Shannon (ship)
Shannon, formerly called GO Navigator, is an offshore supply ship owned and operated by Guice Offshore, and currently deployed as one of the SpaceX Dragon/Dragon 2 recovery vessels along with Megan. Both the vessels are identical and equipped with a medical treatment facility, helipad, lifting frame, etc.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley inside, is seen aboard SpaceX’s Shannon recovery ship shortly after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Aug. 2, 2020. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Shannon Walker |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Builder | Master Boat Builders, Coden, Alabama |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| In service | 2010 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Platform supply vessel |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 49.85 m (163 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 10.98 m (36 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 3.6576 m (12 ft 0 in) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 1,750 hp (1,300 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 x CAT 3508B Industrial Diesel Engines |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity | 20 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Notes | |
The vessel played a key role in the recovery operation of SpaceX's first crewed mission - Crew Dragon Demo-2.
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