Union Beaver - IMO 8918564

Name

UNION BEAVER

Previous names

1991 - 2001 Salvage Chief
2001 Union Beaver

Type

Seagoing multi-purpose offshore salvage and diving support vessel

IMO-number

8918564

Registration number

01 00300 1996

Call sign

ORLA

Flag

Belgium

Port of registry

Antwerpen

GT

856 t

NT

256 t

Length

55,65 m overall
45,50 m between perpendiculars
51,02 m registered

Breadth

12,78 m overall

12,50 m moulded

Draught

Mean draught: 2.50 m

Freeboard

1.312 mm

Depth

4,00 moulded

Speed

10,0 knots

Built

1990

Launch date

28.06.1991

Date of completion

06.1991

Builder

Fulton Marine
Ruisbroek
Belgium

Yard number

180

Hull material

Steel

Watertight compartments

5

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

2x Caterpillar - 4 stroke 8 cylinder 170 x 190 mm internal combustion engine - totalling 1.350 kW / 1.836 hp at 1.600 rpm
Built: 1990
Builder: Caterpillar, Peoria - USA

Number of screws

2x Screw propeller solid - at 318 rpm

Electrical installation

Power voltage: 380 V
Lighting voltage: 220 V
Frequency:50 Hz

Generators

2x Diesel generatorset each 158 kVA - 126 kW
1x Diesel generatorset 158 kVA - 126 kW - 389 hp
Connections on deck for 220, 380 and 440 volts

Bow thruster

200 hp

Bollard pull

Ahead: 21 t

Holds

Dimensions of forward hold:
Length: 12,00 m
Width: 9,00 m
Height: 2,50 m
Volume: 270 m³
Dimensions of hold aft:
Length: 13,00 m
Width: 9,00 m
Height: 2,50 m
Volume: 160 m³

Hatches

Forward: 3.850 mm x 2.350 mm
Aft: 2.350 mm x 2.350 mm

Deck strenght

On the hatches: 2 t/m²
On deck: 5 t/m²

Tank capacities

Diesel oil: 197 m³
Lube oil: 2m³
Fresh water: 125 m³
Water ballast: 272m³
Used oil tank: 1,2 m³
Slop: 288 m³

Compressor

1x Mannesmann Demag Witte compressor, double purpose - 1.505 m³ at 7,0 bar

Mooring winches

4x Brusselle winches with a capacity of 850 m wire 28 mm diameter
Variable traction max. 30 t

Waterfall winches

2x Broehl winches with 2 wire drums each
Traction 25 t per drum. Warping heads are included

Deck cranes

1x Marlift hydraulic crane Capacity:
8,8 t at 19,40 m reach
13,0 t at 13,40 m reach
24,5 t at 7,40 m reach
Equipped with a 2.0 m³ grab
1x Acta boat and general purpose crane on the afterdeck
Capacity: 1.500 kg at 7,00 m reach

Anchors

1x bow anchor of 900 Kg
4x Delta Flipper type anchors of 3.000 kg each

Pump capacity

More than 4.000 t per hour by submersible and autonomous pumps

Fire fighting equipment

600 m³ per hour at 15,0 bar, water and foam
The foam product can, from deck, be gravitated from a container or drums into the system, mixed and used through one or two monitors or through flexible hoses
1x Turbex light foam generator is also on board

Diving

Special compartment to stock explosives for underwater purposes.
On request the vessel can be equipped with:
Autonomous diving sets
Containerised decompression chamber approved by Lloyd’s and Bureau Veritas
Dimensions: 3,60 m long and 1,20 m in diameter with two high-pressure compressors
Underwater welding and cutting gear

Anti-pollution

Dispersion unit with spraying devices and suitable pump
Two self-sustained hydraulic driven LORI - slide collectors
Four coated tanks with a total capacity of almost 300 m³ to store recovered oil and/or emulsions

Work- and lifeboats

1x fast rubber boat of 5 meter with 60 hp motor
1x rubber life boat with 20 hp motor

Navigation equipment

Compass
Gyro with 3 repeaters
Automatic pilot
2x Radars
2x VHF sets
1x SBB receiver
2x Echo sounders

Accommodation

Total: 28 persons
8 double cabins
3 cabins for 4 persons

Owner

URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting N.V.
Italiëlei 3
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium

Previous names & owners

1991- 2001 Salvage Chief - Unie van Redding en Sleepdienst, Antwerpen - Belgium
2001 Union Beaver - Unie van Redding en Sleepdienst, Antwerpen - Belgium

Remarks

27.04.14 Removal from the Belgian register of shipping

Renamed

06.2014 Offshore Beaver - The Netherlands, Rotterdam- Call sign: PCXR
Owner: Workships Contractors, Rotterdam – The Netherlands

Latest data adjustment

26 January 2015