# MV Target

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**MV *Target*** is a [semi-submersible heavy](/source/Semi-submersible#Heavy-lift) transport ship, built by [Brodosplit](/source/Brodosplit) in [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia).

## History

Built in 1990 as a [tanker](/source/Tanker_(ship)), MV *Jahre Target*,[3] MV *Target* is the second of six single hull tankers to be converted into heavy lift vessels. After completing submerging and sea trials, the former [sealift](/source/Sealift) vessel was delivered to the new owners, [Dockwise](/source/Dockwise) on 24 December 2007.[4]

## Design

MV *Target* was converted at the [COSCO](/source/COSCO) shipyard in [Nantong](/source/Nantong), China. A new midsection was fitted to the bow and aft sections of the single-hull tanker. She has a carrying capacity in excess of 35,000 tons and an unobstructed deck area measuring 44.5 m x 130 m.

## Service

MV *Target* is designed to transport complex, high-value cargo, including semi-submersible and jack-up drilling units, as well as offshore structures. She is managed by [Anglo-Eastern Ship Management](/source/Anglo-Eastern_Group) who provide technical and crew management.

In 2009, MV *Target* transported the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) ice-strengthened survey ship, [HMS *Endurance*](/source/HMS_Endurance_(A171)) from the [Falkland Islands](/source/Falkland_Islands) to [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth).[5]

## Footnotes

1. ["Ships and Harbours Photos"](http://www.shipsandharbours.com/picture/number10690.asp). Retrieved 6 November 2009.

1. ["Target"](http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=306869000). Marine Traffic. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

1. ["MV *Target*"](https://archive.today/20130122011635/http://www2.dockwise.com/vessels/node/339). Dockwise. Archived from [the original](http://www2.dockwise.com/vessels/node/339) on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

1. ["Falkland Islands Adventure for Dockwise"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111006060816/http://www2.dockwise.com/files/images/Falkland_Islands_Adventure_for_Dockwise.pdf). Dockwise. 11 February 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www2.dockwise.com/files/images/Falkland_Islands_Adventure_for_Dockwise.pdf) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.

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