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P. RE AT SHIPS OF 1 9Q,Z (Alexandra, continued from previous page) designed to facilitate a switch to R404a or some other medium in the future, if environmental edicts so require. The air cooling system allows cargo to be carried at four different tempera- ture regimes within the six compartments. The hatchways have been carefully dimen- sioned to permit up to 12 20-ft. containers to be stowed directly below, in addition to the 40- TEU slots on the weatherdeck, thereby confer- ring additional earnings opportunities. Shipboard equipment specialist MacGregor was contracted to supply the shipsets of weath- erdeck and 'tweendeck high-stowing, folding hatch covers, as well as the coamings, and to undertake the associated cover insulation work throughout. Anew type of hatch seal was specified to allow controlled atmosphere (CA) cargo preservation. Two Norlift deck cranes, positioned on the cen- terline and plumbing the two holds, enable the ship to work cargo ashore using her own equip- ment, if necessary, while providing the means of lifting the fruits of the deep from mother- ships and factory ships at sea. Double-reeved, the units can hoist eight tons at 590-ft. (18-m) outreach. An eight-cylinder M32 engine, a rep- resentative of the new medium-speed family from the Caterpillar-owned MaK factory in Kiel, delivers 3,520-kW of primary power through Valmet reduction gearing to a KaMeWa controllable pitch propeller. To assist with the task of maneuvering along- side vessels in open sea conditions, Alexandra is fitted with a 300-kW Brunvoll bowthruster. The electrical installation in Nassau-regis- tered Alexandra also testifies to the consider- able western European input to the Russian- owned vessel, featuring a bank of three MTU- driven 420 kW gensets and a 600 kW-plus Stamford shaft alternator driven off the gear- box. Completion of the smart new Dalmoreprodukt series at Aarhus will be fol- lowed in 1998 by the production of two further vessels of a successful, 9,000-dwt multi-purpose container carrier class for Denmark's Elite Shipping, and a pair of 8,200 dwt stainless steel tankers for Italian owners. — David Tinsley Alexandra Main Particulars Length, o.o 320.5 ft. (97.7 m) Length, b.p 300.2 ft. (91.5 m) Breadth, molded 52 ft. (15.7 m) Depth 33.1 ft. (10.1m) Draft, scantling 20 ft. (6 m) DWT 4,260 Gross tonnage 3,817 Cargo capacity 194,000 cu. ft. Speed 15 knots Hatch covers MacGregor Deck cranes Norlift Main engine MaK Reduction gear Valme Propeller KaMeWa Bowthruster Brunvoll Gensets MTU Shaft alternator Stamford 84 Sea Bird Shipyard Hitachi Zosen Ship name Sea Bird Owner/operator .Yasuda Ocean Vessel Co., Ltd. Sea Bird Main Particulars Designer Hitochi Zosen Flag Japa Classication JG Contract Date July 8,1996 Float Date Feb. 7,1997 Delivery Date March 31,1997 Length, o.o 203 ft. (62 m) Breadth, molded 50 ft. (15.4 m) Draft, design 7.5 ft. (2.3 m) GT 850 Displacement 556 tons Lightweight 416 tons DWT, design 140 Speed, service approx. 30 kt Bunker 30 cu. m. Fuel consumption 209 gAW Main Engine Niigata Engineering Main Engine Type Niigata 16U 16 FX Total hp 11,000 ps Propellers Water jet x 4 Generator engines 425 ps x 1,800 rpm x 2 Generator 350Kva x 440v x 60 Hz x 30 2 Seiun Maru Shipyard Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (Uraga Shipyard) Ship type Training Vessel Ship name Seiun Maru Owner/operator Institute for Sea Training, Ministry of Transport Seiun Maru Main Particulars Contract Date Dec. 1995 Float Out Date March 1997 Delivery Date Oct. 1997 Length, o.o 380.6 ft. (116 m) Length, b.p 344.5 ft. (105 m) Breadth, molded 58.7 ft. (17.9 m) Draft 20.6 ft. (6.3 m) GT 5,884 DWT 2,673 Speed, service 19.5 knots Complement 252 (including 180 codets) Bunker 1,641 cu. m. Fresh water 1.357 cu. m. (including drinking water) Fuel Consumption 25.2 tons/day % High Tensile Steel Mild steel only Main engine Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Main engine type 6L50MC Total HP 10,500 PS Auxiliary boiler Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Propellers Nakashima Thrusters Nakashim Generator Engines Yanmar Generators Taiyo Electric Emergency Generator Taiyo Electric Motor Starters JRCS Fin Stabilizers Brown Brothers (Tokimec) Engine controls Mitsui Steering controls Yokogawa Denshikiki Deck machinery Kawasak Shafting Nokashimo Bearings Nakashima VHF radio Japan Radio SSB radio Japan Radio Radar Tokimec Compass Yokogawa Denshikiki GPS DX Antenna Autopilot Yokogawa Denshikiki Collision avoidance Tokimec Pumps Namiwa Pump Heat exchangers Showa Industrial, Alfa Laval Air Conditioning Nomirei Lifeboats Shigi Shipbuilding Liferafts Sumitomo Electric Davits Nippon ICAN FiFi System Kashiwa Waste Management System Taiko Kikai Desalination Equipment Sasakura Engineering Doors/Ramps/Cargo Lifts WineL B.V. (Harada) Ballast Control System Utsuki Keiki Computers on the ship Mitsu MYK Antares Shipyard Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Ship type Containership Ship name NYK Antares Owner/operator Orion Shipholding S.A. -••_.. JrfgitpE " ^gJBmmKSm (Continued on page 86) Maritime Reporter/Engineering News