The trenching support vessel Calamity Jane assists Allseas’ pipelayers with activities such as pre- and post-route survey, crossing preparation and mattress installation. She also operates as an independent unit with the mechanical pipeline trencher Digging Donald. Allseashas trenched approximately 3750 km of pipeline worldwide, up to a diameter of 42 inches, in soil conditions ranging from loose sand to very hard clay.
Offshore pipelay
Specification
Length overall: 151 m
Length between perpendiculars: 117 m
Breadth: 20 m
Depth to main deck: 3 m
Operating draught: 8 m
Maximum speed: 10 knots
Total installed power: 13,255 kW
Propellers: 2 x 2394 kW controllable pitch
Thrusters: 4 x 1150 kW retractable azimuth thrusters
Dynamic positioning system: LR DP (AA), Duplex DP system, General Electric C-series, DPS 900 ALSPA
Accommodation: 73 persons
Helideck: Suitable for Sikorsky S-61N and S-92 helicopters
Deck cranes/lifting equipment
General purpose crane of 26 t at 31 m
Trencher handling frame of 200 t at 450 m
A-frame of 35 t at waterline; 20 t at 1570 m; 5 t at 3100 m
Knuckle boom crane of 10 t at 3.5 m
Other equipment
Mattress skidding system: on raised main deck, with 940 t storage capacity and 70 t skidding capacity
Subsea installation frame: for installation of mattresses and subsea structures up to 60 t
ROV: 4000 m depth rated, for pipelay assistance, subsea, interventions and pre-/post-lay survey