| Name | Gargano |
| Call Sign | VSMW5 |
| Port of Registry | LONDON |
| Official N. | 905227 |
| MO N. | 9249403 |
| Year of Building | 2002 |
| Category & Type | UT755-L — DP ROV SUPPORT PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL. |
| Flag | UNITED KINGDOM. |
| Classification | DNV +1A1 — SF, EO, Dynpos AUTR. |
| Place of Build. | BRATTVAAG — NORWAY. |
| Shipbuilders | BRATTVAAG VERFT — HULL 82. |
| Tonnage/DW/a | 2.186 GT — 958 NT / 3.200 T (maximum) / 1.647 T (Lightship). |
| L/B/D/T | 72,00 m (overall) / 16,00 m (moulded) / 7,00 m (moulded) / 5,90 m (midship). |
| Main Engines | N. 2 Diesel BERGEN KRMB9 (4 S) - 2.725 BHP (2.005 kW) - 825 RPM each. |
| Auxiliaries | N. 2 Shaft Generators Stamford type MCH734H2 - 1.690 kVA each N. 2 Diesel/Altern. Cummins NT855G5/Stamford MHC434E - 310 kVA each N 1 Emergency Diesel/Altern. Cummins 4BT39G/Stamford UCM224F. |
| Speed / Range | 14,14 kn. / 13.500 miles. |
| Navigation Aids | 1x 3CM RADAR 1x 10CM ARPA RADAR 1x Satellite Navigator 2x wind indicator 1x Doppler speed log 1x echo sounder 1x EPIRB 1x DSC terminal 1x MF/HF SSB Radio 3x VHF GMDSS 2x 9GHz Radar transp. 4x portable UHF 1x SAT B 2xSAT C 1x Navtex receiver 3x gyro compass 1x digital autopilot 1x GSM Cellular ph. 2x Compact VHF 2x DSC terminal VHF 1x simplex VHF 1x univ. signal unit |
| DP System | Kongsberg Simrad SDP21 with 2xDPC11 controller units. Reference Syst. 1xHi PAP -- 1xDGPS -- 1xMk12.300 Light Weight Taut Wire Interfaces fitted for. 410/LBL SPT331 --- Fan Beam Laser RPT316RT. Survey room on Main deck fully fitted 19" racks, 220V power --- Telemetry and Video cables to from bridge --- Main Deck Power supplies 2 x 440V --Main Deck aft reinforced to take 150 tonne "A" Frame --- Moon Pool on CL of vessel 4.35 x 3.8 m Passively stabilised --- Survey tube to port of Moon pool 0.5 mtrs clear hole, C/W --- survey pole which protrudes at up to 4.0 mtrs below the hull --- Spare 14" gate valve fitted, Port side of shell opposite HiPAP ready for fitting with a second Gantry and pole system. |
| Manoeuvring & Deck Machinery | Independently operated Main engine, bow and stern thruster and steering gear controls. --- N. 1 Ulstein Joystick --- N.1 Bow Tunnel Thruster Ulstein 800 BHP --- N.1 Bow Azimuth Thruster Ulstein 1000 BHP --- N.2 Stern Tunnel Thruster Ulstein 800 BHP --- N. 1 Hydraulic Crane of 5/3 T at 10/16 m. |
| Cargo Capacity | Deck area 640 M2 Deck load 1500 T Oil b. mud .773 M3 / 4861 Bls Fuel oil 920 M3 Dry bulk 280 M3 Base oil 210 M3 / 1323 Bls Fresh w. 802 M3 Drill w. 1153 M3 Brine 773 M3 / 4861 Bls |
| Accommodations | 39 persons: 10 crew in single cabs; 4 Reps in single cabs; 24 in 2 man cabs; 1 in hospital. All ship is fully air conditioned and centrally heated |
