Ramform Titan is a marine seismic acquisition vessel built in 2013 by the MHI shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan. Its width at the stern is 70 m (230 ft), "the widest ship in the world at the waterline".[1] It is operated by Norwegian company Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and is used for 3D seismic data acquisition. The ship is equipped with 24 hydrophone streamer reels in two rows, with 16 reels astern, and eight further forward. It is able to tow a network of sensors over an area greater than 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi). The vessel can accommodate up to 80 crew plus visitors.[3]

Ramform Titan in 2020
History
NameRamform Titan
OwnerPGS
BuilderMHI, Nagasaki, Japan
Launched2013
General characteristics
Length104.2 m (341 ft 10 in)
Beam70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Installed power3 x 6,000 kw each
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Crew80
Notes[1][2]

PGS built three other Titan-class vessels after Ramform Titan:[4] Ramform Atlas,[5] Ramform Hyperion,[6] and Ramform Tethys.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ramform Titan". Wärtsilä Encyclopedia of Marine and Energy Technology. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Ramform Titan | Marine seismic vessel". PGS. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. ^ "PGS names Ramform Titan seismic acquisition vessel". Offshore Magazine. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "World's Ugliest Ship, Ramform Titan, Arrives in Bergen, Norway". OnboardOnline. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. ^ "PGS names its second Ramform Titan-class vessel". www.skipsrevyen.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Ramform Hyperion | Marine seismic vessel". PGS. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Ramform Tethys | Marine seismic vessel". PGS. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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