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Name |
BBC SCOTLAND |
Previous names |
2002 launch as: Knock |
Type |
Multi-purpose dry cargo ship - Equipped for carriage of containers, Strengthened for heavy cargo Tweendecker |
IMO-number |
9266322 |
Call sign |
V2GS7 |
Flag |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Port of registry |
St. John’s |
Previous flags |
2002 - 2015 Gibraltar - Call sign: ZDFF3 |
GT |
4.090 t |
DWT |
Summer: 4.713 t |
NT |
2.016 t |
Number of 20ft containers |
In hold: 127 On deck: 263 Total: 390 |
Number of 40ft containers |
In hold: 56 On deck: 122 Total: 178 |
Container capacity 14t |
220 |
Reefer plugs |
30 on deck |
Length |
100,55 m overall 94,15 m registered |
Breadth |
16,80 m |
Draught |
6,40 m |
Height above keel |
37,30 m |
Forecastle |
8,80 m |
Poop |
17,75 m |
Depth |
8,10 m moulded |
Speed |
15,0 knots |
Built |
2002 |
Keel laid |
29/06/1998 |
Launch date |
23/04/2002 |
Date of completion |
08/2002 |
Builder |
Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. 1, Jichang Street Tanggu, 300435 Tianjin People's Republic of China |
Yard number |
SB 329 |
Hull material |
Shipbuilding steel (higher tensile) |
Hull type |
Double bottom, continuous from peak to peak bulkhead |
Watertight bulkheads |
5 |
Movable bulkhead |
2x Movable, can be placed in 7 positions Tweendeck pontoons can be used as bulkheads |
Continuous decks |
2 |
Main engine |
1x MAN-B&W 9L32/40 - 4 stroke 9 cylinder 320 x 400 mm combustion engine 3.960 kW / 9.462 hp at 750 rpm Year of manufacture: 2002 Manufacturer: MAN B&W Diesel GmbH Stadtbachstr. 1 86153 Augsburg Federal Republic of Germany |
Propellers |
1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft at 180 rpm |
Boilers |
1x Thermal oil heater, oil fired - 10,0 bar Heating surface: 34,7 m² Year of manufacture: 2001 Manufacturer: Apparate- und Kesselbau AKB GmbH Baiertaler Str. 98 69168 Wiesloch Federal Republic of Germany 1x Thermal oil heater, exhaust gas heated - 10,0 bar Heating surface: 131,0 m² Year of manufacture: 2001 Manufacturer: Alfa Laval Aalborg A/S Operations Aalborg Gasvaerksvej 24 9100 Aalborg Denmark |
Electric installations |
2x Plants each 380/220 V - 460 kVA 1x Plant 380 V - 800 kVA 1x Plant 380 V - 200 kVA |
Shaft generator |
1x 800 kVA |
Generators |
2x MAN D2842 LE main diesel generatorsets each 399 kW |
Emergency generator |
1x MAN diesel generatorset 282 kW |
Compressed air receivers |
2x Receivers each 500 litres - 30 bar 1x Receiver 50 litres - 20,0 bar |
Bow thruster |
1x Fixed pitch propeller SCHOTTEL - 350 kW, forward |
Number of holds |
1 57,85 x 13,40 x 8,92 m, boxshaped |
Cargo hold capacity |
Grain: 6.836 m² - 241.441 ft³ Bales: 6.801 m³ |
Ventilation |
20x Air-changes per hour |
Number of hatches |
1 57,85 x 13,40 m (775,19 m²) |
Hatch cover type |
Kvaerner folding type 8 segments (4/4), disconnect-able for vertical lifting |
Max. permitted loads |
Tanktop: 17,8 t/m² Tweendeck: 2,50 t/m² Deck: 2,50 t/m² |
Tank capacities |
Fuel oil: 490,5 m³ Marine diesel oil: 140,9 m³ Water ballast: 1.801 m³ Fresh water: 84,90 m³ |
Anchor equipment |
3x Anchors weight each 3.300 kg Chain length: 495,00 m |
Lifting equipment |
1x Crane - SWL 5,0 t |
Cargo gear |
2x NMF cranes - SWL 80,0 t each Combinable: 160 t Situated: portside |
Crew size |
15 Cabins: 13 |
Manager |
Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG Hafenstr. 12 26789 Leer Federal Republic of Germany |
Registered owner |
Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "KNOCK" Hafenstr. 12 26789 Leer Federal Republic of Germany |
Sister ships |
2001 BBC Shanghai |
Renamed |
2019 Arife Republic of Panama, Panama City - Call sign: H8XS Owner: Melody Shipping SA - Republic of Panama Manager: Gemiciler Denizcilik Nakliyat Spor Yapi Tesisleri Sanayi Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. - Turkey |
Latest data adjustment |
15 December 2023 |