Ship No. 1177 Launch Ceremony
November 7, 2001 At 2:25 pm No. 1 Berth
This is a 76,000-dwt bulk carrier.
The launch day was a beautifully calm fall day, and about 50 children visited from local nurseries to watch the ceremony.
The children cheered at the spectacle of the huge vessel sliding down the berth just in front of them.
Visitors from Matsuo Nursery School
Visitors from Seishin Kindergarten
Today's visitors were from Matsuo Nursery School and Seishin Kindergarten.
Details
Date/time
Wednesday, November 7, 2001 / 14:25 (for about 20 minutes)
Location
No. 1 Berth, Tadotsu Factory
Class
Bulk carrier
Designed to carry bulk iron ore, coal and grain like wheat, without sacks.
Flag
Panama
Name
Owner
YASA SHIPPING & TRADING S/A
LBD (m)
225 x 32.26 x 19.30
Deadweight
(the maximum weight she can carry) Approx. 75,950 metric tonnes
Gross tonnage
About 40,000 metric tonnes
Main engine
MITSUI MAN-B&W 6S60MC(Mark3)
12,250 horsepower
Service speed
Approx. 14.0 knots (27 km/h equivalent)
Characteristics
This is a bulk carrier with the widest hull permitted to pass the Panama Canal, generally called a Panamax bulk carrier.
She has the largest class deadweight and cargo hold capacity (approximately 91,300 m3), for a Panamax bulk carrier.
Fuel consumption is reduced by an energy-efficient main engine and a rudder with a Surf-bulb for increased propulsion efficiency, as well as a Tsuneishi-designed energy-saving hull.
