{{Short description|Maltese pipe-laying ship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{for|other ships|HMS Solitaire}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Allseas' Solitaire, pijplegschip.jpg |image_caption=''Solitaire'', one of the largest pipe-laying ships in the world }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=*''Trentwood'' *''Solitaire'' |owner=[[Allseas|Allseas Group]] |operator= |registry=*-2015: [[Panama City|Panama]], {{flag|Panama}} *2015 onwards: [[Valletta]], {{flagicon|Malta|civil}} Malta<ref name="VT">{{cite web |url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Solitaire-7129049.html |title=Solitaire (IMO: 7129049) |work=Vessel Tracker |accessdate=2016-03-19}}</ref> |route= |ordered= |builder=[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]], [[Hiroshima]], Japan |original_cost= |yard_number=223 |way_number= |laid_down= |launched=17 December 1971<ref name="miramar"/> |completed=1972 |christened= |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service= |out_of_service= |identification=*{{IMO Number|7129049}} *{{MMSI Number|249118000}} *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: 9HA4114<ref name="VT"/> |fate= |status=In service |notes= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class= |tonnage=*59193 *[[Deadweight tonnage|DWT]]: 129479<ref name="miramar"/> |displacement= |length= {{convert|300|m|0|abbr=on}} |beam= {{convert|40.6|m|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="miramar"/> |height= |draught=17.62 m |draft= |depth=24.00 m |decks= |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power= |propulsion= 8x Wartsila 6R46B , 51.50 MW |speed=14.5 kn<ref name="miramar"/> |capacity= |crew=420 |notes= }} }}
'''''Solitaire''''' is a large deep-sea [[Pipe-laying ship|pipe laying ship]]. It was at the time of conversion the world's largest [[pipe-laying ship]] at {{convert|300|m|0}} long (excluding pipe-laying apparatus)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allseas.com/uk/20/equipment/solitaire.html |title=Solitaire, one of the largest pipelay vessels in the world |publisher=[[Allseas]] |accessdate=27 May 2009 }}</ref> and {{convert|96000|t}}.<ref name=donegal>{{cite news |title=Killybegs Giant ship boost |url=http://www.donegalpost.com/2008/07/16/killybegs-giant-ship-boost/ |work=[[Donegal Post]] |date=16 July 2008 |access-date=13 May 2009}}</ref> When fully operational she has a crew of 420,<ref name=donegal/> a pipe carrying capacity of 22,000 tonnes and a pipe lay speed of more than {{convert|9|km}} a day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allseas.com/uk/20/equipment/solitaire.html |title=Solitaire |access-date=2009-05-27 |archive-date=2009-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305091627/http://www.allseas.com/uk/20/equipment/solitaire.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ship is owned by the [[Allseas|Allseas Group]], a Dutch pipelaying and marine construction firm with their headquarters in [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Andrew Clennel |title=Subsea pipeline engineering |publisher=[[PennWell Books]] |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-59370-013-3 |page=360}}</ref>
== History == The ship was initially built in 1972 as a [[bulk carrier]] and launched as ''Trentwood'' by [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] at their shipyard in [[Hiroshima]], Japan.<ref name="miramar">{{cite web |url=http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/ship/list?search_op=OR&IDNo=7129049 |title=Search results for "7129049" |work=Miramar Ship Index |access-date=29 July 2009}}</ref>
In 1992, [[Allseas]] acquired ''Trentwood'' for conversion into a pipelaying vessel. Allseas awarded the conversion contract to [[Sembawang Shipyards]] in Singapore on a lump sum basis; however, the contract was terminated in 1995. The ship was subsequently converted at the Swan Hunter yard on [[Tyneside]], United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major deepwater pipelay vessel starts work in North Sea |url=http://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-96/issue-18/in-this-issue/general-interest/major-deepwater-pipelay-vessel-starts-work-in-north-sea.html |website=www.ogj.com}}</ref> ''Solitaire'' laid her first pipe on Statoil's Europipe project in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solitaire undergoes preparatory re-vamp as GoM developments head deeper |url=http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/print/volume-65/issue-6/pipeline-transportation/solitaire-undergoes-preparatory-re-vamp-as-gom-developments-head-deeper.html |website=www.offshore-mag.com}}</ref>
Allseas and [[Sembcorp]] reached a settlement for the ''Solitaire'' arbitration in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SembCorp and Allseas reach full and final settlement for Solitaire arbitration |url=https://allseas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2006-0331-Joint-press-release-Allseas-and-SembCorp.pdf |website=www.allseas.com}}</ref>
In 2006, while working on the Atwater Valley and Independence Trail projects in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], ''Solitaire'' set new depth records, laying 10-inch pipeline in a water depth of {{convert|2775|m}} and 24-inch pipeline in a water depth of {{convert|2550|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World's deepest floating production facility nears completion |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/World's+deepest+floating+production+facility+nears+completion.-a0162833236 |website=www.ogj.com}}</ref>
Among other ships, ''Solitaire'' laid the [[Nord Stream 2]] gas pipeline in the [[Baltic Sea]] in 2019—2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Djursing |first1=Thomas |title=Galleri: 430 arbejdere lægger fremtidens gasrør i Østersøen |url=https://ing.dk/galleri/galleri-430-arbejdere-laegger-fremtidens-gasroer-oestersoeen-229744 |website=[[Ingeniøren]] |language=da |date=7 January 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== * 2min {{youTube|mAg639MsAI4}}, from [[Mighty Ships]]
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