Ship design for specialised vessels

The UT-Design™ family of vessels also includes specialised vessels such as seismic, research, cable-laying, emergency response, rescue, well-stimulation, well-intervention, smaller Floating Platform Storage Offshore (FPSO), drilling vessels, coastguard and EEZ vessels. These vessels are designed for specific tasks and are often specified with the most sophisticated positioning systems available.

Floating platform storage & offloading vessels

meet the needs of the oil exploration and production industry UT-Design™ tailor ship designs to meet individual customer requirements

Ship designs for rescue vessels

As many UT-Design™ vessels are multi-functional, a number have been designed to provide varying levels of firefighting, standby and rescue support as well as other duties specified by the customer.

EEZ/Coastal patrol vessels

The UT-Design for coastguard vessels is suitable for a variety of tasks, such as patrolling, fisheries protection, emergency stand-by, fire-fighting, pollution control, salvage and towing.

Seismic research vessels

UT-Design™ vessels for patrolling, fisheries protection, emergency standby, pollution control, fire-fighting, salvage and emergency towing.

Features and benefits

• Innovative arrangements, propulsion and drive design
• High comfort with minimum noise and vibration
• Classified Comfort Class, Clean Class / Clean Design
• Safer deck cargo handling systems
• Optimal hull-form design
• Ease of construction

Rolls-Royce has the expertise and technology necessary to provide clients with a design capable of tackling any offshore operation. Our customized vessels are all based on well-proven designs and provide excellent sea-keeping capabilities, life-long cost efficiency and, not least, construction-friendly despite the vessel's complexity.

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