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ALCOA SEAPROBE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Archaeology
CONT

... the Alcoa Seaprobe ... an all-aluminium, diesel-electric-powered ship, ... is 243 feet long, with a beam of 50 feet and a draft or about 13 feet. The Seaprobe is propelled by vertical axis cycloidal propellers fore and aft so she can hold a fixed position on deep water .... At the center of the Seaprobe is a derrick 125 feet high, like those on oil-drilling ships; beneath the derrick is a center well through which drill pipe is lowered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Types de bateaux
  • Archéologie
CONT

[...], disposant d'un matériel sophistiqué, l'Alcoa Seaprobe américain est un navire en aluminium de 75 m de long et 16 m de large. Possédant des hélices à l'avant et à l'arrière, il peut se maintenir sur une position fixe. Il porte en son centre un mât de charge, un derrick de 40 m de haut, semblable à ceux des pétroliers. Au-dessous se trouve un puits de forage dont le conduit peut s'enfoncer de 25 cm par seconde jusqu'à 6 000 m de profondeur.

Spanish

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