Asian Hercules II is a floating sheerleg crane vessel owned and operated by Asian Lift (Smit Singapore and Keppel Fels).[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Singapore | |
| Name | Asian Hercules II |
| Operator | Asian Lift Pte Ltd (Keppel FELS/SMIT JV) |
| Completed | 1997 |
| In service | 1997–present |
| Homeport | Singapore |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | ABS A1 (E) Barge + PAS |
| Tonnage | 10,560 GT 3,168 NT |
| Length | 91 metres (299 ft) |
| Beam | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Draft | 2.75 to 8.50 metres (9 ft 0 in to 27 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | 3× Diesel generator, 1,940 kilowatts (2,600 hp) total output |
| Propulsion | 4 x 813 kW Azimuth |
| Speed | 7 kilotonnes (6,900 long tons; 7,700 short tons) |
History
editShe was built in 1997 in Singapore at Keppel's Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd's yard. Soon after completion, Asian Hercules II was loaned to Smit International and served the European lifting market from 1999.[2][3]
Asian Hercules II set the completed Gateshead Millennium Bridge in place on 20 November 2000.[4]
Asian Hercules II and Rambiz lifted sections of the sunken Tricolor from the English Channel after it sank in 2002. Tricolor was cut into sections with a carbide-coated cable prior to wreck removal.[5]
In 2011, Asian Hercules II set the heavy-lift mast crane for Seven Borealis.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Asian Hercules II" (PDF). Asian Lift Pte Ltd. February 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-02-14. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Smit and Keppel strengthen sheerlegs joint venture". Cranes Today. 4 May 1999. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Keppel's sheerlegs joins Smit's heavy lift fleet". Cranes Today. 5 December 1999. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Millennium bridge reaches destination". BBC News. 20 November 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Brynildsen, Ivar (May 2005). "TRICOLOR - The collision, sinking and wreck removal". Insight. gard. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Transportation Huisman's newbuilding heavy lift mast crane". Biglift Shipping. 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links
edit- Noe, Rain (28 January 2016). "Real Life Cutaways: Here's How You Saw a 50,000-Ton Ship Carrying 2,800 Cars Into Slices (With the Cars Still Inside)". Core77. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- Von Wüst, Christian (4 August 2003). "Sperrmüll im Fahrwasser" [Bulky waste in the waterway]. Der Spiegel. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
