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DC Eltron

ex-SFE Adventurer · DP2 Dual-Carousel Cable Lay Barge

Converted 10 months · order to delivery Delivered 2025 · Jiangsu Huatai Shipbuilding Class ABS ✠A1, DPS-2, SPS Draft 4.75 m · Low draft, grounding-ready

DC Eltron (ex-SFE Adventurer) completed conversion from order to delivery in a record time of 10 months and is now available for global charter. Built around a 9,000 MT combined carrying capacity and a 7,500 MT single-cable capacity on the largest cable carousel in its class, DC Eltron carries full offshore certification by ABS and a complete integrated cable lay spread — ready to mobilise.

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Vessel NameDC Eltron (Prev. SFE Adventurer)

IMO1124449

Year Built2025

ClassificationABS, ✠A1, Cable Laying Barge, DPS-2, DBC, SPS · BWT+, CRC(OC-PL, SP), SPS, UWILD

Flag: Marshall Islands · Port of Registry: Majuro.

Fleet Availability

A Record Conversion, Ready to Mobilise

DC Eltron entered conversion and returned to the water as a fully certified DP2 cable lay barge in 10 months — one of the fastest order-to-delivery turnarounds achieved on a vessel of this class. It now stands ready as a self-contained platform for export, interconnector and inter-array cable installation campaigns worldwide.

Record 10-month delivery — order to delivery through Jiangsu Huatai Shipbuilding, against multi-year newbuild lead times.
9,000 MT combined carrying capacity — dual carousel system with 7,500 MT single-cable capacity, the largest cable carousel in its class.
Full offshore certification by ABS — ✠A1, Cable Laying Barge, DPS-2, DBC, SPS — ready for immediate offshore deployment.
Complete integrated lay spread — twin electric cable-lay tensioners, CPS handling, railed quadrant, 40 MT knuckle-boom crane and 4-point mooring, delivered turnkey.
Low draft, grounding-ready — 4.75 m design draft suited to interconnector and export cable projects in shallow and constrained waters.
Full inter-array motion-compensated quadrant handling system — built for challenging array cable installation and OSS pull-ins.

Technical Details

Vessel & Systems

General
Name	DC Eltron (Prev. SFE Adventurer)
Class notation	ABS, ✠A1, Cable Laying Barge, DPS-2, DBC, SPS
Additional notations	BWT+, CRC(OC-PL, SP), SPS, UWILD
Flag	Marshall Islands
IMO no.	1124449
Call sign	V7A6950
Year built	2025
Port of registry	Majuro
Official no.	11316
Builder	Jiangsu Huatai Shipbuilding
Principal Particulars
LOA	114.30 m
LBP	108.75 m
Breadth, moulded	36.60 m
Depth	6.10 m
Depth, working deck	9.60 m
Design draft	4.75 m
Deadweight	9,814.6 MT
GRT / NRT	10,758 / 3,227
Deck & Tank Capacity
Main deck	25 T/m²
Ballast	9,930 m³
Fresh water	400 m³
Fuel oil	705 m³
Sewage holding	144.40 m³
Power Generation
Main generator	3.87 MW (3 × 1,290 kW Cummins)
Engine type	4-stroke, 1,800 RPM
Primary voltage	440V / 3Ph / 60Hz
Emergency gen.	1 × 120 ekW, 440V, 60Hz
Switchboard	440V, 2-bus split
Power mgmt	PLC + DEIF PPM 300
Thruster System
Azimuth thrusters	4 × Thrustleader TLAT2000DM
Engine	Cummins K50-M, 1,491 kW ea.
Bollard pull (est.)	103 MT (combined)
Arrangement	Deck-mounted, 360°
DP System
Capability	DPS-2 (TRICON DP2)
Controls	2 × WS + 1 × Joystick
DGNSS	2 × DGPS/GLONASS
Laser PRS	1 × CyScan
Gyro	3 × TSS Meridian
Wind sensor	3 × Gill Observer 2
VRU	3 × Pitch VRU
Mooring System
Mooring winch	4 × 50 MT
Brake load	75 MT
Anchor	Delta Flipper, 4 × 7 MT
Wire rope	42 mm × 1,250 m
Auto tension	Yes

Complete Integrated Spread

Cable Lay Spread & Marine Equipment

Main Carousel (9,000 MT)
Outer / inner dia.	32 m / 10 m
Basket height	6.75 m
Cable diameter	50 – 400 mm
Drive	Direct electric
Speed	0 – 1,200 m/hr
Loading arm	5.0 m MBR gooseneck, 3 MT LCE
Fibre optic	Yes
Second Carousel (2,500 MT)
Outer / inner dia.	17.4 m / 6 m
Basket height	6.75 m
Cable diameter	50 – 350 mm
Drive	Direct electric
Speed	0 – 1,200 m/hr
Loading arm	5.0 m MBR, 2 MT LCE
Fibre optic	Yes
Cable Lay Tensioner
Tensioners	2 units, electric drive
Cable capacity	40 – 400 mm
Track length	4 m
Speed	0 to 20 m/min
Capacity	2 × 20 MT max, 2-track
Type	Articulated top tracks
Quadrant Handling
Quadrant MBR	5 m
Track length	40 m
A-frame / winch	20 MT each
Motion comp.	Yes
Crane Specifications
Main crane	40MT/8M; 8MT/35M CT — knuckle boom
Drive	Electro-hydraulic
Man-riding	Yes
Aux cranes (× 2)	20MT/4M; 3MT/20M — telescopic
Rescue & Safety
Lifeboats	2 × 40 person enclosed
Liferafts	8 × 20 person
Rescue boats	2 × 3 person
Navigation & Communication
X-Band / S-Band radar	JRC JMR-9225-9XN / JMR-9230-SN
ECDIS	2 × JRC JAN-9201
Gyro compass	3 × TSS Meridian
VDR / BNWAS	Fitted
VSAT / Inmarsat FBB / MF-HF SSB / GMDSS VHF	Fitted
EPIRB / SART / SSAS	Satellite type / Fitted
Accommodation
Total	70 pax (ensuite)
State / Officer class	4 pax / 6 pax
Crew double	2 × 30 pax
Hospital	Per SPS Code
Endurance	30 days

On Board

From the Fleet

DC Eltron — aerial view of the dual-carousel deck arrangement — Dual carousel deck arrangement — 9,000 MT main, 2,500 MT second carousel

DC Eltron — working deck showing carousel and quadrant handling arrangement — Working deck — carousel, quadrant and overboarding arrangement

Design rendering of the stern deck, quadrant, CPS handling and overboarding chutes — Design rendering — stern quadrant, CPS handling and overboarding chutes

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Full equipment infosheet — principal particulars, cable lay spread and technical specifications for DC Eltron CLB.

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