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Sigmund Borgundvåg

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Abeille Bourbon at Brest

Sigmund Borgundvåg (born 16 February 1939, in Selje[1][2]) is a Norwegian naval architect of offshore vessels including platform supply ships and deep-sea tugs.

Biography

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He worked as a naval architect for Ulstein Group (beginning in 1964)[3] and then after its acquisition for Rolls-Royce, where he was chief naval architect from 1970 to 2006.[4] In 1974 he designed one of the first Norwegian offshore supply ships. He is known for the concept of UT-Design, the basis of numerous off-shore vessels of varying sub-types.[5][6][7][8] He was responsible for the construction of more than 600 vessels, of which 500 used UT-Design,[4][5] including the Abeille Bourbon salvage tug.[9]

He lives in Ulsteinvik.

References

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  1. ^ "50 år", Aftenposten 16 February 1989 (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ "Jubilanter", Aftenposten 16 February 1999 (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Anders J. Steensen "Norges fremste maritime klynge", Teknisk Ukeblad 7 June 2005 (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ a b "UT-Design team gets new manager", Offshore Shipping Online 16 January 2006.
  5. ^ a b Arnfinn Mauren, "Har tegnet 500 skip" Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, E24 n.d. (2005?) (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ "Farstad Shipping med kjempekrefter" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Maritime & Energy.com, n.d. (2010?) (in Norwegian)
  7. ^ "DRILLING BEGETS RIGS AND RIGS BEGET OSVS" MarineLog.com n.d. (2005?)
  8. ^ "Next Generation Supply Vessels", Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Offshore Technology Annual 2005 Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, pp. 46-47 (pdf)
  9. ^ Didier Decoin, "Profession ange gardien", Le Figaro 15 October 2007 (in French)