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Name |
GASCHEM RHONE |
Type |
Liquefied gas tanker Ethylene / LPG / VCM / Ammonia Carrier |
IMO-number |
9401570 |
Call sign |
CQPM |
Flag |
Portugal |
Port of registry |
Madeira |
Previous flags |
2006 - 2008 Liberia, Monrovia - Call sign: D5HW3 2008 - 2022 Germany, Leer - Call sign: DCVJ2 |
GT |
5.970 t |
DWT |
Summer: 7.341 t |
NT |
1.791 t |
Length |
114,89 m overall 109,51 m registered |
Breadth |
16,80 m registered |
Draught |
8,10 m |
Keel to mast end |
30,00 m |
Freeboard |
3.740 mm |
Depth |
11,83 m moulded |
Speed |
15,5 knots |
Built |
2006 |
Keel laid |
22/03/2006 |
Launch date |
13/04/2006 |
Date of completion |
05/09/2006 |
Builder |
Severnav S.A. Strada Timisoarei 204 220242 Drobeta Turnu Severin, Mehedinti Romania |
Yard number |
239 |
Hull material |
Shipbuilding steel (standard) Higher tensile steel |
Hull type |
Double bottom, continuous from peak to peak bulkhead |
Watertight bulkheads |
5 |
Continuous decks |
1 |
Main engine |
1x MaK 9M32C - 4 stroke 9 cylinder 320 x 480 mm combustion engine 4.500 kW / 6.118 hp at 600 rpm Manufacturer: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG Falckensteiner Str. 2 24159 Kiel Federal Republic of Germany |
Propellers |
1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft at 136 rpm |
Boilers |
1x Thermal oil heater, exhaust gas heated - 10,0 bar Heating surface: 89,6 m² Year of manufacture: 2007 Manufacturer: TUBE-TEC Rohrverformungstechnik GmbH 57647 Nistertal Federal Republic of Germany 1x Thermal oil heater, oil fired - 13,0 bar Heating surface: 28,0 m² Year of manufacture: 2007 Manufacturer: Alfa Laval Aalborg A/S Gasvaerksvej 24 9100 Aalborg Kingdom of Denmark |
Electric installations |
2x Plant each 440 V - 480 kVA 1x Plant 440 V - 1875 kVA 1x Plant 440 V - 110 kVA 2x Plants each 24 V - 85 Ah 4x Plants each 24 V - 155 Ah 2x Plants each 24 V - 200 Ah |
Shaft generator |
1x 1.875 kVA / 1.500 kW |
Generators |
2x Caterpillar 3508 B-DITA-SCAC main diesel generatorsets each 480 kVA / 968 kW |
Emergency generator |
1x Diesel generatorset 110 kVA |
Batteries |
2x Batteries for UPS navigation each 200 Ah 4x Batteries for start emergency engine each 155 Ah 2x Batteries for UPS radio each 85 Ah |
Compressed air receivers |
1x Receiver 125 litres - 33,0 bar 2x Receivers each 250 litres - 30,0 bar 1x Receiver 1.000 litres - 16,0 bar |
Bow thruster |
1x Jastram BU 60F transverse thruster 440 kW, forward |
Number of cargo tanks |
2x Cylindrical |
Cargo tank capacity 100% |
Slop 1: 1.967 m³ PS: 2.244 m³ STB: 2.244 m³ Total: 6.537 m³ |
Cargo tank capacity 98% |
Slop 1: 1.927 m³ PS: 2.199 m³ STB: 2.199 m³ Total: 6.404 m³ |
Max. tank pressure |
4,5 bar |
Min. design temperature |
-104°C |
Numlber of pumps |
3x Hamworthy deepwell cargo pumps each 200 m³/h 1x Hamworthy booster pump 300 m³/h |
Tank capacities |
Fuel oil: 800 m³ (98%) Diesel oil: 144 m³ (98%) Freshwater: 128 m³ Water ballast: 1.362 m³ |
Anchor equipment |
3x Anchors weight each 3.300 kg Chain length: 495,00 m Diameter: 46 mm |
Lifting equipment |
1x Global Davit - SWL 4.000 kg Outreach: 3,30 - 10,50 m |
Crew size |
18 |
Commercial manager |
Gaschem Services GmbH & Co KG Am Sandtorkai 41 20457 Hamburg Germany |
ISM manager |
Hartmann Gas Carriers Germany GmbH & Co. KG Koenigstrasse 23 26789 Leer Federal Republic of Germany |
Operator |
GasChem |
Registered owner |
Chemgas Schiffahrts UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co. MT „GASCHEM ELBE“ KG Care of GasChem Services GmbH & Co KG Am Sandtorkai 41 20457 Hamburg Germany |
Latest data adjustment |
29 November 2022 |