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- Code Number:
- TSDV01P05_06
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Glomar Challenger, IMO: 6904636, December 1977
- Global Marine Inc.
Deep Sea Drilling Platform Builder: Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas Launched: March 23, 1968 In service: 1968 to 1983 Scrapped: 1983 in NYC Shipyard Length: 120 meters (400 feet) Beam: 20 meters (65 feet) Draft: 6.1 meters (20 feet) Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h, 14 mph) Endurance: 90 days Processing Systems: ITT Model 4007AB Satellite Navigation System The Challenger could drill to a depth of 6,900 meters (22,500 feet), and in water depth of up to 6,100 meters (20,000 feet). Glomar Challenger is a tribute to the oceanographic survey vessel HMS Challenger.
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- George H. Ulrich Jr.
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