Meriwa
Zeebrugge 22 April 2006

 

Meriwa 04
Zeebrugge 22/04/06

 

Name

MERIWA

Previous name

Arklow Castle

Type

Cellular Containership

IMO-number

9141106

Call sign

V2PS4

Flag

Antigua & Barbuda

Port of registry

St. Johns

GT

5.006 t

DWT

7.000 t

NT

2.096 t

Number of 20ft containers

545

Container capacity 14t

330

Length

116,40 m overall
107,97 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

19,50 m overall
19,20 m moulded

Draught

Summer: 7,06 m

Forecastle

8,54 m

Poop

14,00 m

Depth

9,21 m moulded

Speed

16,5 knots

Built

1996

Keel laid

05.12.1995

Launch date

10.08.1996

Date of completion

03.10.1996

Builder

Peterswerft Wewelsfleth GmbH & Co. KG
Am Hafen 6
25599 Wewelsfleth
Federal Republic of Germany

Yard number

657

Hull material

Shipbuilding steel (standard)

Hull type

Partly double bottom

Watertight bulkheads

5

Continuous decks

2

Main engine

1x Krupp MaK9M32 - 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder 320 x 480 mm diesel engine - 3.960 kW

Year of manufacture: 1996

Manufacturer: MaK Motoren GmbH & Co. KG
Falckensteiner Str. 2
24159 Kiel
Federal Republic of Germany

Propeller

1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft

Electric installations

1x 380/220 V - 540 kVA

1x 380 V - 760 kVA

1x 380 V - 180 kVA

Shaft generator

760 kVA

Generators

2x Main diesel generatorsets each 270 kVA

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 180 kVA

Compressed air receivers

2x Receivers each 500 litres - 30,0 bar

1x Receiver 30 litres - 30,0 bar

Bow thruster

1x Transverse thruster JASTRAM - 410 kW, forward

Number of holds

2

Number of hatches

2

Hatch covers

Hydraulic operated, folding covers

Cargo capacity

Grain:7.150 m³

Bales: 7.000 m³

Anchor equipment

3 Anchors weight each 3.780 kg

Chain length: 522,50 m

Crew

11

Manager

Schiffahrtskontor Tom Wörden GmbH & Co. KG
Wilhelm-Schröder-Str. 3
21726 Oldendorf
Federal Republic of Germany

Owner as completed

Arklow Containers Ltd.
Arklow
Ireland

Owner

MS "MERIWA" GmbH & Co. KG
Wilhem-Schröder-Str. 3
21726 Oldendorf
Federal Republic of Germany