The four GPO vessels are of equal design with the following characteristics:
Name | GPO Grace, GPO Amethyst, GPO Sapphire & GPO Emerald |
Length | 225.00 m |
Breadth | 48.00 m |
Free deck Space: | 183 x 48 m |
Depth | 13.80 m |
Draft | 10.68 m |
Deadweight | 64,000 t |
Submerging depth: | 15.00 m |
Buoyancy towers | Fully removable by vessel crew |
Bow thrusters | 2 x 1,750 kW |
Stern thrusters | 2 x 1,000 kW |
Propulsion | 2 x 8,000 kW (CPP – full feathering) |
Class | DnV-GL: X 1A1 SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE HEAVY TRANSPORT VESSEL, E0, DYNPOS-AUTR, CLEAN, DK(+), RPS, PWDK, COAT-PSPC(B), BIS, TMON, ICE-1C, NAUT-OC |
Dynamic Positioning | DP2 |
The Vessels are designed to carry the following cargoes as a minimum: