Back in 1985 when the ship designers were really struggling to get a really massive level power out of the engines shoe-horned into the engine rooms of anchor-handlers, since they were limited by the dimensions, Statoil commissioned two vessel for field support offshore Norway. One of the ways of achieving the required horsepower was by installing a number of smaller engines, and the UT718 of which two were constructed was fitted with four Wichmans of 4500 bhp each. The two ships were constructed at the Ulstein yard and were unusual in being provided with a sort of tower block of accommodation with very few portholes on the forward bulkhead. Perhaps they thought that it was going to be rough out there.

They worked for Statoil for many years by by the second decade of 21st Century they had been released, and the Normand Mjolne was sold the GSP, but at the time of writing in 2017 the Normand Draupne is still working for, or at least still owned bay, Solstad. I find the design just a bit awkward, but some people really like it, and looking at the table below isa can be seen that at least one ship modeller has liked it well enough to make a model of it.

TYPE: UT 718		NAME: Normand Draupne		PHOTO: Torleif Klokset, Alistair Morton, Udo Herkenrath
GENERAL		PROPULSION		EQUIPMENT
Length OA	83.45 m	Engines	4 x Wichmann	Workdrum pull	300 t
Breadth	18.00 m	BHP	18000	Capacity 1	1200m x 74mm
DWT	2500 t	kW	13235	Capacity 2
Deck area	590 m2	For'd Thruster	2 x 1500 bhp	Towdrum pull	300 t
Fuel	1284 m3	Az Thruster		Capacity 1	1200m x 74mm
Pot water	527 m3	Aft Thrusters	2 x 1200 bhp	Capacity 2
Mud	-	Bollard pull	171 t	Sharks Jaw
Brine	767 m3	DP	Kongsberg DP2	Cranes	1 x 1.5 t
Dry bulk	205 m3	Joystick	Yes	Tank cleaning
Year built/due	1985			Shipyard	Ulstein Hatlo
Previous names
Comments	Built for a Statoil safety vessel contract