ROUGH WATER OPERATION OF A SEMISUBMERSIBLE PIPELAYER IN THE NORTH SEA

The paper gives a short description of the third generation pipe-laying semisubmersible barge the "Viking Piper" with special emphasis on its motion characteristics. It furthermore relates this to pipe-laying capabilities in the North Sea. Data on barge performance achieved during the 1975 season is given which demonstrates that year around pipe-laying operation is now feasible in the hostile waters of the North Sea.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • International Conference and Exhibition for Ocean Engineering and Marine Science, Third: Interocean '76, Duesseldorf, Germany, June 15-19 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Seehafen-Verlag Erik Blumenfeld

  Celsiusweg 15, Postfach 1347
  2000 Hamburg 50,   Germany 

  erlag Erik Blumenfeld

  Celsiusweg 15
  D-2000 Hamburg 50,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Michelsen, F C
  • Adler, W
• Conference:
  • International Conference and Exhibition for Ocean Engineering and Marine Science, Third: Interocean '76
  • Location: Duesseldorf , Germany
  • Date: 1976-6-15 to 1976-6-19
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 650-657
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barge operations; Barges; Pipe laying; Semisubmersibles
• Candidate Terms: Pipe laying ships
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157651
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM