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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Itrec B.v., Schiedam, NL;
Diederick Bernardus Wijning, Schiedam, NL;
ITREC B.V., Schiedam, NL;
Abstract
A semi-submersible crane vessel for use in assembling a wind turbine and for installation by means of a crane of the vessel of the assembled wind turbine on a foundation. At an assembly station, the hull of the vessel is provided with a mast-receiving well that is sunk into, or through, the hull, preferably a well that extends into, or through a support column of the hull, which well is configured to receive therein at least a portion of the mast of the wind turbine during an assembly step of the wind turbine. For example, the mast-receiving well has a depth of at least 15 meters, e.g. at least 30 meters, measured from the deck of the deckbox structure.