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Name

MORNING SAPPHIRE

Previous names

1985 - 2004 New York Highway

Type

Vehicles Carrier
PCC - Pure Car Carrier

IMO-number

8416126

Call sign

8JGU

Flag

Japan

Port of registry

Kobe

GT

45.706 t

DWT

13.684 t

NT

13.711 t

Length

180,02 m overall
170,01 m between perpendiculars

174,61 m registered

Breadth

32,24 m overall

32,20 m moulded

Draught

Summer: 9,20 m

Freeboard

Summer: 6.485 mm

Depth

15,47 m

Speed

18,25 knots

Built

1985

Keel laid

30.08.1984

Launch date

22.06.1985

Date of completed

17.09.1985

Builder

Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Oshima
Japan

Yard number

10087

Hull type

Single hull

Main engine

1x Sulzer - 2 stroke single acting 7 cylinder 580 x 1.700 mm diesel engine - 9.885 kW at 123 rpm

Manufacturer: Sumijyu Machinery Co., Ltd.

Number of screws

1

Boiler

1x Auxiliary vertical boiler
Pressure: 7,9 bar

Evaporation: 3,01 ton/h

Manufacturer: Nishida Marine Boiler Co., Ltd.

Generator capacity

3x Main diesel generatorsets each 2.625 kVA

Car capacity

4.901

Capacity cars / trucks

3.529 / 135

Ramp capacity

51,30 mt

Door height

5,10 m

Cranes

1x Crane - SWL 1,0 t

1x Crane - SWL 3,0 t

2x Cranes - SWL 5,0 t each

Tank capacities

Fuel oil : 2.527 m³

Fresh water: 379 m³

Water ballast: 7.556 m³

Crew

25

Manager

Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd.

2-2-3, Kaigandori
Chuo-Ku
Japan

Owner

Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd.

2-2-3, Kaigandori
Chuo-Ku
Japan

&

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.