Solitaire (ship)
Solitaire, one of the largest pipe-laying ships in the world
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| Owner: | Allseas Group |
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| Builder: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Yard number: | 223 |
| Launched: | 17 December 1971 |
| Completed: | 1972 |
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| Length: | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Beam: | 40.6 m (133.2 ft) |
| Draught: | 17.62 m |
| Depth: | 24.00 m |
| Speed: | 14.5 kn |
| Crew: | 420 |
Solitaire was at the time of construction the world's largest pipe-laying ship at 300 metres (984 ft) long (excluding pipe-laying apparatus) and 96,000 tonnes (94,000 long tons; 106,000 short tons). When fully operational she has a crew of 420, a pipe carrying capacity of 22,000 tonnes and a pipe lay speed of more than 9 km a day.
It was built in 1972 as a bulk carrier and launched under the name Trentwood by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Hiroshima, Japan, and later converted to a pipe-laying vessel between 1996 and 1998 at Swan Hunter Shipyard on Tyneside in England. The ship is owned by the Allseas Group, a Dutch pipelaying and marine construction firm with their headquarters in Switzerland.
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