The ship, which was delivered in June
2007 (christened in Gerainger Fjord on 27 August 2007), is on a five-year
charter to Veolia Environment Inc (with an option to buy the vessel when the
charter is complete). The 4,800-gross-ton vessel is of a clean design (Clean
Class and COMF-V rate 3) which means lower fuel consumption and lower emissions
with a notation of DnV X 1A1, ICE C, Supply vessel, SF, E0,DYNPOS-AUTR,
Comf-V(3),Naut OSV (A), Clean Design, DK(+), Helideck-S.
Technical
The ship has an overall length of
103.7m, length between the perpendiculars of 96.8m, loaded length of 94.8m, a
beam of 19.7m, a draft of 6.2m, net tonnage of 1,450t and a deadweight of
4,500t.
The ship's propulsion is diesel electric
driven and makes use of frequency controlled propellers, pumps and fans. The
ship is powered by Caterpillar engines and uses Rolls-Royce AZP100FP azimuthing
thrusters to provide main propulsion (able to make 16kt). There is also a
Kongsberg SDP21 dynamic positioning system for accurate maintenance of position
when engaged in operations.
Accomodation
Accommodation on board the ship is
arranged for 100 crew and personnel. There are 24 single-berth cabins with
separate bathroom, 24 double-berth cabins with separate bathroom, three
four-bed cabins and eight one-plus-one-man cabins (Pullman).
"Siem Swordfish was delivered in June 2007."
Additional space onboard for work
activities includes a conference room with nine seats, a four-person office on
the shelter deck, a sky lobby reception and TV room, one conference room on the
captain's deck, two survey / operations rooms on the bridge deck, and three
large offices on the main deck.
Work equipment
The ship is equipped with four cranes
from Hydra-marine including: one 150t active heave compensated subsea crane,
one 70t active heave compensated subsea crane and two 5t deck cranes. The large
crane (Hydra-marine HMC 3568) is capable of making a 150t lift and can operate
to a depth of 3,000m using 64mm galvanised non-rot wire.
The work / cargo deck area is 1,150m²
with a strength of up to 10t/m² (deck cargo capacity is 2,150t). There is a
7.2m × 7.2m moon pool with a flush hatch and also various ROV areas such as a
workshop, LARS area, storage area and launch area. The ship also has a helideck
that is rated for S92 (Sikorsky helicopters).
