Solitaire (ship)

Solitaire is a large deep-sea pipe laying ship. It was at the time of conversion 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] The ship is owned by the Allseas Group, a Dutch pipelaying and marine construction firm with their headquarters in Switzerland.[6]

For other ships, see HMS Solitaire.
Solitaire, one of the largest pipe-laying ships in the world
History
Name
  • Trentwood
  • Solitaire
OwnerAllseas Group
Port of registry
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima, Japan
Yard number223
Launched17 December 1971[2]
Completed1972
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length300 m (984 ft)
Beam40.6 m (133.2 ft)[2]
Draught17.62 m
Depth24.00 m
Propulsion8x Wartsila 6R46B , 51.50 MW
Speed14.5 kn[2]
Crew420

History

The ship was initially built in 1972 as a bulk carrier and launched as Trentwood by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Hiroshima, Japan.[2]

In 1992, Allseas acquired Trentwood for conversion into a pipelay vessel. Allseas awarded the conversion contract to Sembawang Shipyards in Singapore on a lump sum basis; however, the contract was terminated in 1995. The ship was subsequently converted at the Swan Hunter yard on Tyneside, United Kingdom.[7] Solitaire laid her first pipe on Statoil's Europipe project in 1999.[8]

Allseas and Sembcorp reached a settlement for the Solitaire arbitration in 2006.[9]

In 2006, while working on the Atwater Valley and Independence Trail projects in the Gulf of Mexico, Solitaire set new depth records, laying 10-inch pipeline in 2775 m (9100 ft) water depth and 24-inch pipeline in 2550 m (8370 ft) water depth.[10]

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. Palmer, Andrew Clennel (2004). Subsea pipeline engineering. PennWell Books. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-59370-013-3.
  7. "Major deepwater pipelay vessel starts work in North Sea". www.ogj.com.
  8. "Solitaire undergoes preparatory re-vamp as GoM developments head deeper". www.offshore-mag.com.
  9. "SembCorp and Allseas reach full and final settlement for Solitaire arbitration" (PDF). www.allseas.com.
  10. "World's deepest floating production facility nears completion". www.ogj.com.


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