#Skidding

Investigator takes the plunge!

How do you get the 94 metre long, 18 metre wide, 6,082 ton, RV Investigator, from the wharf into the […]

RV Investigator skidding

What a great location!

Looking back through the skidding photos I discovered the tiny faces of two of the workmen on the starboard side. […]

RV Investigator skidding

Without a splash – RV Investigator in the water!

All this week, I’ve been dragging things out, making you wait for the best photos! Australia’s new Marine National Facility […]

RV Investigator skidding

Day four of the skidding of RV Investigator

Once on the barge, RV Investigator was guided into a dock to continue the skidding process.

RV Investigator skidding

Day three of the skidding of RV Investigator

Inch by inch, RV Investigator moved closer to the barge every day. And finally the ship finally made it!

RV Investigator skidding

Day two of the skidding of RV Investigator

As the work in the shipyard progressed during the skidding, more and more railway-like tracks were laid on the wharf, leading […]

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Not making a splash – the skidding of RV Investigator

There are different ways to build ships and to get them into the water. Over this week we’re going to […]