Deepwater Discovery

History
Name	Deepwater Discovery
Owner	Transocean
Operator	Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.
Port of registry	Port Vila, Vanuatu
Builder	Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.; Geoje, South Korea;
Laid down	27 August 1999
Acquired	25 July 2000
Identification	ABS class no.:0039079; Call sign: YJVY6; DNV ID: 24036; IMO number: 9203679;
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General characteristics
Class and type	American Bureau of Shipping; A1, drilling unit, MODU;
Tonnage	59,632 GT; 98,000 DWT;
Length	230.48 m (756.2 ft)
Beam	42 m (138 ft)
Draught	19 m (62 ft)
Depth	19 m (62 ft)
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 8L46B diesel electric engine rated at 7.8 mW(10,460 hp ea.); 2 × Wärtsilä 6L46B (7,845 hp ea.) diesel gensets
Propulsion	6 × Aquamaster Azimuth type thrusters, 5500KW
Capacity	Cargo ballast: 81,085 m3 (2,863,500 cu ft); Cargo oil: 14,420 m3 (509,000 cu ft); Freshwater: 1,617 m3 (57,100 cu ft); Fuel oil: 5,378 m3 (189,900 cu ft); Hold: 81,085 m3 (2,863,500 cu ft);
Crew	~ 140
Notes

Deepwater Discovery was a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed, fifth generation, deepwater dynamic positioning Vanuatu-flagged drillship owned and operated by Transocean. The vessel was capable of drilling in water depths up to 3,049 m (10,000 ft) using an 18.75 in (47.6 cm), 15,000 psi blowout preventer (BOP), and a 21 in (53 cm) outside diameter (OD) marine riser. It was retired in 2018.^[3]

From 2000 to 2009 the vessel flew the flag of Panama.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Deepwater Discovery (24036)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
^ "ABS Record: Deepwater Discovery". American Bureau of Shipping. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
^ "Transocean Is Taking A$520 Million Write-down. Is There More To Come?". Forbes. 18 June 2018.