On Saturday, ‘Polarsyssel’, Havyard Ship Technology’s build 120, a vessel of the Havyard 832 L WE design, was duly named and celebrated in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, the company said in its press release.
Earlier this month, ‘Polarsyssel’ was delivered from Havyard Ship Technology’s yard in Leirvik in Sogn to the Icelandic shipping company Fafnir Offshore. A long-term contract has been secured for the vessel, under which she will operate six months a year for the Governor of Svalbard for a period of six years.
‘Polarsyssel’ is the first vessel of the Havyard 832 L WE (Wave Edition) design. Havyard Design & Solutions has developed the design with a view to saving fuel and safety and comfort for the crew in both fair and unfavourable weather. The combination of a streamlined underbody with twin skegs (two stern keels) and a foreship with an above-water profile that emphasises minimising the angle of attack of large waves has now proved its excellence in practice.
Key data for Havyard 832 L WE 'Polarsyssel'
Length: 88.5 m
Breadth: 17.6 m
Speed: 14.5 knots
Deck area: 850 sq. m
Cabin capacity: 30 persons
Deadweight: 3,700 tonnes