Sigmund Borgundvåg

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.

Abeille Bourbon at Brest

Biography

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
  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. "UT-Design team gets new manager", Offshore Shipping Online 16 January 2006.
  5. 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)


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