Pioneering Spirit

	Crane ship Pioneering Spirit, Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam
History
Name	2014–2015: Pieter Schelte; 2015 onwards: Pioneering Spirit;
Owner	Societe d'Exploitation Pieter Schelte NV
Operator	Allseas Engineering B.V.
Port of registry	2014–2015: Panama City, Panama; 2015 onwards: Valletta, Malta;
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, Geoje
Yard number	3401
Launched	26 January 2013
Identification	Call sign 9HA4112; IMO number: 9593505; MMSI number: 249110000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	403,342 GT
Displacement	365,000 tonnes (transit); 932,000 tonnes (maximum); 1,000,000 tonnes (at maximum draft);
Length	382 m (1,253 ft) (hull) ; 477 m (1,565 ft) (maximum, including stinger and tilting lifting beams);
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)
Capacity	48,000 tonnes (topsides lift capacity); 25,000 tonnes (jacket lift capacity); 2,000 tonnes (pipelay tensioner capacity);
Crew	Accommodation for 571

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.

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