The Castoro 10 is a 164.6 meter long pipe laying barge classified by RINA. It has a lightship displacement of 10,875 tons and can accommodate up to 200 personnel. Its pipe laying equipment can handle pipes up to 60 inches in diameter and it has trenching equipment that can excavate to a depth of 6 meters and an operating depth of 300 meters. It is powered by five 800 kW main generators and two 1,450 kW deck generators and has three cranes for lifting operations with maximum capacities ranging from 15 to 72 tons.
3. CLASSIFICATION
RINA Class: C pontoon – crane;
special service – pipe laying unit;
special navigation
RINA Number: 82960
PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS & CAPACITIES
Length overall (LOA) including
stinger: 164.6 m
Length overall (LOA) including
truss: 139.1 m
Length between perpendiculars: 112.8 m
Breadth overall: 36.6 m
Depth overall: 9,1 m
Lightship draught (mean): 2.84 m
Lightship displacement: 10,875 t
Operating draught (typical): 5,200 m
Displacement on maximum
draught: 21,638 t
Deadweight on maximum
draught: 10,763 t
Gross tonnage: 10,487 t
Net tonnage: 3,146 t
Max. deck space: 1,000 m2
Max deck load: 3,600 t
MOORING SYSTEM
Anchors: 9 x 7 t Delta Flipper
Winches: 8 x Intercon 74 - 170
(max pull: 50 t)
1 x PH (max pull: 70 t)
Wire capacity: 1,800 m of 58 mm
PIPELAY EQUIPMENT
Fully enclosed production line for a 60”
max. pipe diameter
Tensioners two track type @ 90 tonnes
A&R winch minimum 200 t @ 30 m/min
Fully Automated Welding System SWS
and Passo
Main line Fully enclosed production line
Line-up system two multi directional rollers
Bevelling facilities two stations @ 44kW
NDT stations two X-ray weld test stations
Field joint stationsmarine mastic
or foam injection
TRENCHING/JETTING EQUIPMENT
Length: 11.8 m
Width: 12 m
Height: 8.5 m
Weight: 110 t
Max. pipe diameter: 60”
Max. trench depth: 6 m
Max. operating depth: 300 m
Jet pumps: 8 Union MQF 9 stage
Output: 2,000 gpm x 2,150 psi
POWER GENERATION
Main generators: five @ 800 kW
Deck generetors: two @ 1,450 kW each
LIFTING EQUIPMENT
Forward deck crane Manitowoc:
999 W Series 2
Boom length: 45.2 m
Max capacity: 72 t
Aft deck crane Manitowoc:
4100 W Series 2
Boom length: 42.7 m
Max capacity: 66 t
Aft STBD Crane Palfinger
PTM 1700A 15 t
Max outreach: 24 m
6 pipe davits Righini
Max capacity: 100 t each
ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
The Castoro 10 has accommodation
for up to 200 personnel and a range
of crew recreation facilities
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