{{Short description|Russian icebreaker platform supply and standby vessel}} {{Infobox ship |display_title=''SCF Sakhalin'' |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image= | image_caption= }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header= |country=Russia |flag={{shipboxflag|Russia|government}} | name=*2005–2010: ''FESCO Sakhalin'' (''ФЕСКО Сахалин'') *2010–: ''SCF Sakhalin'' (''СКФ Сахалин'')<ref name="rs">{{csr |register=RS|id=040525|shipname=SCF Sakhalin|accessdate=2012-10-16}}</ref> | owner=*2005–2010: Talgona Shipping Co. Ltd.<ref name="dnv">{{csr|register=DNV|id=25158|shipname=SCF Sakhalin|accessdate=2012-10-16}}</ref> *2010–: SCF Sakhalin Vessels Limited (Sovcomflot)<ref name="rs" /> | operator=*2005–2010: Far East Shipping Company *2010–: Sovcomflot | registry=Vladivostok, {{RUS}}<ref name="rs" /> | route= | ordered=2003<ref name="aarc" /> | builder=Aker Finnyards, Helsinki, Finland<ref name="dnv" /> | original_cost= | yard_number=504<ref name="rs" /> | way_number= | laid_down=22 June 2004<ref name="dnv" /> | launched=18 February 2005<ref name="dnv" /> | completed=15 June 2005<ref name="dnv" /> | christened=31 May 2005<ref name="skipsrevyen">{{cite web|url=http://www.skipsrevyen.no/batomtaler/batomtaler-4-2005/891.html|title=M/S "FESCO SAKHALIN"|publisher=Skipsrevyen|accessdate=21 May 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322142832/http://www.skipsrevyen.no/batomtaler/batomtaler-4-2005/891.html|archivedate=22 March 2012}}</ref> | acquired= | maiden_voyage= | in_service=2005– | out_of_service= | identification=* {{IMO number|9307724}} *Call sign: UHME<ref name="dnv" /> *{{MMSI|237718120}} | fate= | status= In service | notes= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header= | header_caption=<ref name="rs" /><ref name="dnv" /><ref name="stx">{{cite web|url=http://www.stxmarine.net/pdf/fesco_sakhalin.pdf|title=FESCO Sakhalin - Icebreaking supply and standby vessel|publisher=Aker Finnyards|accessdate=20 May 2011|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009055117/http://www.stxmarine.net/pdf/fesco_sakhalin.pdf|archivedate=9 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="fescogroup">{{cite web |url=http://www.fesco.ru/en/assets/fleet-fesco/vessels/icebreakers/fesco-sakhalin/ |title=FESCO Sakhalin (FESCO vessels/Ice-breakers |author= |date= |publisher=FESCO Transportation Group |accessdate=20 May 2011 |archive-date=21 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021151558/http://www.fesco.ru/en/assets/fleet-fesco/vessels/icebreakers/fesco-sakhalin/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | type=Platform supply vessel | tonnage=*{{GT|6,882}} *{{NetT|2,065}} *{{DWT|4,298}} | displacement=9,980 tons | length=*{{convert|99.90|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} (overall) *{{convert|93.936|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} (waterline) | beam=*{{convert|20.95|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} (moulded) *{{convert|21.23|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} (max) | height= | draught= {{convert|7.50|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | draft= | depth= {{convert|11.00|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | decks= | deck_clearance= | ramps= | ice_class=*DNV ICE-10 Icebreaker *RS Icebreaker6 | power = 3{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}Wärtsilä 8L38B (3{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}5,800 kW) | propulsion=*Diesel-electric *2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}ABB Azipod VI1600 (2 × 6,500 kW) *KaMeWa Ulstein TT2200 bow thrusters (2 × 1,100 kW) | speed=*{{convert|16.7|kn}} (max)<ref name="aarc">{{cite web|url=http://www.akerarctic.fi/publications/pdf/aker%20arc%20101.pdf|title=Aker Arctic Icebreaking Supply and Standby Vessel Fesco Sakhalin|publisher=Aker Arctic|accessdate=21 May 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928144151/http://www.akerarctic.fi/publications/pdf/aker%20arc%20101.pdf|archivedate=28 September 2011}}</ref> *{{convert|15|kn}} (service) *{{convert|2|kn}} in {{convert|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} level ice<ref name="jmlista">[http://portal.fma.fi/sivu/www/baltice/jaanmurtajalista.pdf The world icebreaker, ice breaking supply and research vessel fleet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195209/http://portal.fma.fi/sivu/www/baltice/jaanmurtajalista.pdf |date=2013-10-29 }}. Baltic Ice Management, February 2011. {{retrieved | accessdate=2011-10-07}}</ref> | capacity= | crew=40 (max) | notes= }} }}
'''''SCF Sakhalin''''' ({{langx|ru|СКФ Сахалин}}) is a Russian icebreaking platform supply and standby vessel owned by SCF Sakhalin Vessels Limited, a subsidiary of Sovcomflot. The ship was built by Aker Finnyards Helsinki shipyard in Finland in 2005 as '''''FESCO Sakhalin''''' ({{langx|ru|ФЕСКО Сахалин}}) for Far East Shipping Company (FESCO), but was purchased by Sovcomflot and renamed in 2010. Since the beginning it has been in long-term charter for Exxon Neftegas Ltd. and used to supply oil platforms in the Sakhalin-I project.<ref name="turkishmaritime">{{cite web |url=http://www.turkishmaritime.com.tr/news_detail.php?id=7743 |title=SCF Sakhalin starts operation |author= |date=5 September 2010 |publisher=Turkish Maritime |accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref>
== Design == === General characteristics ===
The maximum overall length of ''SCF Sakhalin'' is {{convert|99.90|m|ft|1|abbr=out}} and its length between perpendiculars is {{convert|86.05|m|ft|1|abbr=out}}. The hull, {{convert|93.936|m|ft|1|abbr=out}} long at the waterline, has moulded breadth of {{convert|20.95|m|ft|1|abbr=out}} and maximum breadth of {{convert|21.23|m|ft|1|abbr=out}}. The draught and depth to upper deck are {{convert|7.50|m|ft|1|abbr=out}} and {{convert|11.00|m|ft|1|abbr=out}}, respectively. The displacement of the icebreaking supply ship is 9,980 tons and its deadweight tonnage is 4,298 tons, gross tonnage 6,882 and net tonnage 2,065.<ref name="dnv" />
To supply offshore drilling platforms the ship can carry 1,000 tons of cargo on the {{convert|700|m2|sqft|0|abbr=on|adj=on}} stern deck and 1,500 tons of liquid cargo in its cargo tanks. In addition it has six 50 m<sup>3</sup> silos for bulk powder cargoes such as barite and cement.<ref name="fescogroup" /><ref name="dieselandgas" /> While operated by a maximum crew of 40, in case of emergency the ship can provide emergency accommodation for 150 evacuees.<ref name="aarc" /> It also has two fire monitors, each with an output of 1,200 m<sup>3</sup>/h,<ref name="aarc" /> and oil spill response equipment such as an Arctic skimmer and 200 metres of oil boom.<ref name="stx" />
The ship is classified by both Det Norske Veritas and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping with class notations ''{{nowrap|{{DNV-supervised-construction}}1A1}} ICE-10 Icebreaker Supply Vessel Standby Vessel Fire Fighter I OILREC SF DEICE E0 DYNPOS-AUT NAUT-OC DK(+) HL(2.0)''<ref name="dnv" /> and ''KM* Icebreaker6[1] AUT1 OMBO FF3WS DYNPOS-1 ANTI-ICE special purpose ship/supply vessel/oli recovery ship (>60C)'',<ref name="rs" /> respectively.
''SCF Sakhalin'', designed by Aker Arctic, is a double acting ship, meaning that its bow is designed for more efficient operation in open water and stern for the most severe ice conditions. The vessel, winterized for operating temperatures as low as {{convert|-40|C|F|0}}, is capable of breaking level ice up to {{convert|1.5|m|ft|1|abbr=out}} thick at 2 knots<ref name="jmlista" /> and penetrate {{convert|20|m|ft|1|abbr=out|adj=on}} ridges with a {{convert|4|m|ft|1|abbr=out|adj=on}} consolidated layer.<ref name="aarc" /><ref name="stx" /> In open water the ship has a service speed of 15 knots.<ref name="fescogroup" />
=== Power and propulsion ===
The ship has a diesel-electric powertrain with three eight-cylinder Wärtsilä 8L38B 4-stroke medium-speed diesel engines, each with a maximum continuous rating of {{convert|5800|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} at 600 rpm, driving 6,847 kVA generators that produce electricity for all shipboard consumers.<ref name="dieselandgas">Mullins, P. [http://www.dgtww-digital.com/dgtww/200803/?pg=52#pg52 Novel Vessels can Cope with Icy Seas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324083908/http://www.dgtww-digital.com/dgtww/200803/?pg=52 |date=2012-03-24 }}. Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide, March 2008. Page 50.</ref> In addition the vessel has one six-cylinder Wärtsilä 6L20 auxiliary generating set, producing {{convert|1080|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} at 1000 rpm, that can be used when the ship is at port, and a Caterpillar 3412 emergency diesel generator.<ref name="dnv" />
The vessel is propelled by two 6.5 MW ABB Azipod VI1600 electric azimuth thrusters.<ref name="abb_reflist">[https://library.e.abb.com/public/98a7ddd74d7ecb3bc1257b09004c14ab/ABB%20Propulsion%20Products%20reference%20list%202013.pdf References - Propulsion Products]. ABB. {{retrieved|accessdate=2015-05-28}}</ref> The ice-strengthened pods, designed to meet the requirements of DNV ice class ICE-10, can be used to "eat up" ice rubble while the propeller wash reduces the friction between the hull and the ice. They also give the vessel excellent maneuverability at low speeds and in ice, and dynamic positioning capabilities. In addition the ship has two KaMeWa Ulstein TT2200 bow thrusters with high ice class, 1,100 kW each.<ref name="dieselandgas" />
== Career ==
In 2003 by the Russian company Far East Shipping Company PLC (FESCO) placed an order for the world's first large double-acting icebreaker. The ship, designed by Aker Arctic, is a result of a long series of research and development projects dating back to 1989.<ref name="aarc" /> The keel of the ship was laid on 22 June 2004 in Aker Finnyards Helsinki shipyard and it was launched on 18 February 2005. ''FESCO Sakhalin'', christened on 31 May, was completed on 15 June and delivered to the owner in the following day.<ref name="dnv" /><ref name="skipsrevyen" />
Designed specifically for year-round support and standby ice management of the ''Orlan'' platform, ''FESCO Sakhalin'' was chartered for Exxon Neftegas Ltd. for the operations in the Sakhalin-I project in the Sea of Okhotsk where there is a risk of becoming surrounded by grounded ice rubble.<ref name="stx" />
The ship was acquired by SCF Sakhalin Vessels Limited, a subsidiary of the Russian shipping company Sovcomflot, in 2010 and renamed ''SCF Sakhalin'', but continues in the original charter under the management of FESCO.<ref name="rtdr">{{cite web|url=http://rtdr.org/news/maritime/sovcomflot_replenishes_its_fleet_with_scf_sakhalin.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826103724/http://rtdr.org/news/maritime/sovcomflot_replenishes_its_fleet_with_scf_sakhalin.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2011|title=Sovcomflot Replenishes Its Fleet with SCF Sakhalin|publisher=Russian Transport Daily Report|accessdate=21 May 2011}}</ref> In 2010 the company ordered two sister ships of slightly upgraded design, priced around $100 million each, from the same shipyard, then partially owned by the Russian United Shipbuilding Corporation and known as Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.<ref name="arctech">{{cite web |url=http://www.meriteollisuus.fi/Ajankohtaista/Kahden_uuden_jaatamurtavan_huoltoaluksen_tilaus_Arctech_Helsinki_Shipyard_Oy:lle_(16.12.2010)/ |title=Kahden uuden jäätämurtavan huoltoaluksen tilaus Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Oy:lle Sovcomflotilta |publisher=Meriteollisuus |date=2010-12-16 |accessdate=21 May 2011 |archive-date=2012-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324063531/http://www.meriteollisuus.fi/Ajankohtaista/Kahden_uuden_jaatamurtavan_huoltoaluksen_tilaus_Arctech_Helsinki_Shipyard_Oy:lle_(16.12.2010)/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The new vessels were delivered in 2012–2013 and chartered for Exxon Neftegas Ltd. to be used in the Arkutun-Dagi offshore oil field.<ref name="arkutundagi">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/russia-sovcomflot-successful-in-exxon-neftegas-supply-vessel-tender/ |title=Russia: Sovcomflot Successiful in Exxon Neftegas Supply Vessel Tender |publisher=Offshore Energy Today |date=2010-12-20 |accessdate=25 May 2011 |archive-date=2012-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316155638/http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/russia-sovcomflot-successful-in-exxon-neftegas-supply-vessel-tender/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== References == {{reflist|2}}
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