Multipurpose Vessel ‘Isaac Newton’ Launched

March 7, 2015

The multipurpose vessel Isaac Newton was launched today at the Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste, Jan De Nul Group announced.

The ship can be deployed on a variety of projects: installing subsea cables, trench dredging and subsea rock installation.

The construction of multipurpose vessels allows Jan De Nul to better meet the clients’ requests to have a project executed by one contractor or one vessel and to reduce the mobilization costs for its clients.

In cable-installation mode the vessel will be capable of transporting and laying cable in a single length with a total weight of approximately 10,000 tonnes, which is more than any other vessel currently available.

The vessel’s technical leaflet:

Deadweight 12,500 ton

Turntable capacity 4,500 + 7,400 ton

Rock carrying capacity 10,000 ton

Length o.a. 138.0 m

Breadth 32.0 m

Draught loaded 7.0 m

Dynamic positioning DP2

Propulsion power 2 x 3,000 kW

Bow thruster power 2 x 1,500 kW

Retractable thruster power 2,000 kW

Total installed diesel power 12,330 kW