Mighty Servant 1

geekerati · 01-27-2006, 04:21 AM

Did anyone else see the special on The Science Channel about this amazing ship named the Mighty Servant 1? It will be shown again on JAN 29 2006 @ 03:00 PM. The program shows them loading one of these oil platforms and transporting it from Korea to the Gulf of Mexico ending up in Corpus Christi, Texas. The price for transport was 7 million dollars(3,935,017.03 GBP). The journey took them 57 days to complete, which had the risk of high winds, stormy seas and piracy in Indonesia. Over 6000 miles!
In the middle picture it shows how they sink the middle of the ship in order to load the platform with six tugboats. The tolerance for success is a margin of only six inches when loading. It takes around twelve hours to fill the tanks up in order to sink the ships platform.

Superships

Mighty Servant 1 - High Seas Muscle

More pictures and interesting information

mondine · 01-27-2006, 09:41 AM

Yes, it's been shown a few times 'up here' on the Discovery channel. Big boat.

andrew247 · 01-27-2006, 09:47 AM

It's in the Guiness World Records.

Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks · 01-27-2006, 06:45 PM

Is it larger than the titanic?

geekerati · 01-27-2006, 09:16 PM

Titanic

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1. LENGTH 882 ft. 9in.
2. HEIGHT ( WATERLINE TO BOAT DECK ) 60ft. 6 in.
3. EXTREME BREADTH 92 ft. 6 in.
4. DISTANCE FROM KEEL TO FUNNEL 175 ft.
5. GROSS TONNAGE 46,329
6. NET TONNAGE 21,831
7. CRUISING SPEED 23 TO 24 KNOTS
8. LAUNCH DATE MAY 31, 1911
9. MAIDEN VOYAGE APRIL 10, 1912

Mighty Servant 1

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Principal characteristics:
Length o.a. 190.03 m
Length b.p. 174.70 m
Breadth 50.00 m
Depth 12.00 m
Draft sailing 8.77 m
Draft submerged 26.00 m
Draft minimum 4.00 m
Max. cargo draft 14.00 m

Gross tonnage 29,193 t
Deadweight 40,190 t

Deck space 50 x 150 m
Deck load 19-40 t/sq.m
Cargo hold 50 x 16 x 7.5 m
Hatch 31 x 14.6 m

Speed
Service 14 kn
Maximum 15 kn
Range 59 days

190 X 3.281= 623 ft
The Titanic was much longer.

darrenstraight · 01-28-2006, 02:17 AM

Woow that's a cool boat, shame I dont have the Science Channel or Discovery Channel anymore!

And as for the titanic, I love anything Titanic related and always have!

Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks · 01-28-2006, 02:54 AM

Wow, thanks, Rod! I have the Discovery channel, but I never even heard of the Science channel.

andrew247 · 01-28-2006, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks

Is it larger than the titanic?

It wasn't in it for the biggest ship:
"Largest Open-Deck Transport Ship"

geekerati · 01-29-2006, 12:05 AM

Picture of the Titanic

A cool model of it!
Humour

The Science Channel

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geekerati Google Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deep in the heart. Posts: 2,443 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Mighty Servant 1 Did anyone else see the special on The Science Channel about this amazing ship named the Mighty Servant 1? It will be shown again on JAN 29 2006 @ 03:00 PM. The program shows them loading one of these oil platforms and transporting it from Korea to the Gulf of Mexico ending up in Corpus Christi, Texas. The price for transport was 7 million dollars(3,935,017.03 GBP). The journey took them 57 days to complete, which had the risk of high winds, stormy seas and piracy in Indonesia. Over 6000 miles! In the middle picture it shows how they sink the middle of the ship in order to load the platform with six tugboats. The tolerance for success is a margin of only six inches when loading. It takes around twelve hours to fill the tanks up in order to sink the ships platform. Superships Mighty Servant 1 - High Seas Muscle More pictures and interesting information

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