TIV MPI Adventure
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image=MPIAdventureSunderland.jpg | Ship caption=MPI Adventure on lay by at Corporation Quay, River Wear, Sunderland, 10 October 2012. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship name= MPI Adventure | Ship owner=Adventure Shipping BV | Ship operator=MPI Offshore | Ship registry= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Breskens, Netherlands | Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Cosco Nantong Shipyard | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched= 27 August 2010 | Ship completed= | Ship christened= | Ship acquired= | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9530084}}
| Ship fate= | Ship status=In service | Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=Turbine Installation Vessel | Ship tonnage=*{{GT|14,739}}
| Ship displacement= | Ship length={{convert|138.55|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam={{convert|40.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | Ship draught= | Ship draft=*{{convert|3.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (minimum)
| Ship depth={{convert|10.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power=Six diesel engines | Ship propulsion=Three azimuth thrusters, three bow thrusters | Ship speed={{convert|12.5|kn}} | Ship capacity= | Ship crew=112, facilities for 200 people | Ship notes=Developed from {{ship|TIV|MPI Resolution}}, sister ship {{ship|TIV|MPI Discovery}} }} |
TIV MPI Adventure is a {{GT|14,739}} wind turbine installation vessel that was built in 2010 by Cosco Nantong Shipyard, China.
Description
MPI Adventure is {{convert|138.55|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{convert|40.80|m|ftin}}. She has a draught of between {{convert|3.5|m|ftin}} and {{convert|5.5|m|ftin}}, with a depth of {{convert|10.00|m|ftin}}. She has an air draught of {{convert|67.00|m|ftin}} when operating at a {{convert|5|m|ftin}} draught.{{cite web |url=http://www.mpi-offshore.com/equipment-1/new-builds/ |title=MPI Discovery & Adventure |publisher=MPI Offshore |accessdate=2 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705152405/http://www.mpi-offshore.com/equipment-1/new-builds/ |archivedate=5 July 2011 }} The ship is propelled by three Rolls-Royce US 355 FP azimuth thrusters. She has three bow thrusters. These are powered by six 3,625bhp Rolls-Royce Bergen C25:33L-8 diesel engines.
MPI Adventure has accommodation for 112 crew, with a maximum of 200 people able to be accommodated on board. Equipment installed includes a crane which has a capacity of {{convert|1000|t|LT}} at {{convert|25|m|ft}} radius. An auxiliary crane has a capacity of {{convert|160|t|LT}} at {{convert|70|m|ft}} radius and a third crane has a capacity of {{convert|50|t|LT}} at {{convert|25|m|ft}} radius. The ship is fitted with six {{convert|73.00|m|ftin}} jacking legs. She can jack up in waves {{convert|3.5|m|ft}} high and at windspeeds of up to {{convert|14|m/s|kn}} with a maximum current of {{convert|1.86|m/s|kn}}. Once jacked up, the ship can operate in waves of {{convert|10.00|m|ftin}} high, windspeeds up to {{convert|36|m/s|kn}} and currents of {{convert|2.21|m/s|kn}}. She can operate in water up to {{convert|40|m|ft}} deep, with the legs sinking into the seabed by {{convert|5|m|ft}} and the ship raised {{convert|7.80|m|ftin}} above the surface of the sea.
History
MPI Adventure was launched on 27 August 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.vroonoffshore.com/news/news136.html |title=MPI CELEBRATES LAUNCHING OF MPI ADVENTURE |publisher=Vroon Offshore |accessdate=2 July 2010}} The naming ceremony was held on 19 January 2011 at Qidong, Jiangsu, China.{{cite web |url=http://www.offshorewind.biz/2011/01/28/namegiving-ceremony-mpi-adventure-uk/ |title=Namegiving Ceremony MPI Adventure (UK) |publisher=Offshorewind |date=28 January 2011 |accessdate=1 July 2011}} She was delivered to the United Kingdom from China on 21 March 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.maritimejournal.com/features101/marine-civils/marine-renewable-energy/mpi-adventure-arrives-in-the-uk |title=MPI Adventure arrives in the UK |publisher=Maritime Journal |date=12 May 2011 |accessdate=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517213448/http://www.maritimejournal.com/features101/marine-civils/marine-renewable-energy/mpi-adventure-arrives-in-the-uk |archivedate=17 May 2011 }} MPI Adventure is flagged to the Netherlands. She is allocated the IMO Number 9530084, the MMSI Number 245924000 and the Call sign PCKV.{{cite web |url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Mpi-Adventure-9530084.html?show=position |title=Mpi Adventure (IMO: 9530084) |publisher=Vesseltracker |accessdate=1 July 2011}}
MPI Adventure was used to install wind turbines in the London Array.
References
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External links
- [http://www.shipais.com/showship.php?mmsi=245924000 Current location of MPI Adventure]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/33603117@N03/5840569922/ Photograph of MPI Adventure]
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