Definitely
the LNG Carriers are among the most dangerous ships sailing around
the seas. They are carrying compressed natural gas, which is flammable
and easily exploding. The gas carriers are having large requirements
for their machinery, their tanks and their support. The ship, which
will be in our eyes today, is the LNG Carrier Disha. This vessel
is one of the largest gas carriers built ever. The overall length
of the ship is 277.00 meters, while the length between perpendiculars
(important for ship maneuvering) is 266.00 meters. The moulded beam
of the LNG Carrier Disha is 43.40 meters and the moulded depth of
the ship is 26.00 meters. When the ship is fully loaded the draft
can reach 11.40 meters. The ship has summer deadweight of 81,097
metric tons. The gross tonnage of Disha is 94,058 gross tons, and
the net tonnage is 28,217 net tons. You
can imagine what is the size of the ship easily and will understand
that the danger, which this vessel provides is high in every mile
sailed. Disha is newly built gas carrier, property of India LNG
Transport Company and operated by The Shipping Corporation of India
Ltd. The LNG Carrier was built in 2004 by Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering at their Okpo Shipyard. The quality of the vessel
is proven because too much requirements should be followed by creating
such large gas carrier. The ship Disha is double hull, which is
required for all tankers built after 1994. The capacity for the
tanks is for 138,097 cubic meters liquefied natural gas. The machinery
of the vessel is really reliable and the main engine is a steam
turbine from Kawasaki, type UA-306. The main engine provides to
the propulsion system more than 68,400 h.p. The speed, which the
ship can reach is 20.5 knots, while the service speed is 19.9 knots.
The ship machinery is really from highest quality, to provide reliable
work of the ship in any conditions. The main boilers are two, Mitsubishi
MB-4B-NS, having maximal evaporation 63,000 kg/h. The
turbo generator is Mitsubishi AT42CT-B with power of 3,450 kW. The
diesel generator is STX 8L 32/40 with power of 3,664 kW. And finishing
with the machinery should mention that the steering gear is created
from YooWon Industries, with type YSFTX2-380-2. Really the ship
Disha has impressive design and great machinery, which can made
each voyage reliable and safety.
The
vessel Disha is hired by Petronet LNG to import gas on the company
terminal in India. The ship is making regular voyages between Petronet
terminal and the port of Qatar - Dahej. The ship Disha registered
in Malta and having IMO number 9250713 and call sign 9HSJ7. Really
the ship has high capacity and the voyages are very profitable for
the company. Together with the machinery, the crew should also be
reliable, because of the source of the cargo carried. In all cases
the liquefied natural gas carrier Disha describes the necessity
of high quality ship-builder in ordering vessels for dangerous cargo. date: 21st February, 2011
