Spartacusis acutter suction dredger(CSD) that entered service in August 2021 forDEME.She is the largest and most powerful ship of her type in the world.
 Spartacusat Royal IHC,Rotterdam
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DEME orderedSpartacusin March 2017 from Dutch shipbuilderRoyal IHCto a design jointly developed by DEME, Royal IHC, and Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam, a Royal IHC subsidiary.[1]Her keel was laid in December at Royal IHC's shipyard inKrimpen aan den IJssel,[2]and she was launched in November 2018.[3]She entered service in August 2021.[1]
Spartacusmeasures 164 metres (538 ft) long and has a total power output of 44,180 kilowatts (59,250 hp), making her the world's largest and most powerful CSD.[2][1]She is powered by fourWärtsilä46DF and two Wärtsilä 20DF engines, which can operate onliquefied natural gas,diesel fuel,orheavy fuel oil;she is the first CSD to be LNG-fuel capable.[1]She can dredge at depths of up to 45 metres (148 ft), 10 metres (33 ft) deeper than any previous CSD design.[4]
References
edit- ^abcd"DEME Orders World's Largest Cutter Suction Dredger".Marine Link. 1 March 2017.Retrieved13 November2018.
- ^ab"Keel laying signals start of world's most powerful CSD".Baird Maritime. 21 December 2017.Retrieved13 November2018.
- ^"IHC launches world's most powerful cutter suction dredge".Marine Log. 10 November 2018.Retrieved13 November2018.
- ^"DEME orders world's most powerful cutter suction dredge".Marine Log. 1 March 2017.Retrieved13 November2018.
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