Normand Seven

At the delivery from Ulstein Verft, the 'Normand Seven' was a state-of-the-art offshore construction vessel for world-wide subsea operations. However, the vessel was converted into a pipelaying vessel immediately after delivery due to a charter.

Design

External design

Built by

Ulstein Verft AS

Year

2007

Owned by

Solstad Offshore

Yard number

277

Designed by

Vik Sandvik

Ordered by

Solstad Shipping

IMO Number

9367009

Principal dimensions

Length:
130 m
Beam:
28 m
Dead weight:
14180 tonnes
Draught:
8.6 m
Speed:
17.5 kn
Accomodation:
100 people
Deck area:
2000 sqm

Note: Subject to selected variant configuration

Capacities

Heavy Fuel oil (IF40):
2414 cbm
Fresh water:
901 cbm
Ballast water:
6924 cbm
Prepared for:
Umbilical Pipe Laying

Classifications

  • DnV1A1, SF, E0, DynPos AUTRO, E0, CLEAN DESIGN, COMF-V(3), HELDK-SH, SF, ICE C, CRANE, DK(+), TMON

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Ship history

In 2007, the 'Normand Seven' was the largest offshore vessel so far from Ulstein Verft. There were a number of change orders during construction because a charter came in half way through the building process.

Subsea 7 chartered the ship on an eight-year contract. After the delivery from Ulstein Verft, the vessel headed directly for Newcastle to be converted into a pipelaying vessel. Ulstein Verft did not have the capacity at that time to do the conversion, but prepared the ship for the additional laying deck to be added. in Newcastle, the ship was equipped with ten 9.2-diameter reels, a 300t A-frame and a host of other pipelay equipment. In Brazil, the ship was to lay flexible production pipes at a depth of 2,000 metres on assignment for Petrobras for the first two years.

Ulstein Power & Control delivered ULSTEIN COM, switchboards, motor control centres, motor starters, consoles and a large marine electronics package including navigation and communication.

The vessel was awarded the “Ship of the Year” Award at Nor Shipping 12th of June 2007.

2017: Still active - IMO 9367009

From June 2017, Deep Sea Supply, Solstad Shipping and Farstad Shipping became one joint shipowning company, from 1 October 2018 the joint company is named Solstad Offshore.

Please contact us for more information

Ulstein Verft AS

P. O. Box 158,
NO-6067 Ulsteinvik
Norway

Tel: +47 7000 8000

gr@ulstein.com