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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Glomar Challenger |
| Owner | Global Marine Inc. |
| Builder | Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | October 18, 1967 |
| Launched | March 23, 1968 |
| Acquired | August 11, 1968 |
| In service | 1968 |
| Out of service | 1983 |
| Identification | IMO number: 6904636 |
| Fate | Scrapped, c. 1983 in NYC Shipyard |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Deep sea drilling platform |
| Length | 400 ft (120 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Draft | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance | 90 days |
| Sensors and processing systems | ITT Model 4007AB Satellite Navigation System |
| Notes | Could drill to a depth of 22,500 ft (6,900 m), in a water depth of up to 20,000 ft (6,100 m). |
The Glomar Challenger was a deep sea research and scientific drilling vessel for oceanography and marine geology studies. The drillship was designed by Global Marine Inc. (now Transocean Inc.) specifically for a long term contract with the American National Science Foundation and University of California Scripps Institution of Oceanography and built by Levingston Shipbuilding Company in Orange, Texas.[2] Launched on March 23, 1968,[2] the vessel was owned and operated by the Global Marine Inc. corporation. Glomar Challenger was given its name as a tribute to the accomplishments of the oceanographic survey vessel HMS Challenger. Glomar is a truncation of Global Marine.
- ^ "The Glomar Challenger and Her Capabilities" (PDF). Deep Sea Drilling Project Reports and Publications. pp. 452–453. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ a b Ocean Drilling Program: Glomar Challenger drillship