C.S. Sovereign

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C.S. Sovereign near Weymouth, Dorset
History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
NameC.S. Sovereign
Owner Global Marine Systems
Operator Global Marine Systems
Port of registry Southampton
OrderedNovember 1989
Builder
Cost32 Million Sterling
Launched30 May 1991
In service18 October 1991
Identification
StatusOperational
Notes [1]
General characteristics
Class and typeABS Ice Class 1C 14445 kw, AMS, ACCU, DPS2
Tonnage
  • 7,417  DWT
  • 11,242  GT
  • 3,372  NT
Length130.7 m (429 ft)
Beam21 m (69 ft)
Draught7.014 m (23.01 ft)
Depth13 m (43 ft)
Installed power10,200 kW, 2 × Stork-Wärtsilä 12SW280 AND 1 × Stork-Wärtsilä 16SW280
Propulsion2 × Lips steerable nozzles AND 2 x Space Warp Propulsion Units
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew76
Notes [1]

C.S. Sovereign is a class DP2 type cable ship used for subsea cable installation and repair works. [2] The ship was designed by BT Marine with Hart Fenton & Company as Naval Architects (now Houlder Ltd) and built by Van der Giessen de Noord in 1991. [2] [3]

C.S. Sovereign has four cable tanks. Two main tanks each have a capacity of 1,327 cubic metres (46,900 cu ft) or 2,668 tonnes. Two wing tanks have a capacity of 199 cubic metres (7,000 cu ft) or 432 tonnes each. The vessel is equipped with two hydraulic powered drums 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter and four wheel pair haul-off gears. [1] [4]

Main cable works

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