The first blocks for “Newbuilding 125”, a Platform Supply Vessel of UT 755 LC design which is being build for Atlantic Offshore, arrived at Simek shipyard on October 26th. Sea trials, naming ceremony and delivery of the Newbuilding 125 will take place end of April 2013.
The shipyard will need few months for sandblasting and painting of the blocks before they could be assembled in the covered construction hall.
The UT 755 LC is a development of the popular UT 755 series vessel, designed specifically for supplying equipment to oil and gas platforms. The vessel will have an extended hull and larger deck space to increase the capacity for transportation of solid and liquid cargo.
Main Particulars:
Length o.a. / 76,60 m
Length p.p. / 68,20 m
Beam / 16,00 m
Depth, main deck / 7,00 m
Draught, loaded / 5,80 m
Design / UT 755 LC
Class / Det Norske Veritas
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, November 01, 2012; Images: simek