Key Data:
Name
Viking Avant (VS 493 Avant)
Type
Platform supply vessel
Depth to the first deck
9m
Deadweight
1,500t at 4.50m depth, 3,800t at 6m, 6,200t at 7.5m
Cranes
2 x knuckle boom - 10t at 10m and 3t at 12m
Liquid cargo
1,400m³ fuel oil, 1,000m³ fresh water, 2,300m³ ballast water / drill water, 1,140m³ liquid mud, 800m³ brine, 260m³ mineral oil / base oil, 160m³ methanol
Dry bulk
8 x 50m³ dry bulk units, 6 x 125m³ containers of 2.5sg liquid mud
Power
4 x generator sets, each rated at 1,800kW at 1,800rpm
Propulsors
2 x steerable pod
Propeller diameter
3,300mm
Thrusters
2 x forward tunnel thrusters at 1,000kW, 1 x retractable Azimuth thruster at 880kW
Anchoring
2 x stockless anchors
Bridge system
3 x gyro compasses, 2 x wind sensors, 2 x motion reference units, 2 x dGPS/Glonass systems, 1 x Fanbeam system
Stabilisation
2 x passive free-surface effect roll reduction tanks
Notation
+1A1, Supply Vessel, SF, E0, Dynpos AUTR, LFL*, Oil Rec, Clean, COMF-V (3)