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== Sister ships ==
== Sister ships ==
''Discoverer Clear Leader'' design is a "Transocean Offshore enhanced Enterprise-class" and has three other [[sister ship]]s: ''[[Discoverer Americas]]'', ''[[Discoverer Inspiration]]'', and ''[[Discoverer Luanda]]''.<ref name=dnv/>
''Discoverer Clear Leader'' design is a "Transocean Offshore enhanced Enterprise-class" and has three other [[sister ship]]s: ''[[Discoverer Americas]]'', ''[[Discoverer Inspiration]]'', ''[[Discoverer Luanda]]'', and ''[[Discoverer India]]''.<ref name=dnv/>


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Revision as of 09:50, 22 November 2010

Ship going to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on July 9, 2010
History
NameDiscoverer Clear Leader
OwnerTriton Asset Leasing GmbH
OperatorTransocean
Port of registry Marshall Islands, Majuro
Ordered27 February 2006
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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Okpo, South Korea
Laid down06 August 2007
Launched10 November 2007
Completed2009
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Call sign: V7MO2
DNV ID: 27186
IMO number9386122
MMSI no: 538002877
StatusOperational
Notes[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeDet Norske Veritas
Tonnage65,573 GT; 10,100 DWT
Length254.4 m (835 ft)
Beam38 m (125 ft)
Draught13 m (43 ft)
Depth19 m (62 ft)
Notes[1][2]

Discoverer Clear Leader is a double hulled dynamically positioned drillship , capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657m) using an 18.75 in (47.6 cm), 15,000 psi blowout preventer (BOP), and a 21 in (53 cm) outside diameter (OD) marine riser. The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel is owned by Transocean, and is operating in the Gulf of Mexico of the United States.[3][2]

Sister ships

Discoverer Clear Leader design is a "Transocean Offshore enhanced Enterprise-class" and has three other sister ships: Discoverer Americas, Discoverer Inspiration, Discoverer Luanda, and Discoverer India.[1]

Discoverer Inspiration delivers new containment cap to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on July 10, 2010. In the background are the Discoverer Enterprise, GSF Development Driller II, and Helix Producer I

References

  1. ^ a b c "Discoverer Clear Leader". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Fleet Specifications: Discoverer Clear Leader". Transocean. 2010. Retrieved 07 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Rig Data: Discoverer Clear Leader". Rigzone. 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.