Design, construction, and first season's operation of M. V. Kalvik and M. V. Terry Fox

Conference · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Proc., Annu. Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6458070

Browne, R P; Carter, J E; Kimmerly, P C

This paper describes the design, construction and first season's operation of the sister ships M. V. Kalvik and M.V. Terry Fox, the most powerful privately owned icebreakers in the world. These multi-purpose Arctic Class IV vessels are designed to support BeauDril Limited's Arctic Drilling Units in the areas of ice management, towing, anchor handling and supply. In order to achieve the required exceptional icebreaking capability and flexibility of operation, a specific combination of design features was selected. The first season's experience with the vessels, including ice trials, has shown that their performance meets and in most aspects exceeds the design requirements.

• Research Organization: Gulf Canada Resources Inc.
• OSTI ID: 6458070
• Report Number(s): CONF-8405208-
• Journal Information: Proc., Annu. Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States), Vol. 1; Conference: 16. annual offshore technology conference, Houston, TX, USA, 7 May 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
02 PETROLEUM
ICE
CRUSHING
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
SHIPS
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
ARCTIC REGIONS
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
COMMINUTION
POLAR REGIONS
423000* - Engineering- Marine Engineering- (1980-)
020300 - Petroleum- Drilling & Production