BBC Alabama 01

Antwerpen 18 January 2014

 

Name

BBC ALABAMA

Previous names

2007 launch as: Western Voyager

Type

Multi-purpose dry cargo ship - Equipped for carriage of containers - Strengthened for heavy cargo

Multi-purpose Heavylifter

IMO-number

9384318

Call sign

V2CP3

Flag

Antigua & Barbuda

Port of registry

St. John's

GT

9.618 t

DWT

Summer: 12.732 t

NT

4.260 m

Number of 20ft containers

665

Container capacity 14t

528

Reefer points

50 reefer plugs on deck

Length

138,50 m overall

130,71 m registered

Breadth

21,00 m moulded

Draught

Max.: 8,00 m

Height above keel

40,09 m

Forecastle

9,96 m

Poop

12,60 m

Depth to main deck

11,00 m moulded

Speed

Max.: 15,0 knots

Built

2007

Keel laid

06.01.2007

Launch date

03.05.2007

Date of completion

17.12.2007

Builder

CSC Jiangdong Shipyard
9, Jiangdong Road
Wuhu, 241001 Anhui
People's Republic of China

Yard number

JD12000-9

Hull material

Shipbuilding steel (standard)

Higher tensile steel

Hull type

Double bottom, continuous from peak to peak bulkhead

Watertight bulkheads

5

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

1x MAK 6M43C - 4 stroke 6 cylinder 430 x 610 mm diesel engine - 5.400 kW at 500 rpm

Year of manufacture: 2007

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

Propellers

1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft at 132 rpm

Boilers

Thermal oil heater, oil fired - 10,0 bar

Heating surface: 39,0 m²

Year of manufacture: 2007

Manufacturer: Alfa Laval Aalborg A/S
Gasvaerksvej 24
9100 Aalborg
Kingdom of Denmark

Thermal oil heater, exhaust gas heated - 10,0 bar

Heating surface: 88,6 m²

Year of manufacture: 2007

Manufacturer: TUBE-TEC Rohrverformungstechnik GmbH
Hirtscheider Str. 13-15
57647 Nistertal
Federal Republic of Germany

Electric installations

3x Plants each 400 V - 637 kVA

1x Plant 400 V with 124 kVA

2x Plants each 24 V - 80 Ah

2x Plants each 24 V - 120 Ah

2x Plants each 24 V - 135 Ah

2x Plants each 24 V - 200 Ah

2x Plants each 24 V - 200 Ah

Generators

3x Main diesel generatorsets each 637 kVA

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 124 kVA

Batteries

2x Batteries for UPS lighting each 200 Ah

2x Batteries for UPS navigation each 200 Ah

2x Batteries for UPS radio each 135 Ah

2x Batteries for diesel control each 120 Ah

2x Batteries for start emergency engine each 80 Ah

Compressed air receivers

2x Receivers each 1.000 litres - 33,0 bar

1x Receiver 40 litres - 33,0 bar

1x Receiver 250 litres - 11,0 bar

1x Receiver 1.000 litres - 10,0 bar

Bow thruster

1x Transverse thruster 500 kW, forward

Cargo hold capacity

15.952 m³ / 563.340 ft³

Floor space under deck

2.810 m² / 30.247 ft²

Deck strengths

On tanktop: 16,0 t/m²

2,5 t/m² on tweendeck in hold 1 and hold 2 (upper position)

4,0 t/m² on tweendeck in hold 2 (middle and lower position) and hold 3

Hatchcovers: 1,75 t/m²

Anchor equipment

3x Anchors weight each 4.590 kg
Chain length: 550,00 m

Cargo gear

2x NMF cranes situated portside

SWL 150 t capacity each / 300 t capacity combined

Crew size

20

Manager

W. Bockstiegel Reederei GmbH & Co. KG
Steinweg 3a
26721 Emden
Federal Republic of Germany

Operator

BBC Chartering GmbH
Hafenstr. 10b
26789 Leer
Germany

Registered owner

W. Bockstiegel GmbH & Co. Reederei KG MS "BBC ALABAMA"
Steinweg 3a
26721 Emden
Federal Republic of Germany

Renamed

07.2017 Pia

Antigua & Barbuda, St. John’s - Call sign: V2CP3

Owner: Krey Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. MS "PIA" KG

Manager: Krey Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG

Latest data adjustment

15 November 2017