On November 11, the first offshore construction vessel (OCV) built by Wuchang Shipbuilding was successfully launched, marking the vessel’s full transition to the mooring test phase and steady progress toward the delivery milestone. The successful construction of this vessel will further solidify Wuchang Shipbuilding’s technical edge in the offshore equipment sector.
The vessel has an overall length of 100 meters, a beam of 23 meters, a structural draught of 7.5 meters, a speed of 14.6 knots, and a crew capacity of 111. The vessel adopts an advanced integrated electric propulsion system, equipped with 4 main generator sets, 2 azimuth main thrusters, 1 retractable bow thruster, and 2 bow side thrusters.
This multi-thruster combined layout significantly enhances the vessel’s maneuverability and navigation stability. The vessel is equipped with a 150-ton active heave-compensated offshore crane, capable of meeting the requirements for high-precision and high-reliability lifting operations under harsh sea conditions. It reserves interfaces for ROV and LARS systems, providing good expansion space, and can be equipped with intelligent operation modules according to subsequent operational needs, continuously improving the vessel’s comprehensive operational capability.