Summary
MV Target is a semi-submersible heavy transport ship, built by Brodosplit in Yugoslavia.
 MV Target carrying an unnamed load.
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| Name |
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| Owner | initially Park Venture Co. |
| Builder | Brodosplit, Split, Croatia (Yugoslavia) |
| Yard number | 361 |
| Launched | 29 July 1989 |
| Completed | February 1990 |
| Homeport | Sandefjord |
| Fate | Sold 2007 |
 Netherlands Antilles | |
| Name | MV Target |
| Operator |  Dockwise |
| Completed | 24 December 2007 |
| Homeport | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | semi-submersible heavy-load carrier |
| Tonnage |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 44.5 m (146 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
History edit
Built in 1990 as a tanker, MV Jahre Target,[3] MV Target is the second of six single hull tankers to be converted into heavy lift vessels. After completing submerging and sea trials, the former sealift vessel was delivered to the new owners, Dockwise on 24 December 2007.[4]
Design edit
MV Target was converted at the COSCO shipyard in Nantong, China. A new midsection was fitted to the bow and aft sections of the single-hull tanker. She has a carrying capacity in excess of 35,000 tons and an unobstructed deck area measuring 44.5 m x 130 m.
Service edit
MV Target is designed to transport complex, high-value cargo, including semi-submersible and jack-up drilling units, as well as offshore structures. She is managed by Anglo-Eastern Ship Management who provide technical and crew management.
In 2009, MV Target transported the Royal Navy ice-strengthened survey ship, HMS Endurance from the Falkland Islands to Portsmouth.[5]
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Ships and Harbours Photos". Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Target". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "8617938". Miramar Ship Index.
- ^ "MV Target". Dockwise. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Falkland Islands Adventure for Dockwise" (PDF). Dockwise. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.