Prelude FLNG

MaritimeFloating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Platform

Overview

Owned by Shell, Prelude FLNG is the largest floating offshore facility ever constructed. It is designed to extract, liquefy, store, and offload natural gas directly at the offshore gas field, and is permanently moored...

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Key facts

Dimensions: L: 488m | B: 74m | D: 17m
Displacement: 600,000 tons
Range: 0 NM
Max Speed: 0 knots
Propulsion: Non-self-propelled; 3 x 6,700 hp thrusters for heading control; typically towed by tugs

In context

Use Prelude FLNG for comparisons of floating industrial-facility scale, not vessel mobility. Its 488 m length, 74 m beam, operational complement of roughly 120 to 140, and non-self-propelled heading-control arrangement make speed or voyage-range comparisons with ships inappropriate.

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PHYSICAL SCALE

PHYSICAL SIZE: 488 × 74 m

LAUNCH

Launched: 2013-11-30

PHYSICAL

Dimensions: L: 488m | B: 74m | D: 17m
Displacement: 600,000 tons

PERFORMANCE

Max Speed: 0 knots
Range: 0 NM
Propulsion: Non-self-propelled; 3 x 6,700 hp thrusters for heading control; typically towed by tugs

NAVAL SPECS

Armament: None
Complement: 120-140 (operational)

NAVAL BENCHMARKS

Max Speed (knots): -
Displacement (tons): 600,000

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