Expedition Conversion Candidate
Project Osprey
80-Metre Ice-Class UT 722 Construction & Rescue AHTS — Conversion
262 ft (80 m) · Rolls-Royce UT 722 · Built 2003 · DNV Ice-Class
80-Metre Ice-Class UT 722 Construction & Rescue AHTS — Conversion
262 ft (80 m) · Rolls-Royce UT 722 · Built 2003 · DNV Ice-Class
A Rolls-Royce UT 722 anchor-handler and offshore-construction hull — heavy North Atlantic pedigree, engineered for the worst weather afloat.
Built for subsea construction — a heavy offshore crane, ROV and dive spreads, and a vast aft working deck already aboard.
An ice-classed steel hull rated for high-latitude operation — polar capability engineered in, not retro-fitted.
A rescue-rated standby vessel with active helicopter operations — a working platform for expedition logistics.
An offshore-construction AHTS is the most capable canvas afloat — heavy lift, subsea handling and ice class already engineered into the hull.
Standard capability is built into the hull today; optional systems are engineered in during conversion.
A conversion is far more than a technical upgrade. It is the transformation of a proven, ocean-tested hull into a yacht with new purpose, new value and a life of its own — and it rewards the owner who can see what others cannot.
The hull, machinery, ice class and subsea capability are proven. The conversion re-imagines everything above and around them for owner-standard global expedition service — from the tropics to the poles. In outline, the scope includes:
Grant Maughan's conversion study — the ice-class platform re-imagined as a global explorer yacht: owner and guest decks, a full-beam beach club, a certified helideck, and tender, submarine and toy handling over the working aft deck.
Conversion renderings — Grant Maughan Design. Indicative concept; final arrangement to owner specification.
The hull as she operates now — an ice-class construction and rescue AHTS with a heavy subsea crane and active helicopter operations.
Detailed specifications, the general arrangement, conversion pricing and the complete gallery are released to registered principals. Register your mission brief — it goes straight to Paul M. Madden.
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| Design | Rolls-Royce UT 722 — anchor-handling / construction AHTS |
|---|---|
| Type | Offshore construction & standby-rescue vessel |
| Built | 2003 |
| LOA | ≈ 80 m (262 ft) |
| Beam (approx.) | ≈ 18 m |
| Classification | DNV — ice-class · standby / rescue notation |
| Subsea Handling | Heavy offshore crane · ROV & dive spreads · large aft working deck |
| Aviation | Active helicopter operations (winch); certified helideck in conversion |
| Rescue Capability | Rescue zone · fast-rescue craft · standby-rescue rated |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric / AHTS drive · bow & stern thrusters |
| Accommodation | Crew & survivor berths (as built) |
Principal particulars indicative, pending the full class and build record; all figures to be confirmed at pre-purchase survey. Complete specification and general arrangement released to registered principals.
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Safe, comfortable expedition ops
Full owner-standard build
Vessel pricing is provided on application. Commercial-vessel prices move with charter and market conditions, so we do not publish them — contact Xplorer Yachts or register at XplorerYachts.com for current pricing. Conversion scope, and therefore cost, ranges from a yacht-support refit to a full global expedition yacht; a comparable new build is 36+ months.
The general arrangement for Project Osprey is released to registered principals on request.
