DCV Aegir
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DCV Aegir, undergoing final equipment installation in Rotterdam
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| History | |
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| 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: | Callsign 3EYH5 IMO number: 9605396 MMSI number: 354590000 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 Deep Water Construction Vessel owned by Heerema Marine Contractors and was Christended 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 4,000 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.
