JOIDES resolution

JOIDES resolution

Ship data flag  Cyprus other ship names Sedco / BP 471 Ship type Drillship Callsign 5BMM3 home port Limassol Owner Overseas treble Launch 1978

Ship dimensions and crew length 143 m ( Lüa ) width 21 m Draft Max. 7.5 m measurement 10,282 GT / 3,084 NRZ   crew 65

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 50 scientists and technicians

Furnishing Max. Drill rod length 9150 m Height of the derrick 61.5 m above the waterline Max. Capacity of the derrick 650 t

Others Registration numbers IMO no. 7423081

JOIDES Resolution (Joint Oceanographic Institutions Deep Earth Sampler) is a research vessel that was used in the Ocean Drilling Program from 1985and then in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program . It is the successor to the Glomar Challenger .

The ship was launched in Halifax in 1978 and was originally called Sedco / BP 471 . It was designed for oil drilling and owned by BP and Schlumberger . In 1984 the ship was converted into a research ship and renamed JOIDES Resolution . The part of the name Resolution is derived from the resolution on which James Cook carried out his research trips in the Pacific. JOIDES Resolution is owned by Overseas Drilling Limited, a subsidiary of Siem Offshore AS.

Web links

Commons : JOIDES Resolution  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website in English
• Ship information , International Ocean Discovery Program
• Ship information , Siem Offshore
• The History of The JOIDES Resolution

Individual evidence

1. ^ JOIDES Resolution. In: International Ocean Discovery Program. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .