Rolls-Royce developed the design of the UT 761 CD working closely with Farstad to meet the terms of

“The most powerful offshore vessel ever built – Far Samson – which was designed by Rolls-Royce and built by STX Europe for Farstad Shipping in Norway, will receive Offshore Support Journal’s ‘Ship of the Year 2009’ award.
Rolls-Royce developed the design of the UT 761 CD working closely with Farstad to meet the terms of a long-term charter contract. Far Samson, which was formally named and delivered in March, has demonstrated a continuous bollard pull of 423 tonnes using all available power and more than 377 tonnes using her main propulsion system.
It is a truly multifunctional offshore vessel and is capable odyssea of carrying out heavy ploughing operations for pipes and cables on the seabed, as well as subsea installation work in ultra-deepwater, along with towing, deploying ROVs and conducting a range of subsea operations. The vessel can cut trenches in the seabed in water up to 1,000m deep.”
Deck Strength 15mt/m2
Azimuth Thruster 2 x 1800 KW forward,
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i have recently just returned from norway where i had the pleasure of stayin on board the vessel while doing remedial work on 1 of the plough,s that the ship will be working with , and was impressed with the vessel, 13/6/10 11:54 am
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