UKD Seadragon

SHB2711 is a 27 meter Shoalbuster designed specifically by Damen Shipyards for UK Dredging. She is specified to provide multi purpose dredging support with WID, bed-levelling, buoy handling and survey capability.

The vessel is diesel electric, with 2 x Permanent Magnet Water Cooled 750KW propulsion motors and a 145KW bowthruster.

Her principle duties are as a Water Injection Dredger and a bed leveller. Her WID Skid and 10 metre plough is capable of working at a depth of 25 metres.

Fully equipped with DGPS and digital mapping her survey equipment is fully compatible with all of UK Dredging's fleet and able to act on a stand-alone basis. A Winch encoder accurately determines plough depth so that the combined package offers a complete survey and bed levelling service.

BuilderDamen Shipyards, Hardinxveld

ClassificationBureau Veritas
Offshore support vessel
Tug (design bollard pull 25 ton)
Unrestricted navigation

Gross Tonnage321 tonnes
Length Overall27.05 m
Beam Overall11.6 m
Draught Maximum2.55 m
Speed9.5 knots
Hydraulic A FrameHuisman Equipment
SWL 30 ton
Main Propulsion2x Permanent Magnet motors, water-cooled
Single power 2x 750 kW @ 1600 rpm

WIDDamen Dredging Equipment,
Underwater pump
EDOP 450L, 4000 m3/hr @ 2.5 bar

Plough Width10 m x weight 8 tonnes
Bollard Pull25 tonnes