Merchant Brilliant - IMO 7724265

Name

MERCHANT BRILLIANT

Previous names

1980-1981 Norwegian Challenge - Norient Line

1981-1982 Norwegian Challenger - OT Africa Line

1982-1993 Jolly Bruno - Ignazio Messina

1993-2002 Merchant Brilliant- Merchant Ferries

2002-2005 Merchant Brilliant - Norse Merchant Ferries

Type

Roll-On/Roll Off vessel

IMO-number

7724265

Call sign

6YRC6

Flag

Jamaica

Previous flag

1979 - 2004 Bahamas

Port of registry

Montego Bay

GT

9.368 t

DWT

5.300 t

NT

2.810 t

Length

133,07 m overall
122,70 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

21,65 m overall

21,00 m moulded

Draught

Summer: 5,03 m

Freeboard

7.190 mm

Depth

12,22 m

Speed

17,0 knots

Built

1979

Keel laid

01.05.1978

Launch

01.04.1979

Date of build

01.07.1979

Builder

A/S Vaagen Verft
Kyrksaeterora
Norway

Yard number

43

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Main engine

Krupp MAK 12M453AK diesel engine - 9.000 hp

Number of screws

2

Generators

1x Scania DSI 14M01 main diesel generatorset

1x Scania DSI14 78 M41T main diesel generatorset

1x Scania DI 12 M main diesel generatorset

1x MWM D 327-4 diesel generatoset

Number of passengers

12

Number of beds

12

Manager

ADG Shipmanagement GmbH
Dagoe Shipping Company Ltd. C/o SIA ADG Shipmanagement 51 Elizabetes str.
LV-1010 Riga
Latvia

Previous managers

2004 - 2004 Lothian Ship Management Ltd
2 Midcroft
Ruislip HA4 8ES
United Kingdom

2002 - 2004 Bluewater (use client no. 113440)
3 James Whatman Court Turkey Hill, Ashford Road
Maidstone, Kent ME14 5EE
United Kingdom

2001 - 2002  V.Ships (U.K.) Ltd.
Glasgow G3 8SY
The Skypark 8 Elliot Place
United Kingdom

1979 - 2001 V.Ships (UK) (use client no.195031)
Southampton
United Kingdom

Operator

Cobelfret Ferries

Owner

Brilliant Shipping Ltd.

Previous owners

1993-2002 Merchant Ferries
1982-1993 Medorient Shipp. Line Inc
1979-1982 Steineger & Wik

Renamed

2008 Zoya