Cable-Laying Vessel SUBARU
The flagship of the fleet. In addition to the laying and maintenance of submarine cables in Japan's territorial waters, it also engages in overseas operations.
| Cable laying vessel SUBARU | |
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| Port of registration | Japan (Tokyo) |
| Overall length | 124m |
| Width | 21m |
| Maximum deadweight draft | 7m |
| Gross tonnage | 9557 tons |
| Cruising speed | 13.5 knots (max. 15.4 knots) |
| Fuel consumption | Cruising speed (13 knots) | 30 tons/day |
| Installation, ROV work | 15-40 tons/day | |
| In port | 2 tons/day | |
| Maximum range | approx. 8800 nautical miles. | |
| Propellers/generators | Main propellers (azimuth) | 2,700 kw × 2 |
| Bow Thrusters | 1,600 kw × 1 | |
| Bow Azimuth Thruster | 1,192 kw × 1 | |
| Main Generators | 2,800 kw × 4 | |
| Cable handling equipment | Drum-type cable engine (diameter: 4 m) x 2 21 dual-tire linear cable engine x 1 Stern Sheaves (Diameter: 3.2 m) x 3 (including flat type sheave x 1) |
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| Cable tank capacity | No.1 Cable Tank | 1180 m3 |
| No.2 Cable Tank | 1440 m3 | |
| Auxiliary Tank | 150 m3 | |
| Total | 2,770 m3 | |
| Maximum deadweight tonnage | approx. 6280 tons | |
| ROV | Loaded on Stern Max dive depth 2500 m | |
| Dynamic positioning system | SIMRAD SDP 21 (Electronically controlled navigation system, Set Point Fixation etc.) |
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| Navigational instruments | Radar, Gyro Compass, GPS (DGPS). For shallow water, Depth measurement device for deep sea. |
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| Communication equipment | Ship telephone for domestic use. Satellite communication system, V/UHF wireless GMDSS (MF/HF, VHF), fax, etc. |
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| On-deck equipment | A-Frame Crane, 5-ton crane x 2, winch etc. | |
| Accommodation | For 80 people (crew and client representatives). | |
| Others | PGU (Ground protection unit) PFE (Power supply unit for relay submarine cable system) UJ Technology (Submarine cable connecting device). etc. |
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