SSCV Thialf

SSCV Thialf in a Norwegian fjord
History
NameSSCV Thialf
NamesakeThialfi (Norse servant of Thor)[1]
OperatorHeerema Marine Contractors
BuilderMitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding[2]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeSemi-submersible crane vessel
Tonnage
  • 136,709 GT
  • 41,012 NT
Displacement198,750 t max
Length201.6 m (661 ft)
Beam88.4 m (290 ft)
Height144.0 m (472.4 ft) crane
Draft31.6 m (104 ft) max
Depth49.5 m (162 ft)
Propulsion6 × 5,500 kW retractable azimuthing thrusters
Complement736 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.

  1. ^ "Thialf". Ugly Ships. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  2. ^ "DCV Thialf". Heerema Marine Contractors. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. ^ "DCV Thialf". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 26 March 2011.