Zeebrugge 09 August 2005 |
Name |
MERWEGAS |
Type |
Liquefied Gas Tanker |
IMO-number |
8008280 |
Call sign |
PJLA |
Flag |
Netherlands Antilles |
GT |
2.712 t registered |
DWT |
3.403 t |
NT |
813 registered |
Length |
82,56 m overall 74,95 m registered |
Breadth |
14,10 m overall 14,00 m registered |
Draught |
Summer: 6,51 m |
Forecastle |
17,80 m |
Depth |
9,02 m moulded |
Speed |
Service: 13,5 knots |
Built |
1981 |
Keel laid |
01.07.1980 |
Launch date |
29.04.1981 |
Date of completion |
07.1981 |
Builder |
B.V. V/H Scheepswerven Gebr. Van Diepen |
Yard number |
1018 |
Hull type |
Double bottom |
Watertight bulkheads |
5 |
Continuous decks |
1 |
Main engine |
1x Deutz SVB 6M 540 - 4 stroke single acting 6 cylinder 370 x 400 mm diesel engine - 1.839 kW / 2.500 bhp at 550 rpm Year of manufacture: 1980 Manufacturer: Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG |
Number of screws |
1x Solid propeller (keyless) - aft at 179 rpm |
Electric installations |
1x Plant 450/220 V - 855 kVA 1x Plant 240 V - 7 kVA |
Generators |
3x Main diesel generatorsets each 285 kVA |
Emergency generator |
1x Diesel generatorset 7 kVA |
Compressed air receivers |
2x Receivers each 500 litres - 30,0 bar 1x Receiver 30 litres - 30,0 bar 1x Receiver 500 litres - 11,0 bar |
Number of cargo tanks |
2x Pressurised, refrigerated gas tanks |
Cargo capacity |
3.233 m³ |
Largest cargo tank |
1.757 m³ |
Tank capacities |
Fuel oil: 239 m³ Ballast water: 1.359 m³ |
Anchor equipment |
3x Anchors weight each 2.100 kg Chain length: 440,00 m |
Lifting equipment |
1x Crane - SWL 2,4 t |
Management |
B.V. Lusitania Lijn CPL |
Owner |
C.V. Zeerederij Merwegas |
Charter with |
Unigas |
Mutate |
1991 Merwegas Shipping N.V., |
Renamed |
22.10.2007 Athens Gas |