Construction 1

• August 2025

  

• ①Exterior – Side view

  

• ②Exterior – Stern view

  

• ③Cable pulling work

  

• ④Pre-lining inspection started

  

• ⑤Interior wall lining started (cabin area)

  

• ⑥ROV-LARS delivery

  

• ⑦A-Frame crane delivery

  

• ⑧Bow crane delivery

  

• July 2025

  

• ①Bridge raised-floor construction in progress

  

• ②Cable connection inside bridge console

  

• ③Engine control room sound-insulation floor completed

  

• ④Engine control room interior wall installation

  

• ⑤Vibration-damping material applied to engine-room floor for underwater noise reduction

  

• ⑥Unit-bath installation

  

• ⑦Full of cables

  

• ⑧Temporary ducts supplying cool air throughout the vessel

  

• ⑨Heated discussion with the shipowner

  

• June 2025

  

• ① Moored at the Quay

  

• ② Helicopter Deck and Hangar

  

• ③ Elevator Installation Completed

  

• ④ Thermal Insulation Work on LNG Piping

  

• ⑤ Vibration-Damping Steel Plate Installation

  

• ⑥ Shelf Installation

  

• ⑦ Start of Optical Cable Laying

  

• ⑧ Completed Painted Areas

  

• May 2025

  

• ① Bridge Window Installation Completed

  

• ② Thermal Insulation Work in Research Area

  

• ③ Cable Laying Work Inside the Ship

  

• ④ Rail for Mobile Cart Leading to Aft Observation Deck

  

• ⑤ Delivery of Side-Mounted CTD LARS

  

• ⑥ Delivery of Searchlights for Polar Night Operations

  

• ⑦ Relocation by Tugboat

  

• April 2025

  

• ① Moored at the Quay

  

• ② Laying Cables for Multinarrow-Beam Echo Sounder

  

• ③ Power Converter Panel

  

• ④ Rotary Vane Steering Gear

  

• ⑤ Side-Mounted CTD Door

  

• ⑥ View of Dining Room from Galley Serving Window

  

• ⑦ Piping and Ductwork in the Laboratory Area

  

• ⑧ Thermal Insulation Work in Cabins

  

• March 2025

  

• ① Installation of Ice Window

  

• ② Installation of Anchor Chains

  

• ③ Installation of Observation Winch

  

• ④ Final Block Installation (Helicopter Deck)

  

• ⑤Filling the Dock Ahead of the Launch

  

• ⑥ Ready for the Launch Ceremony

  

• ⑦ Moving from the Dock to Quay Berth

  

• ⑧ CTD Moon Pool LARS

  

• February 2025

  

• ①Block Installation Status as of February 27 (Bow Side View)

  

• ②Propulsion Motor Installation

  

• ③Rudder Stock and Rudder Installation

  

• ④Bridge Block Installation

  

• ⑤Power Conversion Equipment Installation

  

• ⑥Deck Machinery Inside Bow Cover

  

• ⑦Radar Mast, Doppler Tower, etc.

  

• ⑧Observation Winch Delivery

  

• January 2025

  

• ①Block Installation Status as of January 31 (Bow Side View)

  

• ②LNG tank installation

  

• ③Propeller shaft installation work

  

• ④Funnel mark

  

• ⑤Multibeam echo sounder

  

• ⑥CTD transfer cart rails

  

• ⑦Thermal insulation installation completed (LNG tank area).

  

• ⑧Bow mooring deck

  

• ⑨Doppler radar mounting base

  

• December 2024

  

• ①Block Installation Status as of December 27 (Bow Side View)

  

• ②Aft observation deck: Crane post and Jib rest installed

  

• ③Lifeboat Davit installed

  

• ④Inside ship: Outfitting of the main generator exhaust pipes

  

• ⑤Air duct for Anti-Rolling Tank approx. 600mm in diameter

  

• ⑥Side CTD LARS mounting rails (Inverted position)

  

• ⑦Painting work is also gradually progressing

  

• ⑧Radar mast in a laid-down position

  

• ⑨Propellers delivered

  

• November 2024

  

• ① LNG Fuel Tank

  LNG Fuel Tank (foreground) to be installed on Mirai Ⅱ and TCS (Tank Connection Space, background), which houses equipment for supplying LNG fuel to the DFD engine.

  Check out our supplementary blog below! ☟(Available in Japanese)
  https://www.jamstec.go.jp/parv/j/blog/20241213.html

  

• ② LNG Fuel Tank

  View from TCS (Tank Connection Space) side

  Check out our supplementary blog below! ☟(Available in Japanese)
  https://www.jamstec.go.jp/parv/j/blog/20241213.html

  

• ③Block Installation Status as of November 29 (Bow Side View)

  

• ④Block Installation Status as of November 29(Stern Side View)

  

• ⑤Looking up view from the bottom

  

• ⑥Bridge and Whale Watch Room

  

• ⑦Interior construction progressing steadily

  

• ⑧Funnel

  

• ⑨ Installation work of a 4x4.2m moon pool hatch on the ship's bottom

  

• ⑩Low-voltage distribution panel installation

  

• October 2024

  

• ①Block Installation Status as of October 25 (Bow Side View)

  

• ②Block Installation Status as of October 25 (Stern Side View)

  

• ③Retractable Bow Thruster installation

  

• ④Main generator installation

  

• ⑤Completion of four main generator installations

  

• ⑥Engine control room console

  

• ⑦Exhaust pipe construction

  

• September 2024

  

• ①Retractable Stern Thruster Installation

  

• ②1st Block Installation

  

• ③Side Shell Block Installation

  

• ④Completion of High Voltage Switchboard Installation

  

• ⑤Block Installation Status as of September 27 (Bow Side View)

  

• ⑥Block Installation Status as of September 26 (Stern Side View)

  

• ⑦Pre-Installation of Shower Units in Cabin (White Covering)

  

• ⑧Ceiling Pipes and Electrical Circuits Installed

  

• ⑨Deck Deformation Correction Work in Progress

  

• August 2024

  

• ①Ship Bow Block

  

• ②Recess for Anchor Storage

  

• ③Side Shell Block

  

• ④Bridge Block

  

• ⑤Cabin C+D Deck Integration

  

• ⑥Block with Retractable Stern Thruster

  

• ⑦Ladder Installation Area & Ladder Horn

  

• ⑧Funnel (Chimney)

  

• July 2024

  

• Ventilation Duct

  

• Partition Valve

  

• ③ Engine Room Piping Unit

  

• ④Cabin C area

  

• ⑤Cabin C area

  

• ⑥Cabin C area

  

• ⑦ Assembled Moon Pool Compartment Block

  

• ⑧ Engine Room Main Generator Base

  

• ⑨ Stern Tube for Protecting the Propeller Shaft

  

• June 2024

  

• ①Wire supports in stock

  

• ②Tank heating pipe

  

• ③Tunnel bow thruster installation

  

• ④Ship bottom blocks

  

• ⑤Ship bottom blocks

  

• ⑥Bone structural parts in tight spacing

  

• ⑦Complex curved shapes

  

• ⑧Installing external panels

  

• May 2024

  

• ①Various shapes of blocks

  

• ②Various shapes of blocks

  

• ③Piping and wire support installation begins.

  

• ④Various shapes of blocks

  

• ⑤Various shapes of blocks

  

• ⑥Various shapes of blocks

  

• ⑦Various shapes of blocks

  

• ⑧SUS Clad steel plates for stern

  

• April 2024

  

• ①Surface plate receiving curved blocks

  

• ②Trolley for transporting blocks

  

• ③Plate bending work

  

• ④Verifying bending accuracy

  

• ⑤Plates with plate bending

  

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