SW Columbus
12-streamer 3D offshore seismic research vessel of the ULSTEIN SX124 design.
Vessel Type
Design
Related Solutions
Owned By
Shearwater
Built By
Partner yard
Year
2009
IMO Number
9452945
Operated By
Shearwater
Primary Specifications
Length
90.5 m
Beam
19 m
Dead weight
3700 tonnes
Draught (max)
6.6 m
Speed (max)
15 kn
Accomodation
69 POB
Additional Data
Fuel oil
1515
Fresh water
1050
Ballast water
1925
Main generating sets
6
Note: Specifications may have changed since the original completion date.
Classifications: DNV+1A1, ICE-C, E0, HELDK, COMF-V(3), SF, CleanDesign, DYNPOSAUTR, NAUT-AW
Ship history
ULSTEIN designed six seismic survey vessels which were delivered to WesternGeco in the time period 2009-10. All the six vessels are based on the SX124 design. Two vessels were constructed at Drydocks World - Dubai, and four were built at Barreras, Spain.
The vessels ranged by delivery date:
- 'WG Columbus': Hull number 1657 from Barreras, Spain, delivered 16 March 2009. The first X-BOW® vessel to be built outside ULSTEIN´s own yard. New name 'SW Columbus'.
- 'WG Magellan': Hull number 1658 from Barreras, Spain. Due to major strikes in the Vigo area in spring 2009, WG Magellan was completed in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, and delivered 29 July 2009. New name 'SW Magellan'.
- 'WG Amundsen': Hull number 1659 from Barreras, Spain, delivered 16 February 2010. New name 'SW Amundsen'.
- 'WG Tasman': Hull number 64 from Drydocks World Dubai, delivered 31 March 2010. New name 'SW Tasman'.
- 'WG Vespucci': Hull number 1660 from Barreras, Spain, delivered 21 April 2010. The vessel left the yard at 24 April for her first mission in the North Sea. New name 'SW Vespucci'.
- 'WG Cook': hull number 65 from Drydocks World Dubai, delivered 2 August 2010. New name 'SW Cook'.
Milestones
2018: Shearwater to acquire the marine seismic acquisition assets and operations of WesternGeco, the geophysical services product line of Schlumberger, within end 2018.
2023: Still active - IMO 9452945