Westerschelde 09 September 2015 |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Registered owner |
Reederei Rudolf Schepers KG MS "AURORA" |
Latest data adjustment |
23 August 2019 |