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Name

TAIPAN

Previous names

2006 - 2006 Morning Countess

Type

Roll-On/Roll-Off carrier - Vehicles Carrier

PCTC - Pure Car and Truck Carrier

IMO-number

9311866

Call sign

6CVF2

Flag

Bahamas

Port of registry

Nassau

GT

57.692 t

DWT

Summer: 21.021 t

NT

21.037 t

Length

199,99 m overall

188,30 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

32,27 m extreme

Draught

Summer: 10,02 m

Air draft

46,00 m

Freeboard

22.640 mm

Depth

32,64 m to upperdeck

Speed

21,0 knots

Built

2006

Keel laid

15/03/2006

Launch

03/11/2006

Date of completion

19/12/2006

Builder

Stocznia Gdynia S.A.

Group Gdynia

ul. Czechoslowacka 3

81-963 Gdynia

Poland

Yard number

8168/15

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Main engine

1x MAN-B&W/Cegielski 7S60MC-C - 7 cylinder combustion engine 15.828 kW at 105,0 rpm

Propellers

1x Mono-block propeller

Boilers

1x Exhaust gas water tube AV-7

1x Vertical shell type Mission OS

Builder: Aalborg Industries A/S

Generators

3x MAN-B&W 7L28/32H main diesel generatorsets total output of 4.400 kW

Emergency

1x MAN D2866LXE30 diesel generatorset

Bow thruster

1.400 kW

Capacity car units (RT43)

6.400

1 RT43 unit = 7,38975 m²

Car deck areas

Total: 54.900 m²

Hoistable: 17.000 m²

Stern ramp width

Width: 7,00 m

Capacity: 150 t

Number of decks

13 (of which 4 are hoistable)

Tank capacities

Ballast: 7.757 m³

Fuel oil: 3.350 m³

Diesel oil: 130 m³

Lub oil: 150 m³

Potable water: 260 m³

Anchor chain

Length: 660,00 m

Diameter: 78 mm

Lifting equipment

1x Crane - SWL 5,0 t

Basic complement

27

Manager

Stamco Ship Management Company Ltd.

21 Akti Miaouli Street

185 35 Piraeus

Greece

Operator

WWL - Wilh. Wilhelmsen Lines Group

Shipping company

Wallenius Wilhelmsen (WW)

Registered owner

Taipan Maritime Limited

C/o Ray Car Carriers Ltd.

4th Floor - 1,Circular Road

Douglas

Isle of Man

United Kingdom

Latest data adjustments

11 September 2020