Name:
Oberon
Type: Car Carrier
Lenght: 231.60 m
Beam: 32.26
m
Draft: 11.5
m
Deadweight: 30.134 m.t.
GT: 71,673 g .t.
NT: 33,513 n .t.
Capacity: 8,000
units
Year: 2008
Speed: 21 kn
Engine: B&W 8S60ME-C7 Power:24,560 hp
Oberon is car carrier property of Wallenius Lines, which is the
company owning one of the largest fleets of the world. The ships
of the company are large and high quality, having large number of
innovations and modern equipment. Of course the ship Oberon is not
moving away from the standard. Motor vessel Oberon has overall length
of 231.60 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 219.30
meters. The car carrier has beam of 32.26 meters, air draft of 51.96
meters and height to upper deck of 34.70 meters. The ship Oberon
is quite large having capacity for 8,000 cars or combination of
3,484 cars and 466 busses or heavy vehicles. The ship has draft
11.30 meters, fully loaded with cargo. These measurements of the
ship Oberon are giving deadweight of 30.134 metric tons, while the
gross tonnage is 71,673 gross tons and net tonnage is 33,513 net
tons. Definitely the car carrier Oberon and her sister ship Aniara
are the largest car carriers of the world, having not only the largest
capacity, but also largest measurements. And such large vessel cannot
be built elsewhere, because of the restrictions in many ship-yards.
The shipbuilder, which was able to create such a giant was Daewoo
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and their ship-yard DSME in
Korea. The ship-builder installed on board of the large car carrier
strong and reliable main engine of MAN B&W 8S60ME-C7, which
is giving 24,560 hp power and ability for the ship to sail with
21 knots.
The ship Oberon is having 13 cargo decks and cargo
volume of 67,000 cubic meters. Five of these cargo decks are movable
and strengthened for Roll On � Roll Off cargo. The stern cargo
deck is the place, where the ship can be loaded and discharged.
The stern deck is having 9.50 meters width and 6.50 meters in height
with capacity of 320 tons. The machinery on board of Oberon is consisted
of two mooring winches working together or alone and six conventional
mooring winches. Two of the winches are placed on the forecastle
and four winches on the poop deck. On board there is a provision
crane, which is situated on the upper deck with a capacity of five
tons. In the tank is provided quality ventilation in case to prevent
the cargo from the air and humidity. The air in the ship should
be changed 20 times in hour The electricity on board and maneuvering
ability is provided by diesel generators STX-MAN-B&W 9SL21/31
with
total power of 1,700 kW and shaft generator with power of 1,100
kW. The ship is equipped with emergency diesel generator with power
of 215 kW. The high quality engine and generators on board are supported
by quality navigation products and 360 degrees wheelhouse design.
On board there are two separate ECDIS systems, which is made to
automate the work of navigation officers on board and increase their
attention to watching and ship maneuvering. On the bridge there
is modern Navigational Console, INC, which is having Automated Navigation
and Track keeping System, for better steering the course. The communication
is ensured by Inmarsat B+C , VHF radio and GMDSS. The car carrier
Oberon is really amazing and very interesting in all kind of views.
The ship is designed according to latest requirements of IMO and
SOLAS, to be safety and environmental. date: 26th May, 2010
