sponsons

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The sponsons (the overhanging upper hull structure) will be manufactured by Babcock Marine; and the two superstructure Islands will be built by BVT in Portsmouth.

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  • Ocean Treader, and it's rather complicated, but basically it involves sponsons and hydraulic cylinders and accumulators and motors and bits that look they're made out of Your email address must be entered but will not be displayed —  Crave at CNET UK
  • Noble also plans for its three drillships to receive new sponsons equipped with additional thrusters, a new accommodations block, and a new heliport. —  Marine Log News
  • Under an agreement covering the first of three drillships scheduled for upgrades, Signal will fabricate the stern and sponsons at its facility in Orange, Texas, while the accommodations block and heliports will be built in Pascagoula, Mississippi at Signal's East Bank Yard. —  Marine Log News
  • The sponsons (the overhanging upper hull structure) will be manufactured by Babcock Marine; and the two superstructure Islands will be built by BVT in Portsmouth. —  Evening Mail news round-up
  • Its specifically designed injection-molded sponsons have a special "lip" for increased cornering grip and high-speed stability. —  Top Speed
 

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