Mafuta (ship)

	Peace in Africa during the 2006 refitting on the Tyne.
History
Name	Dock Express 20 (1983–2006); Peace in Africa (2006–2013); Mafuta (2013-);
Owner	Dock Express Shipping (1983–1994); Dockwise (1994–2006); De Beers Marine (2006–2012); Debmarine Namibia (2012-);
Port of registry	Netherlands Antilles (1983–2005); South Africa (2005–2012); Namibia (2012-);
Builder	Verolme Shipyard Heusden, Netherlands
Yard number	994
Laid down	1982
Launched	12 November 1982
Completed	May 1983
Identification	IMO number: 8125064; MMSI number: 659389000; Call sign: V5DX;
Status	In service
General characteristics (as built)
Type:	Heavy lift ship
Tonnage	14,793 GT; 4,437 NT; 14,617 DWT;
Length	LOA 169.52 m (556.2 ft); LPP 126.50 m (415.0 ft);
Beam	24.20 m (79.4 ft)
Draught	8.9 m (29.2 ft)
Depth	15 m (49.2 ft)
Main engines:	2 × Stork-Werkspoor 6TM410 (2 × 3,128 kW)
Auxiliary engines:	2 × 600 kW
Propulsion	2 × CPP; 625 kW bow thruster;
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity	2,576 m2 (27,730 sq ft) cargo deck
Crew	24
General characteristics (1993)
Type:	Cable ship
Displacement	21,731 tons
Draught	8.79 m (28.8 ft)
Propulsion	Azimuth thrusters (3 × 1,325 kW)
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Range	20,500 nautical miles (38,000 km; 23,600 mi)
Capacity	10,000 tons of cable, 100 repeaters
Crew	85
General characteristics (2007)
Type:	Dredger
Tonnage	15,854 GT; 7,935 DWT;
Crew	68

The Mafuta is a diamond-mining ship owned and operated by De Beers in the western coast of South Africa.^[11] Built in 1983 as Dock Express 20 for Dock Express Shipping (later Dockwise), the semisubmersible, multirole, heavy-lift vessel was converted to the world's largest cable layer in 1993.^[9] In 2005, she was purchased by De Beers, and converted to a subsea diamond-mining ship by A&P Tyne over the course of 11 months. The ship's new name, Peace in Africa, may have implied that it was providing an alternative to blood diamonds.^[6]^[12] In 2013, still under ownership of De Beers Marine Namibia, the vessel was renamed to MV Mafuta.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Peace in Africa (8125064)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Dock Express 20 (270429)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d DOCK EXPRESS 20 (Google Cache). 10 June 2005.
^ ^a ^b Dockwise. Tussen Hoek en Stad. Retrieved 2011-08-30
^ ^a ^b ^c NB994 Dock Express 20 Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Shipyard De Hoop. Retrieved 2011-08-30
^ ^a ^b A&P wins Conversion Contract. MarineLink.com, 20 July 2005. Retrieved 2011-08-30
^ ^a ^b Sea State Alarm trial on cable ship Dock Express 20. Breeman Engineering and Services bv. Retrieved 2011-08-30
^ General features of optical fibre submarine cable systems Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ITU-T Recommendation G.971, 04/2000. Retrieved 2011-08-30
^ ^a ^b Brown, Nicholas. Dutch ships lay Tyco cable. Seacoastonline.com, 21 June 2002. Retrieved 2011-08-30
^ Sharda (4 August 2011). "Mining Ship MV Peace in Africa : The Diamond Hunter". Marine Insight. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference miningweekly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Choo, Yoo Sang; Edelson, David N. (2008). Marine Operations Specialty Symposium. Research Publishing Services.

[equ-1] "Peace in Africa (8125064)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

[uscg-2] "Dock Express 20 (270429)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

[phsvanommeren-3] DOCK EXPRESS 20 (Google Cache). 10 June 2005.

[tussen-4] Dockwise. Tussen Hoek en Stad. Retrieved 2011-08-30

[dehoop-5] NB994 Dock Express 20 Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Shipyard De Hoop. Retrieved 2011-08-30

[marinelink-6] A&P wins Conversion Contract. MarineLink.com, 20 July 2005. Retrieved 2011-08-30

[seastatealarm-7] Sea State Alarm trial on cable ship Dock Express 20. Breeman Engineering and Services bv. Retrieved 2011-08-30

[itu-8] General features of optical fibre submarine cable systems Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ITU-T Recommendation G.971, 04/2000. Retrieved 2011-08-30

[seacoastonline-9] Brown, Nicholas. Dutch ships lay Tyco cable. Seacoastonline.com, 21 June 2002. Retrieved 2011-08-30

[marineinsight-10] Sharda (4 August 2011). "Mining Ship MV Peace in Africa : The Diamond Hunter". Marine Insight. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[miningweekly-11] Cite error: The named reference miningweekly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[moss-12] Choo, Yoo Sang; Edelson, David N. (2008). Marine Operations Specialty Symposium. Research Publishing Services.

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History
Peace in Africa during the 2006 refitting on the Tyne.
Name	Dock Express 20 (1983–2006) Peace in Africa (2006–2013) Mafuta (2013-)^[4]
Owner	Dock Express Shipping (1983–1994) Dockwise (1994–2006) De Beers Marine (2006–2012) Debmarine Namibia (2012-)^[4]
Port of registry	Netherlands Antilles (1983–2005)^[2] South Africa (2005–2012) Namibia (2012-)
Builder	Verolme Shipyard Heusden, Netherlands^[5]
Yard number	994^[5]
Laid down	1982^[3]
Launched	12 November 1982^[3]
Completed	May 1983^[3]
Identification	IMO number: 8125064 MMSI number: 659389000 Call sign: V5DX^[1]
Status	In service^[1]
General characteristics (as built)^[5]
Type:	Heavy lift ship
Tonnage	14,793 GT^[6] 4,437 NT^[2] 14,617 DWT
Length	LOA 169.52 m (556.2 ft) LPP 126.50 m (415.0 ft)
Beam	24.20 m (79.4 ft)
Draught	8.9 m (29.2 ft)
Depth	15 m (49.2 ft)
Main engines:	2 × Stork-Werkspoor 6TM410^[3] (2 × 3,128 kW^[7])
Auxiliary engines:	2 × 600 kW
Propulsion	2 × CPP 625 kW bow thruster
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity	2,576 m² (27,730 sq ft) cargo deck
Crew	24
General characteristics (1993)^[8]
Type:	Cable ship
Displacement	21,731 tons
Draught	8.79 m (28.8 ft)
Propulsion	Azimuth thrusters (3 × 1,325 kW)^[7]
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Range	20,500 nautical miles (38,000 km; 23,600 mi)
Capacity	10,000 tons of cable, 100 repeaters
Crew	85^[9]
General characteristics (2007)^[1]
Type:	Dredger
Tonnage	15,854 GT 7,935 DWT
Crew	68^[10]