Pioneering Spirit
Pioneering Spirit (formerly Pieter Schelte) is a catamaran crane vessel owned by the Switzerland-based Allseas Group designed for the single-lift installation and removal of large oil and gas platforms and the installation of record-weight pipelines. The 382-metre-long (1,253 ft), 124-metre-wide (407 ft) vessel is the world's largest vessel by gross tonnage, and since September 2021 also the largest floating sheerleg in the world. It was built in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (now Hanwha Ocean) in 2013 at a cost of €2.6 billion. It commenced offshore operations in August 2016.
Crane ship Pioneering Spirit, Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam
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Owner | Societe d'Exploitation Pieter Schelte NV |
Operator | Allseas Engineering B.V. |
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Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, Geoje |
Yard number | 3401 |
Launched | 26 January 2013 |
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Status | In service |
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Tonnage | 403,342 GT |
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Length |
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Beam | 124 m (407 ft) |
Draft | 10–27 m (33–89 ft) |
Depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
Installed power | 8 x 11,200 kW MAN Diesel 20V32/44CR diesel generator sets plus one 5040 kW 9L32/44CR generator set |
Propulsion | 12 x Rolls-Royce Diesel-electric azimuth thrusters (each 6,050 kW) 12 x Vulkan RATO R R 321YR Couplings |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
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Crew | Accommodation for 571 |
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