&sq=&lang=&file=File:Allseas%27_Solitaire,_pijplegschip.jpg) Solitaire, one of the largest pipe-laying ships in the world
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Allseas Group |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Yard number | 223 |
| Launched | 17 December 1971[2] |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Beam | 40.6 m (133.2 ft)[2] |
| Draught | 17.62 m |
| Depth | 24.00 m |
| Propulsion | 8x Wartsila 6R46B , 51.50 MW |
| Speed | 14.5 kn[2] |
| Crew | 420 |
Solitaire is a large deep-sea pipe laying ship. It was at the time of conversion the world's largest pipe-laying ship at 300 metres (984 ft) long (excluding pipe-laying apparatus)[3] and 96,000 tonnes (94,000 long tons; 106,000 short tons).[4] When fully operational she has a crew of 420,[4] a pipe carrying capacity of 22,000 tonnes and a pipe lay speed of more than 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) a day.[5] The ship is owned by the Allseas Group, a Dutch pipelaying and marine construction firm with their headquarters in Switzerland.[6]
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- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
miramarwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Solitaire, one of the largest pipelay vessels in the world". Allseas. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Killybegs Giant ship boost". Donegal Post. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Solitaire". Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ Palmer, Andrew Clennel (2004). Subsea pipeline engineering. PennWell Books. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-59370-013-3.