Discoverer Clear Leader
| Ship going to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on July 9, 2010 | |
| Career | <tr valign="top"><td>Name:</td><td>
Discoverer Clear Leader</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Owner:</td><td>
Triton Asset Leasing GmbH</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Operator:</td><td>
Transocean</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Port of registry:</td><td>
Marshall Islands, Majuro</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Ordered:</td><td>
27 February 2006</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Builder:</td><td>
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
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| General characteristics
<tr valign="top"><td>Class & type:</td><td> Det Norske Veritas</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Tonnage:</td><td> 65,573 GT; 10,100 DWT</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Length:</td><td> 254.4 m ({{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 834.645669291 | 1-2 }} ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Beam:</td><td> 38 m ({{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 124.67191601 | 1-2 }} ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Draught:</td><td> 13 m ({{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 42.6509186352 | 1-1 }} ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Depth:</td><td> 19 m ({{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 62.3359580052 | 1-1 }} ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Notes:</td><td> [1][2]</td></tr> | |
Discoverer Clear Leader is a double hulled dynamically positioned drillship , capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657m) using an 18.75 in ({{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 47.625 | 1-1 }} cm), 15,000 psi blowout preventer (BOP), and a 21 in ({{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 53.34 | 1-1 }} cm) outside diameter (OD) marine riser. The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel is owned by Transocean, and is operating in the Gulf of Mexico of the United States.[3][2]
Sister ships
Discoverer Clear Leader design is a "Transocean Offshore enhanced Enterprise-class" and has three other sister ships: Discoverer Americas, Discoverer Inspiration, Discoverer Luanda, and Discoverer India.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Discoverer Clear Leader". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=owner&vesselid=27186. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fleet Specifications: Discoverer Clear Leader". Transocean. 2010. http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Discoverer-Clear-Leader-416C14.html?LayoutID=17. Retrieved 07 June 2010.
- ↑ "Rig Data: Discoverer Clear Leader". Rigzone. 2010. http://www.rigzone.com/data/rig_detail.asp?rig_id=1410. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
External links
- Transocean official website
- Discoverer Clear Leader — V7MO2 — position and weather at Sailwx
- Discoverer Clear Leader current position at VesselTracker
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