Hermod (ship)

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title: "Hermod (ship)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["semi-submersibles", "ships-built-by-mitsui-engineering-and-shipbuilding", "crane-vessels", "1979-ships"] description: "Semi submersile crane vessel" topic_path: "engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermod_(ship)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Semi submersile crane vessel ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox ship"]

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	SMIT SCHELDE , SMIT EBRO , HERMOD , UINON 7 , KOLGA & THAMESBANK (15328592701) (cropped).jpg
image_caption	Hermod in Rotterdam (2014)
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	Hermod
namesake	Hermóðr (figure in Norse mythology)
operator	Heerema Marine Contractors
builder	Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
completed	1979
decommissioned	2017
identification	*
fate	Scrapped
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class	semi-submersible crane vessel
tonnage	;
length	LOA 154 m
beam	86 m
draft	11.5 to
depth	42 m
power	7 × diesel generators of 2,765 kW each.
propulsion	*2 × controllable pitch propellers
speed	6 kn loaded at 11.5 m draft
complement	336 berths
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|section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=SMIT SCHELDE , SMIT EBRO , HERMOD , UINON 7 , KOLGA & THAMESBANK (15328592701) (cropped).jpg |image_caption=Hermod in Rotterdam (2014)

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• MMSI Number: 356707000
• Callsign: H3IA |motto= |nickname= |honours= |captured= |fate=Scrapped |notes= |badge=

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• 2 × forward thrusters |speed= 6 kn loaded at 11.5 m draft |range= |endurance= |boats= |capacity= |complement=336 berths |crew= |troops= |sensors= |EW= |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities= |notes=

History

Semi submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Hermod was constructed in 1979 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Hermod and sister vessel, Balder were the world's first semi-submersible crane vessels. In the early 1980s these vessels set several lift records while operating in the North Sea.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/HERMOD_&DOCKWISE_VANGUARD(37240511255).jpg" caption="''Hermod'' being loaded on ''[[Dockwise Vanguard]]'' for transport to scrapyard, 15 September 2017"] ::

Hermod was retired at the end of 2017. She was loaded on Dockwise Vanguard and taken to Dinghai District, Zhejiang province for scrapping at Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling. 98% of the ship's materials will be reused.

Design

The hull consisted of two floaters with three columns each. The transit draught of 12 meters was normally ballasted down to 25 meters for lifting operations; at that load, the floaters (with a draught of 12 meters) were well-submerged, reducing the effect of waves and swell.

Propulsion was by two controllable pitch propellers and two forward, retractable, controllable pitch thrusters. The helicopter deck was capable of sustaining a Sikorsky 61-N. Up to 336 people could be supported in the air conditioned living quarters.

Cranes

The Hermod had two cranes at the stern. Originally the starboard-side crane was rated at 3000 ST and the port-side at 2000 ST. In 1984, the lifting capacities were upgraded to 5000 and respectively. The main hoist could lift 92 m above the work deck. The auxiliary hoists could lower to a depth of 3000 m below the work deck. A tandem lift using the main hoists could lift 9000 ST at a 39 m radius.

Footnotes

References

1. "SSCV Hermod - 7710214". Marine Traffic.
2. "History". [[Heerema Marine Contractors]].
3. (7 September 2017). "Well-deserved Retirement of Hermod". Heerema.
4. O'Cinneide, Eoin. (7 September 2017). "Heerema sending Hermod for scrap". Upstream.
5. "SSCV ''Hermod''". GustoMSC.
6. "SSCV ''Hermod''". [[Heerema Marine Contractors]].

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