Naikai Zosen Delivers Versatile Cargo Ship For Philippines

The Galleon Agate (shown above), a 19,102-dwt cargoliner built for Galleon Shipping Corporation, Philippines, was delivered recently by the Setoda Shipyard of Naikai Zosen, an affiliate of Hitachi Zosen. She is the second of three ships of the same type ordered by Galleon from Hitachi.

The first, Galleon Diamond, was constructed at the Hiroshima Works (Innoshima) of Hitachi; the third ship also will be built there.

The Galleon Agate is designed to carry general cargo, containers, lumber, and bulk cargoes between Philippine ports and North America. She will also be used to transport tobacco, coconut products, and hemp; for this purpose, all cargo holds are fitted with dehumidifiers.

The ship is equipped with three 16-ton cranes for handling general cargo, and one 50- ton, twin-type deck crane for heavy lifts such as construction machinery. Cargo hold capacity is 28,727 cubic meters.

Her main engine is the newly developed, long-stroke Hitachi ' B&W diesel with constant-pressure turbocharging, type 6L67- GFC, which has a maximum continuous rating of 11,200 bhp at 119 rpm. Trial speed was 19.618 knots.

Classed by the American Bureau of Shipping, the Galleon Agate has a length between perpendiculars of 152.00 meters, beam of 23.10 meters, depth of 14.10 meters, and full-load design draft of 9.90 meters (498.68 by 75.79 by 46.26 by 32.48 feet).

Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 14, Apr 1981

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