Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Yard in Hiroshima, Japan
Yard number
615641
Launched
1976
Christened
1976
Completed
1976
Maiden voyage
1976
In service
1976–1982
Out of service
15 February 1982
Identification
IMO number: 8767202
Fate
Sank with all hands due to storm
General characteristics
Class and type
semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit
Tonnage
25,000
Length
396 ft (121 m)
Beam
262 ft (80 m)
Height
337 ft (103 m)
Decks
2
Installed power
7000 hp
Propulsion
2 x 3500HP DC Electric motors providing propulsion to 2 Steerable Kort Nozzles
Capacity
100
Crew
84
Notes
raised and sunk in deeper waters
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