Page 39: of Marine Technology Magazine (April 2006)
The Offshore Technology Edition
Read this page in Pdf, Flash or Html5 edition of April 2006 Marine Technology Magazine
38
40
www,seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 39 (All Photo Courtesy of JAMSTEC)
Main Particulars
Name Chikyu
Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Cost Approx. $500 million
Begin Service 2007
Class NK
Ice Class IB
Length Overall 210 m
Breadth (mld) 38 m
Depth (mld) 16.2 m
Draft (mld) 9.2 m
Gross Tonnage 57,000
Max. Complement 150
Propulsion System Bow Tunnel Thruster 2,550kW@3,470PS) × 1
FWD Azimuth Thruster 4,100kW@5,710PS) × 3
AFT Azimuth Thruster 4,100kW@5,710PS) × 3
Ship Speed 12 knots
Generator Output Total 35,000 kW
Main Generator Output 5,000 kW × 6
Aux. Generator Output 2,500 kW × 2
Operation Capability for Water Depth Riser Drilling (2,500 m)
Length of drill string 10,000 m
Blowout Preventer (BOP) 15 Kpsi W.P. installed
Derrick 70.1 x 18.3 x 21.9 m
Hanging Capacity 1,250ton
Deck crane Electric-Hydraulic Knuckle Boom Crane
Moon pool Hole (22m x 12m) in the bottom of the vessel is used for unloading drill pipes, rise pipes
MTR#3 (33-48).qxd 4/7/2006 11:21 AM Page 39
