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Iron Fritz IMO 9254680 01

Westerschelde 02 February 2019

 

Name

IRON FRITZ

Previous names

2003 - 10/2009 Lowlands Sunrise

10/2009 - 01/2012 Houheng Sunrise

Type

Bulk carrier - Strengthened for heavy cargoes

IMO-number

9254680

Call sign

V7XR9

Flag

Marshall Islands

Port of registry

Majuro

Previous flags

Republic of Panama, Panama City

Hong Kong, China - Call sign: VRFU4

Cyprus, Limassol - Call sign: 5BHL4

GT

88.594 t

DWT

Summer: 176.298 t

NT

58.418 t

Length

289,00 m overall

280,20 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

45,00 m

Draught

Summer: 17,85 m

Depth

24,10 m

Speed

Max: 16,8 knots

Service: 15,0 knots

Built

2003

Keel laid

24/05/2002

Launch date

08/10/2002

Date of completion

05/02/2003

Builder

Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, Tsu Shipyard

Japan

Yard number

226

Hull material

Steel

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

1x Mitsui/MAN-B&W 6S70MC - 2 stroke single acting 6 cylinder 700 x 2.674 mm combustion engine 16.858 kW / 22.920 hp at 91,0 rpm

Builder: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. - Japan

Propellers

1x Fixed pitch propeller

Generators

3x Daihatsu 5DK-20 - 4 stroke 5 cylinder 200 x 300 mm diesel engines each 600 kW connected with generators each 560 ekW

Emergency generator

1x MAN D2866TE - 4 stroke 6 cylinder 128 x 155 mm generatorset 218 kW

Number of holds

9

Cargo hold capacity

Grain: 176.298 m³

Number of hatches

9

Crew

21

Manager

Empire Bulkers Ltd.

88, Vouliagmenis Avenue

Elliniko, 166 77 Athens

Greece

Owner

Cape Fritz Ltd.

Marshall Islands

Previous names & owners

08/2003 Lowlands Sunrise - Stiringaster Line Inc, Republic of Panama

09/2008 Lowlands Sunrise - Contrade SA, Republic of Panama

12/2009 Houheng Sunrise - Henghou Indistries (Hongkong) Ltd., Hong Kong

15/2012 Iron Fritz - Cape Fritz Ltd., Marshall Islands

17/2015 - 19/2017 Iron Fritz - Cape Fritz Ltd, Cyprus

Renamed

2019 XH Explorer

Liberia, Monrovia - Call sign: D5UX4

Owner: Xie Hai Explorer Shipping Co.

Latest data adjustment

06 July 2021