the Rowan Gorilla VI and the GlobalSantaFe Galaxy II, from
Halifax Harbour to the North Sea. [Source: Wikipedia]
خصوصیات کشتی بلو مارلین
Initial
Length overall: 217 m (712 ft)
Length PP: 206.5 m (677 ft)
Breadth moulded: 42 m (138 ft)
Depth moulded: 13.3 m (44 ft)
Summer draft: 10 m (33 ft)
Deadweight: 56,000 metric tons
Submerged depth above deck: 10 m (33 ft)
Free deck length: 178.2 or 157.2 m (585 or 516 ft)
Free deck area: More than 7,215 m2 (77,660 sq ft)
Main engine output: 12,640 kW (17,160 BHP)
Bow thruster: 2,000 kW (2,712 BHP)
Cruise speed: 14.5 knots
Cruise range: 25,000 nm
Accommodation: 55 people
Building yard: CSBC, Kaohsiung
Depth: 13.3 m (44 ft)
Max sailing draft: 10 m (33 ft)
Max draft submerged: 29.3 m (96 ft)
Water above deck submerged
- aft 16 m (52 ft)
- forward 12 m (39 ft)
Deck space: 63 × 178.2 m (207 × 584.6 ft)
Deck area: 11,227 m2 (120,850 sq ft)
Propulsor output: 4,500 kW (6,035 hp) each
Length overall: 217 m (712 ft)
Length PP: 206.5 m (677 ft)
Breadth moulded: 42 m (138 ft)
Depth moulded: 13.3 m (44 ft)
Summer draft: 10 m (33 ft)
Deadweight: 56,000 metric tons
Submerged depth above deck: 10 m (33 ft)
Free deck length: 178.2 or 157.2 m (585 or 516 ft)
Free deck area: More than 7,215 m2 (77,660 sq ft)
Main engine output: 12,640 kW (17,160 BHP)
Bow thruster: 2,000 kW (2,712 BHP)
Cruise speed: 14.5 knots
Cruise range: 25,000 nm
Accommodation: 55 people
Building yard: CSBC, Kaohsiung
Depth: 13.3 m (44 ft)
Max sailing draft: 10 m (33 ft)
Max draft submerged: 29.3 m (96 ft)
Water above deck submerged
- aft 16 m (52 ft)
- forward 12 m (39 ft)
Deck space: 63 × 178.2 m (207 × 584.6 ft)
Deck area: 11,227 m2 (120,850 sq ft)
Propulsor output: 4,500 kW (6,035 hp) each
