Pacific Guardian
 
 
 
Ship Name Pacific Guardian Lloyd's Register No. 8222941
Ship Type Cable Layer Build Date Oct 1984
Reg. Owner Global Marine Systems Builder Swan Hunter Shipbuilders
Draught 6.301m Length 115.02m
Length BP 101.66m Breadth 18.04m
Depth 10.11m Screws Single
Gross Tonnage 6,133 DWT 3,544
Stationed on a rotating basis in Fiji, New Zealand and Australia, Pacific Guardian is a purpose-built cable ship equipped to deploy a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).  The ship photographed here in Auckland, July 2001, provides maintenance and repair services for the PacRim and ANZCAN networks in the Pacific Ocean.

The ship as an endurance of 40 days with a maximum speed of 16 Knots, consuming 28 tonnes of oil per day.  Further information can be found at Global Marine Systems.

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