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Name Methane Princess Builder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.Ltd Owner Golar LNG Ltd. Type LNG Carrier Methane Princess is a 138,000 cu. m. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carrier ordered by Golar LNG Ltd. and deliv- ered by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. Designed for the world-wide transportation of LNG the U.K. registered and flagged vessel was delivered August 25, 2003. The vessel is designed and constructed to meet the requirement of Det Norske Veritas (DNV) with the class notation +1A1, Tanker for Liquefied Gas, Ship type 2G (0.25 bar, -163 oC, 500kg/m3), NAUTI- CUS (Newbuilding), EO, Wl-OC, LCS (SID). Methane Princess has a continuous upper-deck with aft sunken deck, a raked stem with bulbous bow, a bow thruster, a semi-balanced rudder and fixed pitch propeller driven by marine steam turbine. Four (4) cargo tanks totaling 138,000 cu. m. capacity are designed as GTT membrane type ("GT No 96 E-2 system") and will keep the LNG at -163 oC, under the condition of maximum daily boil-off rate less than 0.15% of fully loaded cargo volume. Primary/secondary barriers of 36% nickel-steel alloy (Invar, 0.7mm thick- ness) which have a low thermal expan- sion coefficient are installed in cargo tanks and plywood boxes filled with expanded perlite are used for the pri- mary/secondary insulation. Through the cargo hold length, under- deck passageways are arranged port and starboard in trunk deck space and also center passageway (pipe duct) with trol- ley system is arranged in the double bot- tom. These passages are used as pipe & cable passages and for inspection/main- tenance. Fatigue design of hull structure is based on the life time of 40 years in North Atlantic sea conditions. A six (6) tier deckhouse located aft provided accommodation for 40 persons including Suez crews and the vibration levels in living areas are designed espe- cially low at normal operating condition. Methane Princess Main Particulars Ship Name Methane Princess Ship Type LNG Carrier Ship Owner Golar LNG Limited Ship Builder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.Ltd. Flag UK Class DNV Length, (o.a) 277 m Length, (b.p.) 266 m Breadth, (molded) 43.4 m Depth, (molded) 26 m Draft, (designed) 11.4 m Draft, (scantling) 12.1 m GT 93.900 Metric Tons DWT. (at design draft) 70,800 Metric Tons DWT, (at scantling draft) 77,700 Metric Tons Speed ... .19.5 knots (90% MCR, 21% Sea Margin) Accommodation 40 persons (5 tiers) Main engines Steam turbine Total installed power 36,000 ps x 88.0 rpm Auxiliary engines B&W 4,950 ps x 1 set Propellers FPP Bow Thrusters Brunvoll 2,000 kw Generators 3.450 kw x 1 set Deck machinery Kocks Coatings Jotun Cargo pumps Ebara (1.700 m3/h x 8 sets) Cargo control system Honeywell Ballast control system Honeywel Radars STN Atlas Marine Elcc. Depth Sounders STN Atlas Marine Elec. Radios Sailor Auto Pilot Anschutz GPS STN Atlas Marine Elec. GMDSS Sailor A1S STN Atlas Marine Elec. Weatherfax Sailor SatCom Sailo Boilers MHI (56,000 kg/h x 2 sets) Fire extinguishing systems NK (C02) Fire detection system Autronica Heat exchangers APV Motor starters Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd Steering control Anschutz Lifeboats Schat-Harding, 40p x 2 sets Liferafts Viking, 20p X 4 Sets, 6p X 1 Sets Davits Oriental Firefighting NK Protection Water Ballast Tanks including peak tanks 52,410 m3 Heavy Fuel Oil Tanks including sett, and serv. tanks 6,000 m3 Diesel Oil Tanks including sett, and serv. tanks50() m3 Fresh Water Tanks 490 m3 Circle 236 on Reader Service Card December 2003 31 We Build a Better Tomorrow As the world's leading shipbuilder, Hyundai is unrivaled in building quality ships as well as in meeting clients' specific needs. Whenever we build ships for our clients, we build ships of shared dreams. HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. www.hhi.co.kr Building a better future Global Leader
