Birch 5 01

Westerschelde 07 April 2015

 

Name

BIRCH 5

Previous names

1996 - 12.1998 Jan Hus

12.1998 - 04.2013 Ernst Oldendorff

Type

Bulk carrier

IMO-number

9125786

Call sign

VRLZ5

Flag

Hong Kong - China

Port of registry

Hong Kong

Previous flags

Liberia, Monrovia

GT

16.405 t registered

DWT

Summer: 26.045 t

NT

9.211 t registered

Length

172,00 m overall

Breadth

25,00 m moulded

Draught

Summer: 10,02 m

Moulded L x B x D

162,00 x 25,00 x 14,20 m

Registered L x B x D

163,33 x 25,00 x 14,20 m

Freeboard

4.230 mm

Depth

14,20 m moulded

Speed

Max.: 13,6 knots

Service: 11,2 knots

Built

1997

Keel laid

31.08.1996

Launch date

15.12.1996

Date of completion

16.06.1997

Builder

Guangzhou International Shipyard Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou
China

Yard number

5130001

Hull material

Steel

Main engine

1x MAN-B&W/Hudong 6L50MC - 2 stroke single acting 6 cylinder 500 x 1.620 mm diesel engine 4.880 kW / 6.630 hp at 111,0 rpm

Manufacturer: Hudong Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd.

Propeller shaft

1x Oil lubrication shaft without monitoring device

Diameter: 450 mm

Propellers

1

Boilers

1x Auxiliary vertical boiler - 8,0 bar

Evaporation: 2,20 t/h

Manufacturer: Osaka Boiler Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Generators

4x Generators - 2.125 kVA

Cargo hold capacity

Bale: 34.320 m³

Grain: 35.671 m³

Tank capacities

Fuel oil: 1.348 m³

Fresh water: 150 m³

Water ballast: 5.482 m³

Cargo gear

4x Cranes - SWL 25,0 t each

Manager

Wallem Shipmanagement Singapore Pte. Ltd.
991 Alexandra Rd
Singapore

Republic of Singapore

Owner

Birch Shipping
Hong Kong
China

Latest data adjustment

09 May 2015