Deepwater Discovery

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Career 100x35px<tr valign="top"><td>Name:</td><td>

Deepwater Discovery</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Owner:</td><td> Transocean</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Operator:</td><td> Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Port of registry:</td><td> Port Vila, Vanuatu</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Builder:</td><td> Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
Geoje, South Korea</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Laid down:</td><td> 27 August 1999</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Acquired:</td><td> 25 July 2000</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Identification:</td><td> ABS class no.:0039079
Call sign: YJVY6
DNV ID: 24036
IMO number: 9203679</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Notes:</td><td> [1]</td></tr>

General characteristics

<tr valign="top"><td>Class & type:</td><td> American Bureau of Shipping
A1, drilling unit, MODU</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Tonnage:</td><td> 59,632 GT
98,000 DWT</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Length:</td><td> 230.48 m (756.2 ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Beam:</td><td> 42 m (138 ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Draught:</td><td> 19 m (62 ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Depth:</td><td> 19 m (62 ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Installed power:</td><td> 4 x Wärtsilä 8L46B diesel electric engine rated at 7.8 mW(10,460 hp ea.); 2 x Wärtsilä 6L46B (7,845 hp ea.) diesel gensets</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Propulsion:</td><td> 6 x Aquamaster Azimuth type thrusters, 5500KW</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Capacity:</td><td> 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)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Crew:</td><td> ~ 140</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Notes:</td><td> [2]</td></tr>

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. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Deepwater Discovery". Transocean. 2010. http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Deepwater-Discovery-53C14.html?LayoutID=17. Retrieved 07 June 2010.

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