Jack-up barge Typhoon 3000 of Holland

Typhoon 3000, manoeuvred into Lowestoft, Suffolk by the tug Brutus of Zwijndrecht, Holland and the workboat Forth Drummer of Leith, after a tow of 3 days, 3 hours from Portsmouth.

The Skylift 3000 class of barge is designed and build to launch heavy structures such as warships or concrete structures from the quay into the water and vice versa. The barge can also be used as a movable drydock or transport pontoon.

 

Name: Typhoon 3000

Type: Submersible multi-purpose jack-up barge

Class: Skylift 3000

Length: 60 m

Width: 28 m

Height: 4 m

Water height above submerged deck: 8 m

Leg length: 52 m

Leg diameter: 2 m

Payload: 3,000 ton

Deck load: 12 ton/m2

Jacking capacity: 4 x 1,444 ton, total of 5,776 ton

Jacking speed, platform up: 7.3 m/hr

Jacking speed, platform down: 8.5 m/hr

Jacking speed, legs down: 20.4 m/hr

Hydraulic power units: 4 x electrical-hydraulic pump sets

HPU capacity: 4 x 150 kW

Generators: 2 x Caterpillar C18 diesel generator sets

Generator capacity: 2 x 700 kVA

Owner: Skylift Marine BV, Dodewaard, The Netherlands

 

 

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