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 Ahrenkiel
is company with history in ship operating, and that is the main
reason to present to you one more ship of this ship-owner. This
time we will introduce to you the chemical tanker Bow Ophelia. The
vessel was built in the year 2006 in the Usuki Shipyard Co. Ltd.
in Japan. The vessel is part of the series of 3 sister-ships built
in 2 years into the ship-yard. The contract with the ship-yard was
very profitable for the company and that is why, they decided to
reniew the fleet with newer and better chemical tankers from new
generation. The first three ships were Bow Ophelia, Bow Orania and
Bow Octavia. These two vessels are some of the most interesting
innovative and modern vessel sailing in the oceans of the world.
Bow
Ophelia is chemical tanker with deadweight of 19,993 metric tons.
The vessel has a length of 145.53 meters and a breadth of 23.73
meters. This is making the vessel through the largest chemical tankers
and with its innovations it is very useful and profitable for the
ship-owner Ahrenkiel. The gross tonnage of Bow Ophelia is 11,561
metric tons and the net tonnage is 6,052 metric tons. The draught
of the vessel is 9.67 meters and while fully loaded the draft can
reach 8.39 meters. The vessel is very interesting in cargo point
of view. The construction of the tank is a little bit more modern
than the other chemical tankers, with new coverage, which is easier
for tank cleaning. The cargo tanks are 20, covered with stainless
steel and  with
separate loading pipe system. This means that the vessel can carry
20 different types of cargo, without any prompt that these cargos
will be mixed. That is very important for such type of vessels,
because even a small mixture of some cargoes may lead to explosion
and to destroy the whole ship, and sometime even much more. But
this vessel is secured from such mixture on the maximum allowed
level. The ship is designed with double hull, which includes double
bottom and double sides. Also the lists, which are separating each
tank are more than 2, which meant that there are 2 separate free
spaces between each two tanks, in case of leakages from two close
tanks, not to have any mixture. That is why the vessel can carry
the most dangerous cargos, and very explosive cargoes.
The
vessel is nothing if a good engine is missing. That is why this
ship has a main engine from new generation. The engine is MAN B&W
6S42MC with a full power of 6,150 kW at 136 rpm. With this engine
the vessel can reach the maximum speed of 14.9 knots, but the cruising
one is 13.9 knots. This speed can be reached by the vessel, while
sailing under ballast, but with cargo the things are going different.
The auxiliary diesel generators are three, from Yanmar 6N18AL-SV
with a power of 500 kW each at 900 rpm. The ship is also equipped
with bow thruster for easier maneuvering in the ports. The power
of the bow thruster is 616 kW. In short words this is the vessel
Bow Ophelia, chemical tanker of Ahrenkiel fleet.
date: 23rd June, 2008 |
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