Yavuz (ship)

Yavuz

Ship data flag  Turkey other ship names Deepsea Metro I. Ship type Deep-sea drilling ship class GustoMSC P10.0000 Callsign TCA5469 home port Istanbul Owner Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries , Ulsan , South Korea Build number 2228 Order February 14, 2008 Keel laying April 29, 2010 Launch August 27, 2010 Commissioning July 2011

Ship dimensions and crew length 229.22 m ( Lüa ) 210.10 m ( Lpp ) width 36.0 m Draft Max. 11.0 m measurement 51,283 GT / 15,385 GT

Machine system machine Diesel-electric drive Machine performance 10,000 kW (13,596 hp) Service speed 12 kn (22 km / h) Energy supply 6 × MAN -STX 9L32 / 40CD 2 × MAN 18V32 / 40CD Generator power 43,200 kW (58,736 hp) propeller 2 × propeller pods

Transport capacities Load capacity 38,000 dw

Furnishing Dynamic positioning DP3 Helipad to Sikorsky S-92

Others Classifications DNV GL Registration numbers IMO 9503768

The Yavuz is a Turkish deep - drilling vessel . The state-owned gas and oil company Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) is the owner and operator .

The ship received more attention because of the territorial and influence disputes between the Republic of Cyprus , Turkey and the EU over natural gas production in the sea area around the island of Cyprus .

history

The ship was designed by the Dutch company GustoMSC . It belongs to the P10.000 type of which 16 units were built. It was built under construction number 2228 at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan in South Korea . The keel was laid on April 19, 2010, the launch on August 27, 2010. The completion of the ship took place on 22 June 2011. It came as Deepsea Metro I going.

The Deepsea Metro I belonged to the Golden Close Maritime Corp and was operated by the Norwegian Odfjell Drilling . From 2011 to 2018 the ship was registered in the shipping register of Bermuda , from 2018 to 2019 in the Marshall Islands .

The Deepsea Metro I was deployed off Tanzania (2012 and 2014) and off Kenya (2014). Then she drilled off Vietnam (2015) and the Philippines (2017). After that, she did not fulfill any further exploration contracts and was unemployed in Malaysia .

In 2018, the Turkish TPAO bought the ship for USD 262.5 million. It was transferred to Turkey and refitted in the port of Yalova near Istanbul . The ship was renamed Yavuz .

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by diesel-electric technology . Propulsion for the two are azimuth thruster each with 5,000  kW power available. This achieves 12  knots . In addition to the propeller pods for propulsion, the ship also has four other propeller pods, each with an output of 5,000 kW as a positioning system , which can be retracted individually.

Eight MAN diesel generators are available for power generation: six are driven by MAN diesel engines of the type 9L32 / 40CD with an output of 4,300 kW each, two by MAN diesel engines of the type 18V32 / 40CD with an output of 8,700 kW each. In addition, an emergency generator with an output of 1,500 kW was installed.

The ship's job is to drill deep-sea. There is also a 39 meter high derrick in the middle of the ship. The ship can drill in water depths of up to 3,600 meters.

Web links

• Data sheet of the P10.000 class , GustoMSC (PDF, 961 kB)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Helena Smith; Turkey rejects claims it is drilling illegally for gas off Cyprus , The Guardian , July 11, 2019, accessed July 16, 2019.
2. ↑ Deepsee Metro I , GustoMSC, accessed on July 16, 2019.
3. ↑ ^{a b} P10,000 , GustoMSC.
4. ↑ Reference list Units , GustoMSC, accessed July 16, 2019.
5. ↑ Ship information on MarineTraffic
6. ↑ Rig: Yavuz , InfieldRigs - Offshore Rig Data Portal, accessed on July 16, 2019.
7. ^ ^{A b} David Carter Shinn: Bassoe: Ultra deepwater drillship Deepsea Metro I sold for $ 262.5 M , Offshore Energy Today, October 24, 2018, accessed July 16, 2019.