MV Black Marlin

MV Black Marlin is a semisubmersible heavy-lift ship operated by Dockwise of the Netherlands. Black Marlin and her sister ship MV Blue Marlin comprise the Marlin class of heavy lift ship.

History
Name	Black Marlin
Owner	Dockwise Limited
Operator	Dockwise Limited
Builder	CSBC Corporation (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Launched	30 July 1999
Completed	15 October 1999
Identification	IMO number: 9186326 MMSI number: 248312000 Callsign: 9HA4606
Status	Operational
General characteristics
Class & type	A1 General Cargo Carrier E0 DK(+) PWDK TMON
Tonnage	56,500 DWT
Length	217.8 m (715 ft)
Beam	42 m (138 ft)
Draught	23.3 m (76 ft)
Depth	13.3 m (44 ft)
Installed power	12,621 kW
Propulsion	MAN B&W 8S50MC-C
Speed	14.5 knots

History

Black Marlin was built at CSBC Corporation, Taiwan’s Kaohsiung shipyard for Offshore Heavy Transport ASA.^[1] She was launched in 1999.^[2] She was delivered on November, 18, 1999.^[3] As of 2019, she was sailing under the flag of Malta.^[4]