Vuyk Versatile Vessel - Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam bv

Vuyk Versatile Vessel 

Multipurpose Offshore Construction Vessel 

General 

The Vuyk Versatile Vessel (VVV) is developed by Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam to 

anticipate on the future demand of the offshore market. To serve the offshore 

industry, the vessel can be fitted with a wide range of equipment that is partly 

designed as modular systems. This reduces mobilization time and has the advantage 

for contractors to use this equipment flexible within the fleet. 

For multi purpose use, the vessel has the capability to submerge and load floating 

deck equipment or cargo. This possibly reduces costs as mobilization can be 

combined with heavy transport projects. 

Functionalities 

The VVV is a dynamically positioned construction vessel suitable to perform a wide 

variety of operations: 

• Installation and construction for oil and gas industry 

- Heavy lifting 

- Subsea installation 

- Pipe and reel lay operations 

- Moonpool operations 

• Installation and transport of wind turbines 

• Float on / Float of operations of equipment (and cargo) 

• Offshore support 

• Heavy transport 

• Optional: Bridge Installation 

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam B.V. 

Naval architects, Marine engineers, Consultants 

Due to the versatile functions, the vessel can execute projects which normally require 

a combination of several specialized ships. 

P.O. Box 1, De Linie 7 

2900 AA Capelle aan den IJssel 

Phone +31 (0)10 450 25 00 

Fax +31 (0)10 458 72 45 

Email vuyk@vuykrotterdam.com 

Website www.vuykrotterdam.com 

VER project 08.100 

Values are for presentation only



Principal dimensions 

Length o.a. 

Length b.p.p. 

Breadth, moulded 

Depth, moulded 

Draught sailing 

Draught lifting 

Submerged draught 

Water level above deck in submerged condition 

Deadweight 

Accommodation 

161.50 

147.50 

42.00 

14.50 

7.50 

8.50 

22.50 

8.00 

14000 

50 

m 

m 

m 

m 

m 

m 

m 

m 

ton 

p 

Cargo Capacity 

Deck area 

Deck load 

Payload 

4700 

15.00 

10000 

m2 

ton/m2 

ton 

Lifting Equipment 

The vessel is fitted with two heavy lift mast cranes which gives the advantage of 

controlled tandem hoisting with maximum load and redundancy for single crane 

operations. The arrangement of the cranes also provides space for modular 

equipment and deck load to be positioned and operated between the cranes. 

Optionally the vessel can be fitted with a longboom, used for installation of bridges 

and civil constructions. 

2x Heavy Lift Crane 

Lifting capacity 

Lifting height above water level 

Longboom 

Lifting capacity 

Lifting height above water level 

2x 1500 

90 

800 

240 

ton 

m 

ton 

m 





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Modular Equipment 

The vessel can be fitted with following modular equipment: 

- J-Lay equipment 

- Reel lay equipment 

- Trenching equipment 

The vessel is self supporting with respect to fitting and dismounting the modular 

equipment. This can be done by lifting the equipment to deck, skidding/rolling onto 

the unobstructed deck, or submerging the vessel when using floating modules. 

Modular 

Accommodation 

The standard accommodation is suitable for 50 persons, including ship's crew. In 

most cases this is not sufficient for working with modular equipment. To expand the 

accommodation capacity, the vessel can be fitted with a modular accommodation unit 

for 100 persons. This unit is self-floating so it can be floated on the submerged 

vessel. Positioned directly aft of the forecastle, a large deck remains for fitting 

equipment and storage of pipes/product. 





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This module provides more flexibility, as during transport maximum free deck area is 

available, while during installation work the accommodation capacity is increased 

significantly. 





Arrangement 

The vessel consists of a mono hull fitted with a large forecastle and buoyancy 

casings to generate the submersible functionality. On the aft buoyancy casings two 

heavy lift mast cranes are fitted. This location minimizes “loss” of deck space by the 

crane pedestals . 

The deckhouse is positioned on the forecastle deck where it provides a perfect 

overview on the large workdeck aft. Below deck the engine room, thruster rooms, 

forward pump room and all required service spaces are located. 

The midship consists completely of ballast and fuel tanks. For access two corridors 

from forward to aft are arranged. Also a moonpool is fitted in the midship area as the 

motions of the vessel are lowest in this region. This location contributes to a higher 

workability through the moonpool. The moonpool can be closed at deck so an 

unobstructed deck is available for installation and transport projects. 

In the aftship the propulsion room and aft pump room are located in between the 

crane pedestals. The adjacent spaces below the buoyancy casings can be used for 

extra winch capacity for the mast cranes. 

Hull form 



In order to reduce the resistance of this relatively wide vessel, the midship coefficient 

is minimized by a sloped side. This has the advantage of a smaller waterline at 

sailing draught and the maximum waterline breadth at lifting draught. 

The foreship is fitted with a bulbous bow to achieve lower resistance in free sailing 

conditions. The bow is designed with a V-shape with little flare, to minimize bow 

impact. The aftship has a mild V-shaped bottom which, in combination with the 

sloped sides, provides good flow to the propellers. 



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Propulsion 

Dynamic Positioning 

The vessel is equipped with a sophisticated propulsion system. This system is 

balanced for the power requirement in free sailing conditions and during dynamic 

positioning . The system consists of following propellers: 

Aft azimuth thrusters 

Fwd azimuth thrusters 

Fwd tunnel thruster 

3 x 3350 

3 x 2200 

1 x 1600 

With the aft propellers in use, the vessel can reach a service speed of 14 knots. 

A class 2 dynamic positioning system is fitted on the vessel. 

kW 

kW 

kW 

The system is designed for the following environmental conditions with all propulsion 

equipment operating: 

Significant wave height : 3 m 

Current speed : 2 knot 

Wind speed 

: 6 Bft. 

DP capability plot 

(max. sig. wave height) 

310 

320 

330 

340 

350 

7.0 

6.0 

5.0 

0 

10 

20 

30 

40 

50 

290 

300 

4.0 

3.0 

2.0 

60 

70 

All thrusters operating 

FWD C thruster failure 

280 

270 

1.0 

z 

0.0 

80 

90 

AFT PS thruster failure 

260 

100 

250 

110 

240 

120 

230 

130 

220 

140 

Power Generation 

210 

200 

A diesel-electric propulsion and power generation system is favourable as the power 

demand varies in the different operating conditions. This system minimizes fuel 

consumption while availability of power is preserved. 

190 

180 

170 

160 

150 

Machinery 

Main generator sets 

Auxiliary power 

4x 4300 

1x 1500 

kW 

kW 



A setup of four similar generator sets is chosen. Depending on the operation three or 

four sets are in use. During dynamic positioning operations this configuration 

provides sufficient redundancy to ensure positioning of the vessel, in case of failure 

of one generator set. 



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Workability 

Construction vessels require superior seakeeping behaviour to achieve maximum 

workability. Therefore this vessel is fitted with large bilge keels and passive anti-roll 

tanks in the hull. 

Depending on the operational area and type of work the workability of the vessel can 

be determined. Depending on the loading condition, the anti-roll tanks are adjusted 

for maximum effect. 

Figure below gives a workability plot for a J-lay operation in the Gulf of Mexico.The 

workability for 3 headings is shown by the coloured lines through the scatter table. 

Hs (m) 

7.5 

6.5 

5.5 

4.5 

3.5 

2.5 

1.5 

0.5 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

WORKABILITY 

Condition - Modular J-lay Equipment 

Limits Area 32 - Gulf of Mexico Workability 

Pitch angle : N.A. deg Heading 180 deg : 100% 

Roll angle : N.A. deg Heading 150 deg : 97% 

X-acceleration : 2.00 m/s2 Heading 90 deg : 82% 

Y-acceleration : 1.50 m/s2 

Z-acceleration : 2.50 m/s2 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

0 

2 

20 

261 

0 

1 

6 

40 

230 

1139 

3 

17 

92 

435 

1734 

5573 

6141 16733 

14 

70 

306 

1143 

3513 

8299 

16195 

26 

114 

426 

1344 

3419 

6413 

8965 

27 

104 

349 

971 

2142 

3359 

3594 

18 

66 

203 

515 

1016 

1383 

1187 

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

10 

33 

94 

223 

403 

488 

348 

Tz (sec) 

4 

14 

38 

84 

142 

156 

95 

2 

5 

13 

29 

46 

47 

25 

1 

2 

5 

9 

14 

14 

6 

0 

1 

1 

3 

4 

4 

2 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0 

- 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

- 

- 

- 

0 

0 

0 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

180 deg 

150 deg 

90 deg 

Optional 

Dynamic Positioning Class 3 

To provide more redundancy the DP system can be upgraded to a class 3 system. 

This can be achieved by dividing the engine and propulsion rooms into watertight 

zones. The electrical system must be divided into fire zones to generate redundancy 

after flooding or fire in any compartment. 

This concept is developed as starting point for further specification on clients requirements. 

These will be incorporated in the basic design to follow. 





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