Sigmund Borgundvåg (born 16 February 1939, in Selje) is a Norwegian

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of offshore vessels including platform supply ships and deep-sea tugs.

Biography

He worked as a naval architect for

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(beginning in 1964) and then after its acquisition for

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, where he was chief naval architect from 1970 to 2006."UT-Design team gets new manager"
''Offshore Shipping Online'' 16 January 2006. 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.Arnfinn Mauren
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, E24 n.d. (2005?) He was responsible for the construction of more than 600 vessels, of which 500 used UT-Design, including the '' Abeille Bourbon'' salvage tug. Didier Decoin
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'' 15 October 2007 He lives in Ulsteinvik.

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