Aurora 01

Westerschelde 09 September 2015

 

Aurora 02
Westerschelde 01/07/19

 

 

 

  

Name

AURORA

Type

Cellular feeder containership - With partly open top cargo hold

IMO-number

9234989

Call sign

V2GS9

Flag

Antigua & Barbuda

Port of registry

St. John's

Previous flags

2011 - 2003 Luxembourg

2003 - 2016 Cyprus, Limassol - Call sign: P3QH9

GT

9.981 t

DWT

Summer: 11.381 t

NT

6.006 t

Number of 20ft containers

868

Container capacity 14t

585 units of 20ft

Reefer capacity

54 on deck 6 in closed hold no. 2

48 in open hold no. 3

42 in open hold no. 4

(female, 380 v, 50 cycles, 3 ph)

Total: 144

Length

134,42 m overall

124,41 m between perpendiculars

125,08 m registered

Breadth

22,50 m registered

Draught

Summer: 8,70 m

Poop

9,45 m

Freeboard

2.609 mm

Depth

11,30 m

Speed

18,5 knots

Built

2001

Keel laid

04/03/1999

Launch date

19/06/2001

Date of completion

01/08/2001

Builder

J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co.
Neuenfelder Fährdeich 88
21129 Hamburg
Federal Republic of Germany

Yard number

1128

Hull material

Shipbuilding steel (standard)

Hull type

Single hull

Double bottom, continuous from peak to peak bulkhead

Watertight bulkheads

4

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

1x Mak 9M43 - 4 stroke 9 cylinder 430 x 610 mm combustion engine 8.400 kW at 500 rpm

Reduced power: 7.950 kW

Year of manufacture: 2001

Manufacturer: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG

Falckensteiner Str. 2

24159 Kiel

Federal Republic of Germany

Propellers

1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft at 130 rpm

Boilers

Thermal oil heater, oil fired - 10,0 bar

Heating surface: 49,3 m²

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

Heating surface: 208,0 m²

Year of manufacture: 2001

Manufacturer: PWT Prozesswärmeträgertechnik GmbH

Max-Weber-Str. 10

25451 Quickborn

Federal Republic of Germany

Electric installations

1x Plant 400 V - 1.155 kVA
1x Plant 400 V - 1.390 kVA
1x Plant 400 V - 1.860 kVA
1x Plant 400 V - 400 kVA
1x Plant 24 V - 140 Ah

Shaft generator

1x SAM type S E 500 - 1.488 kW / 1.860 kVA

Generators

1x Caterpillar main generatorset 1.112 kW / 1.390 kVA

1x Caterpillar main generatorset 924 kW / 1.155 kVA

Emergency/Harbour gen.

1x Caterpillar 3406 diesel generatorset 400 kVA

Batteries

2x Start emergency engine each 140 Ah

Compressed air receivers

2x Receivers each 750 litres - 30,0 bar
1x Receiver 10 litres - 30,0 bar
1x Receiver 500 litres - 11,0 bar

Bow thruster

1x Transverse thruster BRUNVOLL - 750 kW, forward

1x Transverse thruster BRUNVOLL - 450 kW, aft

Number of holds

4

Number of hatches

4

Hatch no. 1: 2x 12,40 x 13,30 m (one 40'-section)

Hatch no. 2: 2x 12,40 x 18,62 m (one 40'-section)

Hatch type

Steel hatchcovers, folding type, hydraulically operated

Tank capacities

HFO: 920 m³ / 770 t

Gas oil: 113 t

Ballast water: 4.033 m³

Fresh water: 128 t

Anchor equipment

3x Anchors weight each 5.250 kg

Chain length: 577,50 m

Cargo gear

Gearless

Crew size

19

Manager

Reederei Rudolf Schepers GmbH & Co. KG
Hasenkamp 1
49733 Haren/Ems
Federal Republic of Germany

Registered owner

Reederei Rudolf Schepers KG MS "AURORA"
Hasenkamp 1
49733 Haren/Ems
Federal Republic of Germany

Latest data adjustment

23 August 2019