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BIBBY OFFSHORE

Bibby Line was established in 1807 in Liverpool, and it was well known to all British seafarers in the heyday of the UK liner fleets. The fleet was named after English counties and after the Second world war the company was to remain profitable due it its troop ship contracts with the UK government. In the 1960s the company joined with other British ship-owners in the search for new trade and joined a consortium of bulk carrier owners, and in addition built some LPG carriers. By the late 1970s the trade recession was having a seriously adverse effect on all international trade and Bibby were forced to sell a numb er of ships. And in 1980 their ore carrier Derbyshire was lost. It just disappeared on a voyage to Japan, and has become one of Britain's most famous shipwrecks.

The company entered the offshore industry in the 1980s when it took an interest in Consafe then an accommodation unit operator. This was not entirely successful. The company retains a variety of interests in shipping and related activities, and for this site the area of interest is Bibby Offshore Ltd, which set up an office in Aberdeen in 2003, and became a separate entity within the group in 2007.

ANCHOR-HANDLERS
CONSTRUCTION/ROV VESSELS
PLATFORM SHIPS
 

 

ANCHOR-HANDLERS

  TYPE: NAME:   PHOTO:
     

GENERAL

PROPULSION

EQUIPMENT

Length OA   Engines   Workdrum pull  
Breadth   BHP   Capacity 1  
DWT   kW   Capacity 2  
Deck area   For'd Thruster   Towdrum pull  
Fuel   Az Thruster   Capacity 1  
Pot water   Aft Thrusters   Capacity 2  
Mud   Bollard pull   Sharks Jaw  
Brine   DP   Cranes  
Dry bulk   Joystick   Tank cleaning  
Year built       Shipyard  
Previous names  
Comments  

CONSTRUCTION/ROV VESSELS

  TYPE: NAME: Bibby Aquamarine   PHOTO:
  Photo Required  

GENERAL

PROPULSION

EQUIPMENT

Length OA 83.0 m Engines 4 x Wartsila 9L32 Workdrum pull  
Breadth 16.02 m BHP - Capacity 1  
DWT 1500 t kW - Capacity 2  
Deck area 275 m2 For'd Thruster 1 x ??bhp Accomm beds 73
Fuel 809 m3 Az Thruster 1 x ??bhp Flexible Capacity -
Pot water 273 m3 Aft Thruster prop 2 x ?? bhp ROVs 1 x observation
Mud   Bollard pull - Sharks Jaw -
Brine   DP II Kongsberg SDP 521 Cranes 1 x 50t
Dry bulk   Joystick   Dive System Capcty 12 divers
Year built 1981 Shipyard Wartsila Turku Dive System Depth  
Previous names Shearwater Aquamarine, Blackgold Aquamarine, Dynamic Aquamarine, Aquamarine
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  TYPE: ST 253L NAME: Bibby Sapphire   PHOTO: Vic Gibson
   

GENERAL

PROPULSION

EQUIPMENT

Length OA 94.0 m Engines 4 x Wartsila 6L32 Workdrum pull  
Breadth 22.0 m BHP 15660 Capacity 1  
DWT 2800 t kW 11520 Capacity 2  
Deck area 800 m2 For'd Thruster 2 x 2000 kW Accomm beds 185
Fuel 1500 m3 Az Thruster 2 x 2200 kW Flexible Capacity -
Pot water 430 m3 Aft Thruster prop 2 x 3000 kW ROVs  1 x observation
Mud   Bollard pull - Sharks Jaw -
Brine   DP K-POS DP III Cranes 1 x 150 t
Dry bulk   Joystick   Dive System Capcty 18 persons
Year built 2005 Shipyard Aker Langsten Dive System Depth  
Previous names -
Comments -

 

  TYPE: ST 256L NAME: Bibby Topaz   PHOTO:
  Photo Required  

GENERAL

PROPULSION

EQUIPMENT

Length OA 106.6 m Engines 4 x Wartsila 6L32 Workdrum pull  
Breadth 22.0 m BHP 15660 Capacity 1  
DWT 5337 t kW 11520 Capacity 2  
Deck area 900 m2 For'd Thruster 2 x 2000 kW Accomm beds 105
Fuel 2441 m3 Az Thruster 2 x 2200 kW Flexible Capacity -
Pot water 666.7m3 Aft Thruster prop 2 x 3000 kW ROVs  1 x L.Work
Mud   Bollard pull - Sharks Jaw -
Brine   DP K-POS DP III Cranes 1 x 150 t
Dry bulk   Joystick   Dive System Capcty 18 persons
Year built 2008 Shipyard Aker Langsten Dive System Depth  
Previous names -
Comments -

 

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GENERAL

PROPULSION

EQUIPMENT

Length OA - Engines - Workdrum pull  
Breadth - BHP - Capacity 1  
DWT - kW - Capacity 2  
Deck area - For'd Thruster - Accomm beds -
Fuel - Az Thruster - Flexible Capacity -
Pot water - Aft Thruster prop - ROVs -
Mud   Bollard pull - Sharks Jaw -
Brine   DP II - Cranes -
Dry bulk   Joystick   Dive System Capcty -
Year built - Shipyard - Dive System Depth  
Previous names -
Comments -

 

TYPE: NAME: PHOTO:
     
GENERAL PROPULSION CARGO CAPACITY
Length OA   Engines   Fuel  
Breadth   BHP   Pot water  
DWT   For'd Thrusters   Mud  
Deck area   Az Thruster   Base oil  
    Aft Thrusters   Brine  
Year built   Joystick   Dry bulk  
Shipyard   DP   Tank Cleaning  
Previous names  
Comments  

 

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General Propulsion Rescue Equip
Length OA   Engines   Survivors Capacity  
Breadth   BHP   FRCs  
DWT   For'd Thrusters   Daughter Craft  
Deck area   Aft Thrusters   Dacon Scoop  
    Joystick      
Year built   DP      
Shipyard   Tank Cleaning      
Previous names  
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