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Westerschelde 09 September 2015 |
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| Westerschelde 01/07/19 |
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Name |
AURORA |
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Type |
Cellular feeder containership - With partly open top cargo hold |
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IMO-number |
9234989 |
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Call sign |
V2GS9 |
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Flag |
Antigua & Barbuda |
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Port of registry |
St. John's |
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Previous flags |
2011 - 2003 Luxembourg 2003 - 2016 Cyprus, Limassol - Call sign: P3QH9 |
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GT |
9.981 t |
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DWT |
Summer: 11.381 t |
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NT |
6.006 t |
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Number of 20ft containers |
868 |
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Container capacity 14t |
585 units of 20ft |
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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 |
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Length |
134,42 m overall 124,41 m between perpendiculars 125,08 m registered |
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Breadth |
22,50 m registered |
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Draught |
Summer: 8,70 m |
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Poop |
9,45 m |
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Freeboard |
2.609 mm |
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Depth |
11,30 m |
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Speed |
18,5 knots |
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Built |
2001 |
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Keel laid |
04/03/1999 |
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Launch date |
19/06/2001 |
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Date of completion |
01/08/2001 |
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Builder |
J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co. |
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Yard number |
1128 |
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Hull material |
Shipbuilding steel (standard) |
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Hull type |
Single hull Double bottom, continuous from peak to peak bulkhead |
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Watertight bulkheads |
4 |
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Continuous decks |
1 |
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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 |
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Propellers |
1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft at 130 rpm |
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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 |
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Electric installations |
1x Plant 400 V - 1.155 kVA |
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Shaft generator |
1x SAM type S E 500 - 1.488 kW / 1.860 kVA |
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Generators |
1x Caterpillar main generatorset 1.112 kW / 1.390 kVA 1x Caterpillar main generatorset 924 kW / 1.155 kVA |
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Emergency/Harbour gen. |
1x Caterpillar 3406 diesel generatorset 400 kVA |
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Batteries |
2x Start emergency engine each 140 Ah |
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Compressed air receivers |
2x Receivers each 750 litres - 30,0 bar |
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Bow thruster |
1x Transverse thruster BRUNVOLL - 750 kW, forward 1x Transverse thruster BRUNVOLL - 450 kW, aft |
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Number of holds |
4 |
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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) |
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Hatch type |
Steel hatchcovers, folding type, hydraulically operated |
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Tank capacities |
HFO: 920 m³ / 770 t Gas oil: 113 t Ballast water: 4.033 m³ Fresh water: 128 t |
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Anchor equipment |
3x Anchors weight each 5.250 kg Chain length: 577,50 m |
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Cargo gear |
Gearless |
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Crew size |
19 |
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Manager |
Reederei Rudolf Schepers GmbH & Co. KG |
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Registered owner |
Reederei Rudolf Schepers KG MS "AURORA" |
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Latest data adjustment |
23 August 2019 |

