BG Ireland - Single-Deck Container Vessel
Key Data:
Name
BG Ireland
Shipyard
Volharding (Netherlands)
Owner
Unitas Schiffahrtsgesellschaft
Hull
Daewoo Magnalia Heavy Industries of Romania
Owner
Unitas Schiffahrtsgesellschaft
Length
134.65m
Length bp
125.6m
Moulded breadth
21.5m
Depth to main deck
9.3m
Draught
7.1m
Gross tonnage
7,680t
Storage
734m³ of heavy fuel oil, 112m³ of gas oil, 4,908m³ of ballast water, 81m³ of freshwater
Holds
3
Width of holds
18.5m
Length of holds
1 and 2 - 25.5m; 3 - 28.5m
Height of holds
1 - 13.2m, 2 and 3 - 18.5m
Container capacity
750 TEUs (20ft, 30ft, 40ft, 45ft and 49ft containers)
Maximum container stack loads
69.8t for 20ft containers, 70t for 30foot containers
Maximum weight on the hatch covers
60t to 70t for 20ft containers, 80t for 30ft containers, 90t for remaining units
Propulsion
MaK 8M43 medium speed diesel engine
Power
7,200kW at 500rpm
Gearbox
Flender Navilus GUCP 900 reduction gearbox
Propeller
4.6m-diameter, four-bladed Lips controllable pitch propeller
Electricity
2 main generator sets
Power
371kW marine diesel engines, HCM534C2 generator, 1,150kW Stamford type HCM 734F2 unit
Voltage
440V three-phase, 230V three-phase, 230V 60Hz 24VDC current
Nav aids
ARPA radar, EPA radar, 2 Inmarsat C terminals, 2 GPS Navigators, GMDSS radio telephone systems, 2 radio telephones with DSC modems, echosounder, doppler speed log, Navtex receiver, weather chart receiver, 2 radar transponders, gyrocompass, repeater compas
Lifesaving
Two 16-person rafts, one 6-person man-overboard rescue boat
Registration
Germanischer Lloyd
Notation
+100 containership, Solas 11-2, reg.54+MC AUT
