Ship No. 1227 Launch Ceremony
May 16, 2002 At 11:40 am No. 1 Berth
Ship No. 1227 before the ceremony
Named the "NORDFLEX"
A champagne bottle hits the hull!
This is one of our TESS52 series.
Despite the cloudy sky, about 200 visitors from a local elementary school and a nursery school came to watch the ceremony.
The children cheered at the spectacle of the gigantic ship sliding down the berth in front of them.
The ship slowly slid down the berth and safely launched into the sea.
Fifth grade children of Urasaki Elementary School
Children of Fukuyama Rijo Kindergarten
Details
Date/time
Thursday, May 16, 2002 / 11:50 am
Location
No. 1 Berth, Tadotsu Factory
Class
Bulk carrier
Designed to carry bulk iron ore, coal and grain like wheat.
Flag
Panama
Name
To be determined
Owner
LEPTA SHIPPING CO., LTD.
LBD (m)
189.99 x 32.26 x 17.00
Deadweight
(the maximum weight she can carry) Approx. 52,196 metric tonnes
Gross tonnage
About 30,400 metric tonnes
Main engine
MAN B&W 6S50MC
7,800 kW (approx. 10,600 horsepower)
Service speed
Approx. 14.5 knots
Characteristics
(1) This vessel is one of our TESS series.
(2) Each of the five cargo holds is equipped with a hydraulically driven folding hatch cover.
(3) Equipped with four 30.5 metric tonne hydraulic deck cranes for cargo handling at docks that lack loading facilities.
(4) The tank top inside the cargo hold is designed to be wide enough to allow easy loading and unloading of steel pipes and lumber. All the cargo holds can be loaded with two tiers of hot coils.
(5) A fuel-efficient long-stroke MAN B&W 6S50MC is adopted as the main engine.
