DCV Aegir

	DCV Aegir, entering the port of Rotterdam
History
Name	Aegir
Namesake	Ægir (Norse sea God)
Owner	Heerema Shipping 6 B.V.
Operator	Heerema Marine Contractors
Port of registry	2013 onwards: Panama City, Panama
Awarded	2010
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea[1]
Cost	US$ 600-700 million
Yard number	3402
Christened	20 September 2013
Identification	Call sign 3EYH5; IMO number: 9605396; MMSI number: 354590000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Deep Water Construction Vessel
Tonnage	50,228 GT
Length	211.5 m (694 ft)
Beam	46.2 m (152 ft)
Draft	11.0 m (36.1 ft) max
Depth	8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Crew	305

DCV Aegir is a deepwater construction vessel (DCV) owned by Heerema Marine Contractors and was christened during a festive ceremony in September 2013.[2]

History

In December 2010, Heerema Marine Contractors announced that the Deep Water Construction Vessel being built in South Korea is to be named Aegir.[3] Ulstein Sea of Solutions developed the vessel design as a customised version of the ULSTEIN SOC 5000 design. Huisman has provided the main crane, tower and reels. Auxiliary knuckle boom cranes are provided by Bergen Group Dreggen.

Design

The vessel is equipped for J-lay and reel pipelaying, with a payload of 4,500 metric tons.[1] A crane has a lift capacity of 5,000 metric tonnes and lowering equipment can reach a depth of 3,500 meters. The vessel is equipped with class 3 dynamic positioning system.

The monohull is designed for fast transit speed and optimum motion characteristics in operation.[1] The vessel can accommodate 289 persons.

External links

Actual position, status, weather and other updates from DCV Aegir

Footnotes

"Heerema Marine Contractors To Build New Vessel". Heerema Marine Contractors. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
"Heerema Marine Contractors: Aegir". Heerema Marine Contractors. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
"HMC's New Vessel named "Aegir" after Norse God of the Sea". Heerema Marine Contractors. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.

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[new-1] "Heerema Marine Contractors To Build New Vessel". Heerema Marine Contractors. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.

[2] "Heerema Marine Contractors: Aegir". Heerema Marine Contractors. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[3] "HMC's New Vessel named "Aegir" after Norse God of the Sea". Heerema Marine Contractors. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.