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ABS RECORD
General Characteristics
Name: Class Number: IMO Number: Status:
GSF EXPLORER 7310452 7233292 In Operation, Active, Classed 
Details Survey Status
General Characteristics Hull Machinery Capacity Lifting Equipment Owner/Manager Address
Designation
  Official Registry Number 547527
  Call Sign WDD7518
  Flag Name United States of America
  Port of Registration Houston, TX
  Date Of Registry
   
  Delivery Date 01 Jul 1973
   
Categories
  Description Drilling Vessel
  Vessel Type Ship Type Unit
  SOLAS CATEGORY MODU
  MARPOL CATEGORY Not an Oil Tanker
  IBC_IGC CATEGORY Not Applicable
  ISM CATEGORY MODU
 
Previous Names
  Name From Date To Date
  GLOMAR EXPLORER 01 Jan 1978 10 Jun 2004
  HUGHES GLOMAR EXPLORER 01 Jan 1973 01 Jan 1978
 
ABS Class Notations
  XA1, Drilling Vessel, , XAMS, DPS-2
 
Additional Notations
  RRDA, NVIC 2-95 Change 2 ACP, CRC
 
Service Limit
  Unrestricted Service
 
ABS Safety, Quality and/or Environmental Standards :
 
International code for the security of the ships and of port facilities (ISPS Code), ABS Security Notation:
 
Anchor Equipment
  Equipment Numeral U-39
 
Other Info
  Rapid Response Program Yes
  Planned Maintenance Program No
  Condition Monitoring Program No
DOD Fleet Information
  National Defense Reserve Fleet Other
 
Principal Characteristics
  Estimated Gross Tonnage 32562 tonnes
  Design Deadweight 40343 tonnes
  Length between Perpendicular 179.7049 m
  Molded Breadth(M) 35.2684
  Molded Depth(M) 15.493
  Length Overall LOA 188.5706 m
Tonnage
  Regulation Gross Tonnage Net Tonnage
  ITC 27686 (Registered) 8305 (Registered)
  SUEZ 32562 25026
Functions
  Drilling - Self Propelled
 
Builder
Builder Customer Number Builder Building ID Builder Role Project Description Contractual Responsibility Contract Date
SUN SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO. 887664 661 Prime Build     01 Jul 1973
BAE SYSTEMS SOUTHEAST SHIPYARDS ALABAMA LLC 045147   Subcontractor   CONVERTED TO DRILLING VESSEL BY 31 Jul 1998
 
Freeboard Assignments
  Freeboard Deadweight(tonnes) Calculated Freeboard(mm) State
  Conventional Freeboard from Ring 40344.874 3956.05 Active
 
 
 
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