Yno 257 - Normand Cutter
Hull no. 257, a cable laying and repair vessel built in 2001 by Ulstein Verft AS, Norway, for Solstad Cable Ships AS, Norway and chartered by TyCom.
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Normand Cutter is built with a flexible, redundant, and powerful diesel-electric propulsion and machinery package, and a spacious hotel complement of high standards, with capacity for 70 persons. The vessel has a hull-integrated helicopter landing platform.
Ship history
2000: After the work had started on the yno 257 (Normand Cutter), Solstad Offshore decided to build a sister vessel, yno 258 (Normand Clipper), at Ulstein Verft.
2001: Normand Cutter was delivered in 2001 to Solstad Cable Ships AS and chartered by TyCom. The vessel was built as a cable lay and repair vessel of the VS 4125 CLV design. At the time of delivery, the vessel was equipped and fitted for:
- Handling any type of underwater telecommunication cable (dia 14 - 150 mm)
- Handling repeaters up to 380 mm diameter, stacking up to 200 repeaters
- Operation in both shallow and deep water
- Stern working Range 6000 n.m. at service speed
- Continuous operation at sea for 40 days
"Normand Cutter" was built with a flexible, redundant and powerful diesel-electric propulsion and machinery package, and a spacious hotel compliment of high standards and with a capacity for 70 persons. Further with a hull integrated helicopter landing platform.
The ship was rebuilt at Ulstein Verft in 2004 to a deepwater subsea construction and umbilical lay DP vessel. Toggle to see aftermarket reference.
Main particulars before conversion:
MAIN DIMENSIONS
Length overall approx 127,5 m
Length hull (excl. whiskers) 124,2 m
Length between p.p. 112,93 m
Breadth moulded 23,4 m
Depth to 1" deck 12,0 m
Design draught midship 7,2 m
Scantling draught 8,6 m
CAPACITIES
Marine Ballast water 4000 m3
Fresh water 750 m3
Fuel oil 3375 m3
Deadweight at max draught 8,4 m, 10750 T Gross tonnage, international 12435 GRT
CAPACITIES
Cable Tanks
Tank for fibre optic cable CL, no 1, 1565 m3 - 3000 tonnes
Tank for fibre optic cable CL no 2, 1565 m3 - 3000 tonnes
Spare tank for cable PS 300 m3 - 250 tonnes
Spare tank for cable SV 300 m3 - 250 tonnes
Two off Rope Bins, PS and SB
CLASSIFICATION / FLAG
Class: Det norske Veritas +1A1, Cable Laying Vessel, DYNPOS AUTR., E0, HELIDK, Dk(+), Tmon Flag: NIS
PERFORMANCE
Speed approx 16,5 knots
Bollard Pull approx 120 tonnes
ACCOMMODATION
The vessel is built with a capacity for 70 persons. All cabins have a separate toilet/shower
- 9 state cabins with a day room and a bedroom
- 40 one-man cabins
- 11 two-man cabins
- One mess (Cafeteria) and one coffee shop
- Two dayrooms and one library conference room with three adjacent offices
- Ship office
- Helideck reception
- A hospital with two beds
- Recreation centre
TECHNICAL DATA
Rudders / Steering Gears
Two High lift flap Rudders
Two Steering Gears
Side Thruster
Two Tunnel Thruster forward, each of 1500 kW
One Retractable Azimuth Thruster forward, of 1500 kW
Two Tunnel Thrusters aft, each of 1200 kW
Roll Damping System
Navigation / Communication
10 cm and 3 cm APRA radars, Electronic chart system (ECDIS)
Survey Echo Sounder with three transducers
Radio installation according to GMDSS - area A3 Inmarsat C, Inmarsat B
Worldwide TV Satellite system
Deck Machinery (Marine)
Two combined Windlasses / Mooring Winches, 58 mm K3 chain
Two Mooring Winches aft, pull 10 tonnes
Two Tugger Winches aft, pull 10 tonnes
Two Tugger winches 1st deck, pull 3 tonnes
Lifesaving and Rescue Equipment
Two enclosed lifeboats with davits, each of 70 persons
Three life rafts for 70 persons with davit, each side MOB boat with one-armed davit
Helicopter deck
Size: 19,5 m diameter
Dimensioned for Super Puma AS 332 L2
Approvals: DnV, Luftfartsverket, UK CAA/BHAB
Machinery / Propulsion System
Two Main Generatore engines, each 3840 kW / 4800 kVA - 600 rpm
Two Main Generator engines, each 4320 kW / 5400 kVA - 600 rpm
Two El. Propulsion motors, each 3900 kW - 720 rpm, 0 - 720 rpm, 12-pulse frequency converter driven.
Two Reduction Gears, each of 3900 kW, - 720 rpm.
Two CP Main Propellers in Nozzles, dia 4,0 m.
Oil Purification Plant
Two FO Separators (MDO)
Four LO Separators.
Fresh Water Generators
Two FW generators, each with capacity 15 m3 per 24 hours.
Electric Power Plant (Volt AC - 60 Hz)
Two Main Generators, each of 4800 kVA
Two Main Generators, each of 5400 kVA
Two Transformers 6,6 kV / 450 V each of 1500 kVA for ship's load.
Two Transformers 6,6 kV / 450 V each of 1500 kVA for ROV / Plough eqm. Harbour generator, 1138 kVA Emergency generator, 238 kVA Clean power plant / UPS systems
Electric Equipment
Main Switchboard 6,6 kV
Switchboards 450 B, 230 V, and 110 V Emergency Switchboard
Cable Laying Equipment
Cable Drum Engine, drum dia. 4,0 m, SWL 25 tonnes
DOHB Winch (Draw Off Hold Back) SWL 6 tonnes, 6w.p. Cable Diverter for cable drum engine
Linear Engine, 20 wheel pairs, SWL 20 tonnes 2 off
Portable DOHB winches, SWL 2 tonnes, 2 w.p. 2 off Repeater stacks, each of 100 repeaters air-conditioned
Overhead travelling gantry crane, for cable area. SWL 5 tonnes Cable Manager system.
Plough Equipment A-frame, SWL 60 tonnes Traction type
Towing winch, SWL 140 tonnes
Storage Winch, 4000 m of 54 mm dia wire with Passive Heave Compensator
Umbilical winch
Stern Sheaves
Double split repair sheave, dia 3000, width 2 x 625, SWL 40 T
Cable laying sheave, dia 3000, width 550
SWL 20 T Tow wire sheave, dia 1200, width 200
SWL 140 T Umbilical sheave, dia 1600, width 300
SWL 5 T Cranes Offshore crane, SWL 25 t - 15 m / 12 t - 26 m, knuckle jib.
2 deck crane, SWL 2 t - 12 m, knuckle jib.
2 Provision Cranes, each 2 t - 12,2 m folding type 2 off Buoy handling davits,
SWL 10 tonnes
Workshops and control rooms
Transmission test room
Jointing space
Dark room
Chem. store
An extensive CCTV system is used for the surveillance of deck and cable-laying engines.