Mayflower Resolution was ordered in 2002 by Mayflower Energy Ltd. She was built by Shanhaiguan shipyard,
Qinhuangdao, China
Mayflower Resolution was built for Mayflower Energy Ltd, part of Mayflower Corporation. Delivery was scheduled for February 2003,
Mayflower Resolution was completed in November 2003, and delivered in February 2004.
Mayflower Resolution was then put to work installing wind turbines at the
North Hoyle windfarm for National Wind Power. The contract ended on 23 March and
Mayflower Resolution sailed to
Middlesbrough, arriving on 30 March. She was due to depart for
Great Yarmouth on 8 April to work on installing turbines for the
Scroby Sands wind farm.
Deloitte Touche were appointed as administrators.
Mayflower Resolution was sold by the administrators for £12,000,000 to a group of Mayflower Corporation's managers who managed to get backing from
Japanese bank
Mizuho International In 2008,
Resolution was used in the construction of the
Lynn and Inner Dowsing Wind Farm for
Centrica. It was announced in July 2008 that two more ships were to be built, based on
MPI Resolution but slightly larger. They will be built by
Cosco, at their
Nantong shipyard. The two new ships will be named
MPI Adventure and
MPI Discovery. In February 2008,
Resolution was sent to
Esbjerg, Denmark to work on the installation of a wind farm. In January 2009,
Resolution was used in the construction of the
Robin Rigg Wind Farm. In 2010,
Resolution was employed in the construction of the 100-turbine
Thanet wind farm, off the coast of
Kent,
United Kingdom, sometimes carrying and installing 9 complete turbines.
Resolution also featured in the documentary
Mighty Ships, season 2. ==Identification==