page_title: Hermod (ship)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Hermod (ship) / History
caption_attribution_description: 15-9-2017 verhalen HERMOD door de SMIT CHEETAH , SMIT EBRO , ROTTERDAM en ADVENTURE naar de DOCKWISE VANGUARD op de Maasvlakte 2 . Na het weekend vertrekt het transport naar Zhoushan in China Daar wordt de bijna 40-jarige 'Hermod' ontmanteld en gerecycled op de werf van Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling
context_page_description: SSCV Hermod was a semi-submersible crane vessel operated by Heerema Marine Contractors.
context_section_description: Semi submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Hermod was constructed in 1979 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.. Hermod and sister vessel, Balder were the world's first semi-submersible crane vessels. In the early 1980s these vessels set several lift records while operating in the North Sea.
  Hermod was retired at the end of 2017. She was loaded on Dockwise Vanguard and taken to Dinghai District, Zhejiang province for scrapping at Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling. 98% of the ship's materials will be reused.
caption: Hermod being loaded on Dockwise Vanguard for transport to scrapyard, 15 September 2017
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