SSCV Thialf in a Norwegian fjord
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History | |
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Name | SSCV Thialf |
Namesake | Thialfi (Norse servant of Thor)[1] |
Operator | Heerema Marine Contractors |
Builder | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding[2] |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Semi-submersible crane vessel |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 198,750 t max |
Length | 201.6 m (661 ft) |
Beam | 88.4 m (290 ft) |
Height | 144.0 m (472.4 ft) crane |
Draft | 31.6 m (104 ft) max |
Depth | 49.5 m (162 ft) |
Propulsion | 6 × 5,500 kW retractable azimuthing thrusters |
Complement | 736 berths |
The SSCV Thialf is a huge semi-submersible crane vessel operated by the Netherlands-based Heerema Marine Contractors; it was the largest crane vessel in the world until the SSCV Sleipnir became the largest in 2019.