Cable Recovery Vessel Grace
Principal particulars:
Length:
86.57 m
Beam moulded:
12.80 m
Draught design:
5.55 m
Deadweight:
3,540 t
Gross tonnage:
2,624 t
Speed:
11.1 kn
Specialized equipment capacity:
5x internal cable tanks (72 t total capacity), 19 t elevated cable walkway, 20 t load-capacity bow chute & roller
Design philosophy of the Cable Recovery Vessel Grace
Converting an aging general cargo vessel into a highly specialized cable recovery asset requires overcoming legacy design gaps and major weight distribution shifts. Integrating five massive internal cable tanks (72 tonnes), elevated cable walkways, heavy recovery winches, and an overhanging bow chute subjects the existing hull structure to asymmetrical dynamic loads and elevated vertical centers of gravity.
Conoship’s engineering approach centered on converting fragmented legacy documentation into an organized basic engineering model. By performing comprehensive global stability recalibrations, structural reinforcement layouts, and deck load distribution engineering, we ensured the vessel maintained strict safety margins under heavy cable recovery tension without compromising deadweight performance.
Engineering Scope: What Conoship Executed
Shipyard: BLRT Repair Yards (Tallinn Shipyard)
Delivery date: 2024-05-28
Launch location: Tallinn, Estonia
Ship owner: Mertech Marine / WIND Subsea Cable Services
Vessel country: Antigua and Barbuda
Vessel type: Cable Recovery Vessel
