Ships of the Year

The basic price of the vessel
was reported to NOK
790 million at the time,
not including specialized
equipment.
Søviknes shipyard not far from Ålesund.
As yard no 154 was being built, she was
chartered for eight years to Acergy (formerly
Stolt Offshore), the offshore service
contractor.
For Acergy’s expense, she has been fitted
out for laying cable or flexible pipes
through the central moonpool 7.2 meters
wide.
Kongsberg system
The work dock extends to 2,500 square
meters, fitted with a 400-ton crane and
equipment for operating ROVs (remotelyoperated
subsea vehicles).
Below deck is a “carousel” device of 24
meters diameter for storage of up to 3,700
tons of cable or flex-pipe. There is accommodation
for no less than 140 persons in
the forward superstructure.
Propulsion is diesel-electric, with a power
pack of six MAN engines and six Siemens
generators. The vessel is fitted with
a Kamewa-Ulstein CPP propeller and two
Ulstein Aquamaster Azimuth thrusters, as
well as four bow thrusters. These are all
controlled by the Kongsberg navigation
and dynamic positioning system.
Exhaust gas catalyst system
The hull design is reported to offer 30 per
cent less resistance than a conventional
hull shape. The particular Ulstein centrepropeller
design also offers improved
steering and speed, coupled to better fueleconomy.
The vessel meets the latest environmental
criteria, and has an ice-class hull enabling
her to operate in the Barents Sea and
Northern North Sea. There is an exhaust
gas catalyst system installed. The Skandi
Acergy, followed by a good number of similar
vessels, will be essential in developing
oil fields in deeper waters.
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SKAndi AcErgY
SHIPS OF THE YEAR
Type: Heavy construction vessel.
Built by Aker yards, Søviknes, as yard no
154. Hull built by Aker Tulcea, Romania.
Delivered July 7, 2008 to DofCon AS (DOF
Management AS, Storebø), Bergen. Design
Aker OSCV06L. Call sign 2BEJ5.
class: DNV class 1A1, E0, Dypos-Autr (IMO
III), SF, DK(+), Helidk-sh, Ice C, Clean Design,
Naut-AW, Comf-V(3) C(3)
iMO no: 9387217
Loa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.9 m
Lbp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,7 m
Beam (mld) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.2 m
Draught . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 m
Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 m
Gross tonnage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,230
Deadweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,500
Capacity:
Deck cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,100 sqm
Deck cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,000 t
Fuel oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,300 cbm
Ballast water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000 cbm
Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Machinery: 2x8 cyl MAN 8L 32/40 diesels,
each 3,840 kW. 4 x 6 cyl MAN 8L 32/40
diesels, each 2880 kW.
2 Ulstein-Aquamaster Azimuth thrusters
type Contaz 25, frequency controlled,
each 3,000 kW. 1 Kamewa-Ulstein
86XF5/4E-3700, CPP Propeller, frequency
controlled, 4,000 kW.
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 knots
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