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Image Not Available for SEDCO 703 - Semi-Submersible Oil Drilling Rig
SEDCO 703 - Semi-Submersible Oil Drilling Rig
Image Not Available for SEDCO 703 - Semi-Submersible Oil Drilling Rig

SEDCO 703 - Semi-Submersible Oil Drilling Rig

Associated (London, England, founded 1909)
Date1973
Object NameModel
Mediummetal, wood and plastic
ClassificationsMaritime History
DimensionsOverall: Length: 66.8 cm, Width: 70.6 cm, Height: 72 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1982.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS003386
About MeThis is a floating drilling platform, supported by underwater pontoons. Semi-submersibles were widely used when the North Sea was being explored for oil. In the 1970s, Sedco 703 carried out oil exploration west and north east of Shetland.
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