Gustomsc B.v.

Dimitrios Chalkias

Sjoerd Maarten Hendriks

Jan-Willem Krijger

The invention relates to a vessel (), especially a drillship or so-called drilling ship. The vessel comprises a hull () having a bottom surface () and a deck (). Said vessel is provided with a moon pool (), which extends from said bottom surface of the hull in an upward direction through the hull. Further, said vessel is provided with a cavity () located at a front side of the moon pool. Said cavity is at least partly open at a bottom side thereof in order to allow water to flow into said cavity. Moreover, said cavity is at least partly open at a rear side of said cavity in order to allow water to flow directly from said cavity into the moon pool, as a result of which moon pool sloshing can be diminished and the mean flow resistance of the vessel when sailing can be reduced.

Vessel provided with a moon pool

The invention relates to a vessel, especially a drillship or so-called drilling ship. The vessel comprises a hull having a bottom surface and a deck. A moon pool extends from the bottom surface of the hull in an upward direction through the hull. Further, the vessel is provided with a cavity located at a rear side of the moon pool, with the cavity being at least partly open at a front side to allow water to flow from the moon pool directly into the cavity. Further, the cavity is at least partly open at a bottom side to allow water to flow out of the cavity. The cavity is defined at least partly by a trailing wall sloping downwards in a rearward direction and at least partly by a ceiling connecting a rear wall of the moon pool with the downwardly sloping trailing wall.

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Schiedam, Netherlands

Dimitrios Chalkias